Solidaridad, Quintana Roo

Solidaridad is one of the ten municipalities that make up the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. It is also one of the youngest municipalities in the country and was formed on July 28 of 1993 by decree of the State Congress during the administration of Mario Villanueva Madrid. At this time the municipality of Cozumel was split into two, with the mainland section constituting the new municipality of Solidaridad. Its municipal seat is the town of Playa del Carmen. On March 13 of 2008 Solidaridad was separated from the new municipality of Tulum, as a result its land area and population was adjusted. Solidaridad is home to the Maya archaeological site of Xcaret. The municipality has some small but rich continental sites including the ecotourism...