PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Tourists taking the ferry from this tourist town to the island of Cozumel now walk down a wharf lined with police, heavily armed soldiers and bomb-sniffing dogs.

The U.S. Embassy in Mexico took the decision to close services in coastal resort town Playa del Carmen on Wednesday night, issuing a statement on the alert that did not specifically state what the ...

With its warm climate, beautiful beaches and proximity to the U.S., Mexico is a popular tourist ... Cozumel and Playa del Carmen. Surfers also like to visit Puerto Escondido in Oaxaca.

Here’s what they found. Morien Wark and Zoelle Appell had long been fond of Mexico, particularly Playa del Carmen, a coastal resort town where they had spent many vacations over the years.