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.
Hyatt Centric Playa del Carmen
Riviera Maya
A downtown hotel on Calle 12 between Quinta Avenida and Avenida 10, split into an adults-only Downtown House and a family Beach House; it trades under the Hyatt Centric name after rebranding from Thompson Playa del Carmen.
Neighborhood
Centro, Playa del Carmen
Walking
Eleven minutes' walk from the Beit Chabad centre, on Quinta Avenida
Phone
+52 984 206 4800Kosher map of Riviera Maya
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