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Playa del Carmen, Mexico
5 customs and traditions in Playa del Carmen — what they are, and how to take part without causing offence.
Altars, marigolds and cemetery vigils at the start of November — solemn rather than a costume party.
A pre-Hispanic sweat lodge ceremony, offered by many hotels and by traditional practitioners.
Hand-embroidered huipiles from Yucatán villages, sold along the avenue.
Masked wrestling, staged in town for visitors and taken seriously everywhere else.
The pole ritual with four men descending on ropes, performed near the ferry pier.
