Riviera Maya Mexico General Info
 "Riviera
Maya" is a tourism district following the highway
307 of Quintana Roo, Mexico. It historically started
at Playa del Carmen and ended at Tulum pueblo, though
the towns of Puerto Morelos to the north of Playa del
Carmen and Felipe Carrillo Puerto inland are both currently
being promoted as part of the Riviera Maya tourist corridor.
The terrain is flat, covered by low tropical jungle,
and its coasts alongside the Caribbean provide many
kilometers of powdery white sand beaches, inlets, bays,
and mangrove swamps. As in all of the Yucatan Peninsula,
there are no important above-ground rivers with the
exception of the Rio Hondo, a navigable river on the
border with Guatemala. The most important lagoons are
Coba, North of Tulum, Bacalar to the Northeast of Chetumal,
the State's capital, and Chichancanab, between Santa
Rosa and Polyuc. Sweetwater "cenotes" are
abundant in the region, and were the original water
sources for the ancient population centers of the Maya
culture.
The average annual temperature ranges from 77 °F
(25 °C) to 86 °F (30 °C). Cenote water temperature
for snorkeling or diving is around 76 °F (24 °C)
year-round. Offshore water temperatures range from 78
°F (26 °C) in January to 84 °F (29 °C)
in August. May through November is the rainy season.
The Mayan Riviera is comprised of the area south of
the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. It stretches
along 75 miles of the Mexican Caribbean coastline in
the southeastern part of of the Yucatan Peninsula. Weather
is ideal, beautiful white sandy beaches, crystal clear
blue waters make for a perfect vacation destination.
The term Riviera Maya is fairly new and has varied definitions,
it starts approx. 10 miles south of Cancun the seaside
village of Puerto Morelos and includes places like Playa
del Carmen, Puerto Aventuras, Akumal and Tulum. It ends
at the town of Carrillo Puerto.
Adapted from Wikipedia
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