Communication to the Riviera Maya area was difficult after the storm; not all cellular phones were receiving coverage to the area, land lines were down, and electricity was out.
DETAILS The Riviera Nayarit area north of Puerto Vallarta has been booming in recent years, as numerous resort and residential projects turn stretches of the coastline into a patchwork of golf courses, resort towers and luxury villas.
The Northern Adriatic Coastland, between the cities of Monfalcone and Cattolica, is characterized by locations of great tourist interest, such as the Venice Lagoon and the Romagna Riviera, and areas with a very precarious environmental setting, such as the Valli di Comacchio and the Po River Delta.
Now Playa, about a 45-minute drive south of Cancún, has become the center of the fast-growing Riviera Maya resort area, with hotels and condominium buildings lining its miles of Caribbean beaches.
(According to Jean Agarrista, president of the Riviera Maya Hotel Association, the area south of Cancún has had a 20 percent drop in hotel occupancy over the last five years owing to the diminishing beach).
The Riviera Maya is the area of Mexico's Caribbean Coast that stretches from Cancun to Tulum.
Today, there remains a classic photo of Sifford in the locker room area of Riviera, chomping on his ever-present cigar.
On the other hand, north Florida's beaches are known as the Redneck Riviera, and the surrounding areas have much more in common with the culture of Lower Alabama than southern Florida.
East of the Rhône delta the lowlands are more fragmentary; in the Côte d'Azur region the Alpine foothills and the ancient Maures and Esterel massifs reach to the Mediterranean, forming the coves, capes, and harbours of the country's most famous tourist and retirement area, the French Riviera.
