Holidays are the highest season in the Mayan Rivera.  Throngs of vacationers are hitting the beaches this week along the outlying arm of the Caribbean.  They come from all over the world.  Americans especially flock here to take the chill off of the eastern seaboard, the mid west and the chilly South.

These vacationers will begin their day with the early morning sun beating down on a strip of freshly cleaned beach (yes they actually clean the beaches in Playa).

During the afternoon in Playa del Carmen (while it used to be a sleepy beach town) they will shop in this bustling community which is now bursting at the seams.  As they navigate their way through the famous Fifth Avenue with the craft-cigar makers, hammock vendors, shops of every conceivable souvenir, a siesta will soon be in order.

After a long day in the hot sun and shopping, there’s nothing more welcoming than a margarita on the rocks as the ocean winds embrace you like that warm winter blanket.

As the afternoon light cascades through the palm trees sipping their troubles away in their lounge chair at Fusion.

The sun is about to go down, you can feel the sand in your toes.  Tranquility can come at the most unexpected moment.

 Mexico is well-known as a Catholic country and they hold Christmas sacred.  Imagine yourself now at midnight Christmas Eve mass under a sprawling stained glass dome.  One of the many holiday gifts you might give yourself in this magical location.

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear