Neighborhoods

Gated communities Playa del Carmen aerial view

Gated Communities in Playa del Carmen: Playacar, Corasol, Selvamar & El Cielo

The Heron Real Estate Riviera Maya Gated Communities Playa del Carmen Guide — by Jana Mihalikova, Founder & Managing Director, Heron Real Estate The Heron Real Estate Riviera Maya Gated Communities Guide identifies the gated communities of Playa del Carmen — Playacar (Phase I and Phase II), Corasol, Selvamar, and El Cielo — with prices from about $190,000 for an entry condo to several million...

Playacar homes for sale Buyers Guide

A Neighborhood Guide to Playacar: Phase I, Phase II, and the Buyer Each Suits

The Heron Real Estate Riviera Maya Gated Communities Guide — by Jana Mihalikova, Founder & Managing Director, Heron Real Estate If you have spent any time researching Playa del Carmen real estate, you have come across Playacar — and likely a wall of Playacar homes for sale described, in turns, as "premier," "unrivaled," and "singular." That language tells you nothing about what it is like to...

La Veleta Tulum neighborhood Map

What Is La Veleta in Tulum — and What Are You Buying Into Now? 

Written by Jana Mihalikova, Founder & Managing Director of Heron Real Estate. Published May 2026. If you are looking at condos for sale in Tulum, you have looked at La Veleta, whether you knew the name or not. It is the neighborhood behind a large share of the town's listings, sold as the authentic, creative, jungle-town heart of Tulum — and described in terms that rarely mention the two things...