After Dark: The Other Playa del Carmen

Playa del Carmen has two personalities.

One belongs to the daylight.

The other comes out after dark.

During the day, it's coffee, beach, bicycles and Caribbean sun.

Then the light changes.

Dinner gets longer. Music gets louder. Drinks become plans. And suddenly nobody is really sure what time it is.

That's the other Playa.

Not just Fifth Avenue.

It's the hidden rooms, the bars you find by following the sound, the places someone tells you about at midnight.

It's the city after the tourists have finished taking pictures.

The version that belongs to the people who stay out late.

And maybe that's the best thing about Playa at night:

There isn't one way to experience it.

You can make your own.

Just leave some room for the night to surprise you.