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The Riviera Sonora ( Spanish pronunciation: ( rih-vi-ruh soh-noh-roh) is a tourism and resort district located along the western coast of the Sea of Cortez, Sonora, Mexico. Extending south from Agiabampo north 800 kilometers ro to Alto Golfo de California y Delta del Río Colorado. It straddles the coastal western coat of Sonaora on the Seaf of CortezFederal Highway 307, Historically, this district started at the city of Playa del Carmen and ended at the village of Tulum, although the towns of Puerto Morelos, situated to the north of Playa del Carmen, as well as the town of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, situated 40 kilometres (25 mi) to the south of Tulum, are both currently being promoted as part of the Riviera Maya tourist corridor.

The Riviera Maya was originally called the "Cancun–Tulum corridor", but in 1999, it was renamed as the Riviera Maya with the aid of Lic. Miguel Ramón Martín Azueta. At the time, he was the municipal president of Solidaridad, Quintana Roo. The municipality of Solidaridad includes the whole of the official Riviera Maya from Playa del Carmen in the north, to Tulum in the south, and extends approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) inland, to the border with the state of Yucatán.