Originally a meager fishing town, tourism to Playa del Carmen began with the passenger ferry service to Cozumel, an island across the Cozumel Ditch and world famous scuba diving destination. While passing through, many people realized that it was a courteous place to relax away from the crowds of Cancún but with the same character beaches and turquoise waters. Perhaps just as impressive as Cozumel, Playa del Carmen's coast offers capital scuba diving opportunities, as well as cenote diving for the aggrandized adventurous.
Elements within the Playa del Carmen local community and command have attempted to retain Playa del Carmen's reputation and charm http://www.playabeachcondo.com/ as a minuscule fishing village and artists' colony, without it well-chosen as excessive or tourist dependent as Cancún. To this end, the city passed an ordinance limiting buildings to three stories. Playa del Carmen is currently expanding north beyond the Colosio section and on the other indirect of highway 307, the Ejido. Playacar is a residential and tourist evolving in Playa del Carmen, just south of the main urban area, where most of the all-inclusive hotels, the aviary, and the golf course are located. Playacar is privately owned by the Castanon family.
