PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (KABC) -- Three Canadian citizens were shot, one fatally, on Friday at a resort hotel near Playa del Carmen, a popular coastal vacation destination in Mexico, authorities ...

In Nayarit, many tourists visit the surf town Sayulita. Quintana Roo is home to Cancun, Tulum, Riviera Maya, Cozumel and Playa del Carmen. Surfers also like to visit Puerto Escondido in Oaxaca.

Still, violence in Playa del Carmen is still far from Acapulco levels. In 2017, Acapulco had a homicide rate of 103 per 100,000 inhabitants, one of the highest in Mexico and the world.

Zoelle Appell, left, and Morien Wark in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, where they recently bought a condominium on little more than a whim. The couple, who had been living in Portland, Ore., drove to ...

On July 15, 2025, in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico, @lati.faak shared a video of a squirrel inside a store. In the ...