Akumal Riviera Maya Published December 13, 2012 at 640 × 480 in Things to do in Playa Del Carmen: My adventure-packed photo essay! Photo of Akumal Bay by Carl Hancock. Fun fact: Akumal actually means “place of the turtles” in the Yucatec Maya language! 🙂 Swimming with turtles in Akumal and other Playa Del Carmen day trips at LatinAbroad.com