Playa del Carmen Warnings Or Dangers Tips by s_odyssey

Phone Cards

There is no point in bringing your mobile to Mexico any more because their service providers really take advantage on long distance calls. I checked my rates the 2nd day I was there and they were going to charge me $3.50/minute, which is completely ridiculous, especially considering the fact that we are on the same continent (eg. from Tunisia it costs $1.50 to call Canada).

The National company selling Phone cards in Mexico will charge $1.50 to $2.00 USD a minute.

You are much better off going on the 5th avenue and going into one of the many phone stations which will charge 0.20 to 0.30 cents to calls made to the US and Canada. Calls made to Australia will cost about $1.20 USD. There was one with a really nice owner on the 5th and 14th avenues.

Cab Fares

Make sure you bargain with cab drivers before they push on the pedal, especially during high season.

Maximum fare from Playa Car to downtown Playa del Carmen: 40 pesos

Calles 34 to Playa Car: 50 pesos