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.
Ruta de los Cenotes
Riviera Maya
A jungle road inland from Puerto Morelos strung with open, semi-open and cave cenotes, adventure parks and zip lines, far quieter than the cenotes near Tulum.
Time needed
Half a day to a full day
Hours
Open daily 24 hours
Tips
The road starts at the Highway 307 junction in Puerto Morelos and runs about forty kilometres inland. Each cenote is separately owned and charges its own entry in cash. A car is essentially necessary; there is no colectivo service along most of it.
Neighborhood
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.