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Playa del Carmen

Mexico · Quintana Roo

Playa del Carmen is a resort city along the Caribbean Sea in the southeastern state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is part of the municipality of Solidaridad. As of 2020, the city's population was just over 300,000, a small yet thriving portion of whom are immigrants.

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Local time: UTC-5 · 1 h ahead of Costa Rica
Region: Quintana Roo
Main language: Spanish
On the map: 20.63° N, 87.07° W

Near Playa del Carmen

Cozumel · 18 km away
Tulum · 62 km away
Cancun · 64 km away
Cancun · 64 km away
Punta Sam · 73 km away
Isla Mujeres · 76 km away

More of Mexico

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