Tourists becoming travelers A local guide to Mexico's Caribbean and Pacific coasts
Two coasts, one way to travel them: slowly, eating where locals eat and staying for the sunset. Pick a coast, then pick a town.
Caribbean
Quintana Roo: turquoise water, reefs, cenotes and Maya ruins, from Holbox south to Bacalar.
- Holbox Car-free island, whale sharks in summer
- Puerto Morelos Fishing village on a protected reef
- Playa del Carmen Fifth Avenue, beach clubs and the ferry to Cozumel
- Cozumel Island of reef diving and quiet east-coast beaches
- Puerto Aventuras Marina town with calm, swimmable water
- Akumal Snorkel with sea turtles in the bay
- Tulum Cliff-top ruins and cenotes in the jungle
- Mahahual Barefoot Costa Maya village by the reef
- Bacalar The lagoon of seven colors
Pacific
Guerrero's Riviera Dorada: surf breaks, fishing towns and long golden beaches, from La Saladita south to Acapulco.
- La Saladita A long, gentle left for longboarders
- Troncones Surf town that keeps a slow pace
- Zihuatanejo Bay town next to Ixtapa: market, pier and La Ropa beach
- Vallecitos de Zaragoza A day in the mountains above the coast
- Barra de Potosí Lagoon, birds and seafood, 20 minutes from Zihuatanejo
- Bahías de Papanoa Quiet bays off the coastal highway
- Puerto Vicente Guerrero Small fishing port with a working beach
- Acapulco The classic bay, cliff divers and nightlife
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Hotels, restaurants, dive shops, tours and services in the towns above, listed by the people who run them.
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Marco Garcia, Ale Arduengo and Angie Hurtado started feelRiviera in 2009 as a small travelers' guide and directory, built in Playa del Carmen between part-time jobs, photography and code. It has since grown into a business directory for Mexico's rivieras, with stories and photos from Cozumel to Zihuatanejo.
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