Playa Del Carmen

Where we were staying was only about 30 minutes from Playa Del Carmen. We did some scuba diving there as well as shopping, beach combing and eating. We were there in time to see the participants of a traditional ceremonial boat race stretching from Xcaret to Playa Del Carmen, a good 50 mile stretch if I can remember right. These people craft their own boats from huge trees then race them and have a big ol' party on the beach. It was very interesting to watch.