Talk:Playa del Carmen

A link I added several months ago were deleted ... it should be re-added

I added a link to SeePlaya to this article, as this site is (IMO) one of the best sources of up-to-date information about the city online. It was deleted after a spammer added a bogus link, and I think it should be readded.

Link was:

http://www.SeePlaya.com - Playa del Carmen visitor's guide — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.194.9.31 (talk) 04:33, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

I would disagree. Wikipedia is not meant to be a travel directory or hotels guide, and that ext link is predominantly concerned with links to hotels & accommodation, with no evident or useful information on the town itself (that is not already contained in the article or available elsewhere). Pls refer to our External links guidelines. The links to DMOZ and Yahoo! directories should be more than sufficient, here.--cjllw ʘ TALK 06:05, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

this place is cool —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.125.200.50 (talk) 19:11, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

SeePlaya,com is just one of many, many, many Playa del Carmen sites which work as a front end to 1) sell hotel rooms for Expedia and other large online travel agencies and 2) sell local tours. They make a commission on all of these endeavors. I'd never believe anything I read on sites such as those. Many times the people who run these sites don't live anywhere near Playa and don't have any sort of special knowledge whatsoever. Take a look at their restaurant list. Several of those restaurants don't even exist anymore and haven't for some time. Any sort of Playa "expert" would know that. 189.221.251.174 (talk) 19:13, 30 December 2012 (UTC)

This is not a link directory and it should not be added. The kind of information that you wrote above adds no useful content to the article.Ssbbplayer (talk) 14:22, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

Population update?

I'm not sure where the information can be obtained but the Population should be updated. this regon of Mexico has drastically grown over the past 2-3 years. My family owns a time share in the area and you can defiantly see a difference year to year. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.78.168.123 (talk) 03:05, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

The article mentions growth over the last two years, but of course it is impossible to know which two years are meant. Can someone put dates with the period or periods of rapid growth (certainly the reference to rapid growth is accurate in my experience--that isn't the issue). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.95.126.178 (talk) 17:46, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

Replace first picture

The first picture shown in this article is too old. The view from the ferry dock is completely different now, as extensive beach restoring works have been carried out. There is a very nice wide beach in front of those buildings. Somebody should put in a new picture.142.243.254.224 (talk) 16:21, 1 December 2010 (UTC)Gilbert

Pronunciation of Xcaret

The correct pronunciation is "shkaret", not "eshkaret". The letter "x" stands for the "sh" sound in Maya (and means "she", just like in English). This is not difficult to English speakers, but is a problem to those who only speak Spanish and no Maya. Spanish doesn't have an "sh" sound and does not like two consonants at the beginning of the word. So you will often hear this pronounced "eskaret", but never "eshkaret". Those who can say "sh" can also say two consonants at the beginning of the word. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.243.254.224 (talk) 16:29, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Actually, no. The x is used to represent a sound frequently used in Mayan languages which is not part of traditional Spanish. It's pronounced 'sh', like in 'shoe'. Xaman-Ha is thus pronounced 'shaaman-haa'. When a hard consonant follows the 'x', it is pronounced 'eesh', so Xcaret is 'eesh-kah-ret'. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Recole98 (talk • contribs) 00:22, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

This article is poorly written

"one of the most laid-back main steets in the Americas"

Seriously? This has a typo, and is just marketing mumbo-jumbo, not actual information.

"a line of hotels, restaurants, bars and shops that can be walked without fear of cars."

Without fear of cars!? Because when I walk on sidewalks elsewhere, I am constantly in fear of cars. Terrible writing! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.5.22.79 (talk) 05:47, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

the entire street is pedestrian only...not just the sidewalks... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.221.147.186 (talk) 09:13, 8 December 2012 (UTC)

Well if you ever encounter the constant haggling of the street vendors on Avenido 5 then you may refine a definition of "laid back" ; that being said, for those of us that have actually been there; 5th Ave is a variety of shops, restaurants, bars, vendors, and miscellaneous businesses that will give a visitor a selection not seen elsewhere. Learn to say "soy Russo" or "I'm Russian" because the vendors speak Spanish and English. If they think you are Russian then they leave you alone. Go at night to enhance the 5th Avenue experience. Playa caters to the over 40 crowd while Cancun caters to the younger. It's worth the 45 minute ($10USD) ADO bus ride from the airport. 2001:558:600C:A:14CB:3FC7:7A66:8FE3 (talk) 14:42, 10 May 2014 (UTC)RiverMaster

Although 5th Avenue does not allow cars; the cross streets allow cars, and trucks, to cross 5th Avenue to deliver goods to the beach (a block away) so it is true that you should watch for cars but not in the way said by someone who has never been there. I will add that you should watch for taxis. Fast, come out of nowhere, taxis. Walking is the best way to get around Playa near the beach or 5th Avenue, or even walking up to say 30th Avenue. Past that I would consider a cab. Inexpensive, fast, hold on, taxis. Most of all; have fun and taste the food cart offerings. Inexpensive and the flavor of Mexico. 2001:558:600C:A:14CB:3FC7:7A66:8FE3 (talk) 14:42, 10 May 2014 (UTC)RiverMaster

Chains coming to Playa

What is the source is for businesses like Cheesecake Factory, PF Changs, House of Blues, REI, Apple Store, etc. coming to Playa? References or hearsay? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Recole98 (talk • contribs) 01:50, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

New Mayor elected.

I updated the name of the Mayor. I recently visited Playa del Carmen and I remember reading on the newspaper about the new elected Mayor María Cristina Torres Gómez. I went to the official website of the Municipality and I did confirm the information, this is the website : http://www.municipiodesolidaridad.gob.mx/index.php by the way the website is already listed on the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SAOI (talk • contribs) 00:24, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

Add History Section

Shouldn't this article contain information about the history of the town? I'd especially like to see some information around the resort development in the area. This article contains some information about the Mexican government's master plan for the Yucatan in the 1970's: https://yucatanmagazine.com/how-mexico-built-cancun-from-scratch/ Alan.lauer (talk) 19:38, 10 October 2023 (UTC)