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Kite spots: Playa del Carmen
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The best kite spots of the Riviera Maya in the Yucatan Peninsula.
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| PLAYA DEL CARMEN
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Playa
del Carmen (1 hour south of cancun) is a very popular party town for European
tourists and has gorgeous water but VERY limited access for launching kites.
Lots of traffic of beachgoers, jetskies, and parasailing boats makes this city
good for advanced kiters only.
When the swell is big there are large waves and
shorebreak chop which makes beginners and intermediate kiting difficult and
dangerous. Most tourists can set up and launch in the northern beaches of Playa
del Carmen known as "Punta Esmeralda" beach.
On lightwind days one
can often find stronger gusts far out in the deep water between the island of
Cozumel and Playa but beware of huge swell and risk of equipment failure so
far from shore! Playa is best with ENE, East, and SE winds. |
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