Things have gone downhill really fast in that part of the world. Between ten and twenty years ago, I spent a lot of time in both Maya Riviera and Baja California. It might have been at the tail end of a way of life, but I whiled away many blissful days camped out on isolated beaches, trading beer (or dollars) for seafood, and surfing my brains out without a care in the world. Not anymore.
Travelled in Mexico in the mid-70’s. Loved it. San Blas was where I wanted to die.