Plaza 28 de Julio is Playa del Carmen's zocalo. The Mexican zocalo is the central town plaza where the locals meet to chat, play, or relax. Concerts or events are held here and on Sundays locals may gather for music and dancing and vendors sell balloons, churros, and marquestas. Playa del Carmen's original zocalo was the beachfront plaza near the ferry pier when PD was just a fishing village and the tourists only came to catch the ferry to Cozumel. Now its here in front of the Placido Municipal. The plaza gets it name from the date Playa del Carmen was formed as an independent municipality: July 28, 1993. Check out the cool amphitheatre right behind the wall across the street from these coords.
Jose & his wife Vilma, and their family Yairi, Naicel, Moises & little Padme moved to Mexico a few years ago from Venezuela and they have not only adapted to Mexico, but have learned to speak English very well. They dry the corn they buy at market to grind and use in their Venezuelan meals.
The name Kaxapa is a Mayan interpretation of the word "cachapa". A cachapa is a soft pancake of sweet tender ground corn served folded over a filling. Other Venezuelan food are: arepas (like a little cornmeal muffin which can be filled with shredded beef, chicken, vegetables, tofu, beans and/or cheese), patacóns (an unusual "sandwich" made with green plantains, mashed and fried and used in place of the bread, then filled with chicken, beef or vegetables).
On our first visit to Playa del Carmen, we met this family and they were so warm and friendly, we wanted you to meet them too. They were quite excited to learn of geocaching and were more than willing for me to place a cache on their property. The ideal time to search for the cache is between 10 am and 6 pm (opening hours) and it is not available on Monday, as I rely on Jose Ramone to keep it safe when they are not open.
If you are there before it opens at 10am or on Monday, take a picture of yourself in front of the restaurant and your photo log will work for me.