Isla Contoy, the bird sanctuary north of the Riviera Maya

The Isla Contoy National Park is located at the confluence of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. The best way to get there from Playa del Carmen is to take a ferry from the port of Cancun, although you can also leave from Puerto Juarez, Punta Sam or Isla Mujeres. Depending on [...]

Enjoying Gastronomy in Playa del Carmen by The Fives Resort

The main food in the whole Peninsula of Yucatan and the Riviera Maya and, of course in Playa del Carmen, is the tortilla de maíz, the equivalent of bread or pasta in the European cuisine. We recommend you not overdo the enchiladas as they may cause you some stomach discomfort.
Corn originally comes [...]