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Finding Your Beach Spot In Mexico’s Riviera Maya

Powder Sand Beaches, Mayan Ruins, And World-Class Golf—Welcome To Mexico’s Riviera Maya

Kathleen Peddicord by Kathleen Peddicord
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We’ve been lately shining the spotlight on Mexico.

The country qualifies in many ways as the best option for relaunching your life overseas… in retirement or at any stage.

Parts of this big, diverse country remain sublimely affordable… especially right now thanks to the weak Mexican peso.

However, for many, Mexico’s big appeal isn’t only its low costs… but its two long coasts, famous the world over.

You have so many tempting options for seaside living in this country that you can actually specify a price point, a convenience factor, and a lifestyle and still be spoiled for choice.

Which particular beach spot might be best for you?

Let’s start on the east coast…

Mexico’s Riviera Maya, as it’s known, features warm Caribbean waters and pristine white-sand beaches. The Great Mayan Reef—the second largest barrier reef in the world—is just offshore, making for world-class diving and snorkeling.

Another draw to this area is the presence of the well-preserved Mayan archeological sites… plus plenty of cenotes (sinkholes with swimmable, crystal-clear water), water parks, and world-class golf courses to round out the local attractions.

This 100-mile stretch of coast—from Las Vegas-on-the-beach in Cancún to the boozy beach town of Playa del Carmen and the eco-friendly chic of Tulum—is a good example of Mexico’s diversity…

A white sand beach in Cancun

Cancún

Cancún—one of the world’s top resort towns—began in 1974 as a tourism project on top of a sleepy fishing village. These days, it’s a thriving town of nearly 900,000 people that was welcoming more than 6 million tourists every year prior to the pandemic.

Despite ritzy resorts and beachside casinos, the town remains affordable outside of the “Hotel Zone”… rents can easily be found around US$500 a month or less, and tasty meals (with beer) can cost less than US$10.

Still, as Cancún became more developed and expensive, locals and expats alike began moving south along this coast (dubbed the Riviera Maya) for the next big thing…

Clear waters and white sand in Playa del Carmen, Mexico with a yellow building on the back

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Playa del Carmen

Playa del Carmen boasts a small town atmosphere about an hour south. After Cancún, it became the region’s chic place to be and to be seen. Today, “Playa” has become home to the biggest expat community on this coast. This is a lively, fun place to be with the Rolling Stones blaring from margarita bars, swings instead of stools at the beach bars, and the bustling Quinta Avenida (5th Avenue)—a bustline main street full of shopping and dining experiences.

Playa del Carmen is also an interesting investment option, where you can achieve rental yields as high as 10% and enjoy annual property appreciation in the double digits. This town may already be discovered, but the investor should still be paying attention.

Tulum beach in a sunny dayTulum

Tulum is the current en vogue area… and the end of the line on this coast. South of it is a protected wildlife preserve, then the border with Belize.

Less walkable than Playa, Tulum’s draw lies along its stunning white-sand coast. The lack of infrastructure in the area can be a challenge, but most communities are being built with self-sustainability in mind.

Development in this area is nonstop and increasingly geared toward the jet-set and Instagram influencers. Several developments, restaurants, and hotels here are as ritzy as you might find in Miami.

That is to say, while this is a stunning location, it can also be relatively expensive given the lack of infrastructure.

Tomorrow… I’ll introduce you to the most tempting spots along Mexico’s west coast.

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Sincerely,
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Kathleen Peddicord
Founding Publisher, Overseas Opportunity Letter

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Kathleen Peddicord has covered the live, retire, and do business overseas beat for more than 30 years and is considered the world's foremost authority on these subjects. She has traveled to more than 75 countries, invested in real estate in 21, established businesses in 7, renovated historic properties in 6, and educated her children in 4.

Kathleen has moved children, staff, enterprises, household goods, and pets across three continents, from the East Coast of the United States to Waterford, Ireland... then to Paris, France... next to Panama City, where she has based her Live and Invest Overseas business. Most recently, Kathleen and her husband Lief Simon are dividing their time between Panama and Paris.

Kathleen was a partner with Agora Publishing’s International Living group for 23 years. In that capacity, she opened her first office overseas, in Waterford, Ireland, where she managed a staff of up to 30 employees for more than 10 years. Kathleen also opened, staffed, and operated International Living publishing and real estate marketing offices in Panama City, Panama; Granada, Nicaragua; Roatan, Honduras; San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; Quito, Ecuador; and Paris, France.

Kathleen moved on from her role with Agora in 2007 and launched her Live and Invest Overseas group in 2008. In the years since, she has built Live and Invest Overseas into a successful, recognized, and respected multi-million-dollar business that employs a staff of 35 in Panama City and dozens of writers and other resources around the world.

Kathleen has been quoted by The New York Times, Money magazine, MSNBC, Yahoo Finance, the AARP, and beyond. She has appeared often on radio and television (including Bloomberg and CNBC) and speaks regularly on topics to do with living, retiring, investing, and doing business around the world.

In addition to her own daily e-letter, the Overseas Opportunity Letter, with a circulation of more than 300,000 readers, Kathleen writes regularly for U.S. News & World Report and Forbes.

Her newest book, "How to Retire Overseas: Everything You Need to Know to Live Well (for Less) Abroad," published by Penguin Random House, is the culmination of decades of personal experience living and investing around the world.

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