The party spilled out onto the street outside of our hotel. Everyone was in costume.

Playa Del Carmen

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October 31st 2008
It is unfortunate that one must go to a place like this - but it´s the closest town to the airport (apart from Cancun which is even worse). If you like being surrounded by bogan Americans, very few actual Mexicans, paying at least tripple for food and drinks that you pay in other Mexican towns, then this is the place for you. Playa Del Carmen exists only for the American tourist who thinks t ... read more

North America » Mexico

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more