The term Riviera Maya is fairly new and has varied definitions, it starts approx. 10 miles south of Cancun the seaside village of Puerto Morelos and includes places like Playa del Carmen, Puerto Aventuras, Akumal and Tulum. It ends at the town of Carrillo Puerto. The Riviera Maya provides an impressive choice of accommodations, ranging from large and luxurious oceanfront hotel complexes, some of them operating on an "all-inclusive" basis and luxurious spas with all the necessary amenities for rest and relaxation to smaller hotels and rustic cabins built on the edge of the jungle or facing the sea for those who enjoy being closer to nature.