City overview
The Riviera Maya runs about 130 kilometres of Caribbean coast from Puerto Morelos south through Playa del Carmen, Mayakoba, Puerto Aventuras and Akumal to Tulum, and packs white sand, jungle cenotes and Maya cities into a single stretch of Highway 307. Playa del Carmen is the heart of it, a walkable beach town built around Quinta Avenida, and it is also where Jewish visitors will find the region's kosher scene. Two Chabad houses operate in Playa del Carmen and a third serves Tulum, between them running a synagogue, a mikvah, Shabbat meals and more than a dozen supervised kosher kitchens, bakeries and shops. It is one of the densest concentrations of kosher food anywhere in Latin America outside Mexico City, and it sits within walking distance of the beach.
Jardín Botánico Dr. Alfredo Barrera Marín
Riviera Maya · MX$120 for international visitors; MX$100 general admission and MX$50 for Quintana Roo residents with ID
A sixty-five-hectare botanical garden and jungle reserve at Puerto Morelos, with themed plant collections, a chicle camp, a small Maya ruin, hanging bridges and resident spider monkeys.
Time needed
2 hours
Hours
Monday–Friday 8:00 AM–4:00 PM
Tips
Two kilometres north of the Puerto Morelos junction on the highway toward Cancún. Take insect repellent — it is genuine jungle and the mosquitoes are serious in the afternoon.
Phone
+52 998 206 9233Neighborhood
Puerto Morelos
Activity providers
Kosher map of Riviera Maya
Pick a place on the map or search an address or hotel to see what is kosher around it.