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Old 09-10-2011, 11:21 AM   #1
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Official Playa Del Carmen Thread

Hopefully this will be a good spot to ask questions, get information, plan events, and have fun in this awesome spot in the world. Obviously anything in the Riviera Maya (PDC, Cancun, Tulum, etc.) is open for discussion.


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Old 09-10-2011, 11:39 AM   #2
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you're in akumal,correct? lmk next time you're in playa and there will be beers!
I'm actually heading to Cozumel today for a few days of diving, but I'll post when I get back next week and hopefully we can get everyone that's down here together for some beers in Playa.
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Old 09-10-2011, 03:53 PM   #3
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Living on the west coast of Mexico for the next 4 months, but may end up going to PDC after. It's so beautiful.
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Old 09-10-2011, 04:45 PM   #4
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view from 8$ steak and eggs this mourning!playa
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Old 09-10-2011, 05:04 PM   #5
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What are you guys paying for rent and what does your place look like?

Where do you bank, how hard was it to set up?
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Old 09-10-2011, 07:21 PM   #6
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Looks beautiful, but damn it is blazing hot in Playa July, Aug., & Sept.

I, too, would be interested in learning what rents (say for a nice 2/2) & monthly living costs are in Playa. Seeing as it's developed into such a popular tourist destination over the last 10+ years, I'm guessing it's no longer that cheap.
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Old 09-10-2011, 10:02 PM   #7
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What are you guys paying for rent and what does your place look like?

Where do you bank, how hard was it to set up?
I pay $1300/month that includes everything except electric (which is more expensive here than in the states fwiw) for a 2br 2.5ba at these condos http://www.realestateyucatan.com/eng...0&offered=sale

not as nicely furnished as the pictures show but it gets job done

banking is really easy, read the banking in mexico thread
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Old 09-13-2011, 05:30 PM   #8
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What are some of the things you would recommend a tourist do on a trip to Playa Del Carmen?
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Old 09-13-2011, 05:51 PM   #9
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If you're a certified diver, dive the cenotes!

If you're not a diver, take a dive class & get you're scuba certification.

If you're not a diver & not interested in becoming one, go snorkeling in the cenotes.

By the way, cenote is the Mayan word for "sink hole". The sink holes around Playa are filled with cool, crystal clear fresh water & are connected to the largest underground cave system in the world. Diving & snorkeling in them is other-worldly!

Other recommendations:

take ferry over to Cozomel & do some open water (ocean) drift dives.

shopping, drinking, eating on 5th Ave.

Checking out ruins in Tulum.

Kite surfing in Tulum.

Depending upon time of year, take a bus an hour north to Cancun, catch a 15 minute ferry to Isla Mujeres & go snorkeling with Whale Sharks.
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Old 09-13-2011, 06:31 PM   #10
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Is anyone actually living on cozumel? Just finalized a deal on a condo in the north hotel zone there moving down in January and just curious if there are any other poker players living on the island itself, would be nice to have some people to hang out with occasionally once we get there.
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Old 09-17-2011, 04:40 PM   #11
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Anybody interested in meeting up to watch some football tomorrow (i.e. NFL)?
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Old 09-18-2011, 12:48 AM   #12
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Is the internet 100% reliable?
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Old 09-18-2011, 07:41 AM   #13
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Is the internet 100% reliable?
I use Playa Wireless and it's bulletproof, plus I have a backup connection.
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Old 09-19-2011, 01:29 AM   #14
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Anybody interested in meeting up to watch some football tomorrow (i.e. NFL)?
I would have been had I checked the thread. watched the games at home today. definitely game for next saturday or sunday though
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Old 09-19-2011, 08:05 AM   #15
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I would have been had I checked the thread. watched the games at home today. definitely game for next saturday or sunday though
No worries. Next Sunday is the WCOOP ME, so I'll be out for that, but maybe Saturday or Monday Night Futbol.
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