{"id":1962,"date":"2010-08-03T22:29:51","date_gmt":"2010-08-04T04:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/temp-blog\/?p=1962"},"modified":"2010-08-09T23:05:33","modified_gmt":"2010-08-10T05:05:33","slug":"playa-del-carmen-real-estate-retirement-favorite-celebrates-17-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/playa-del-carmen-real-estate-retirement-favorite-celebrates-17-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Playa del Carmen Real Estate, Retirement Favorite, Celebrates 17 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a favorite for Americans who choose to live in Mexico<\/a>, Playa del Carmen’s history draws attention to how quickly this area has become a top retirement destinations.\u00c2\u00a0 50 years ago, the only retirees in Playa del Carmen may have been a few fishermen, enjoying retirement on one of the world’s finest beaches decades before it was discovered by the outside world.\u00c2\u00a0 Now Playa del Carmen real estate<\/a> is home to as many as 5000 retirees living in the area.\u00c2\u00a0 At the end of July, 2010, a key event in this progross was celebrated \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 17 years from the date it gained official status as a separate municipality.<\/p>\n

\"\"The town’s history actually goes back somewhat further; although it was an important point on a Mayan trade route from the mainland to Cozumel, after the Spanish conquest of Mexico (starting in the 1520’s), the area remained virtually uninhabited until a group of fishermen founded a village on the current site during the 1930s.\u00c2\u00a0 Not much more happened until the founding of Cancun in the late 60s as Mexico real estate<\/a> ‘s first Integrated Resort Community.<\/p>\n

Once Cancun began to establish its reputation as a tourism site, visitors also made excursions to the ruins in Tulum and the island of Cozumel; these tourists began to take notice of Playa del Carmen (the point for the ferry crossing), its beautiful, wide beaches, and the quaint shops of Fifth Avenue, its main street.\u00c2\u00a0 Gaining popularity among groups like European back-backers, the town soon became one of the main attractions, instead of just a stop along the way.\u00c2\u00a0 By the early-mid 90s, the town had become popular enough and had grown enough to become a separate municipality (previously it was the mainland section of the municipality of Cozumel).<\/p>\n

While some retirees (or soon-to-be retirees) were already taking notice of Playa del Carmen at that time, since then, Playa del Carmen has grown significantly, not only in size, but also in the services and property options it offers.<\/p>\n

Some of the conveniences Playa del Carmen has grown to offer in the past 17 years include:<\/p>\n