Hey travel brother! From Guatemala to Colombia. Nicaragua is like the unsung hero. 3.5 is pretty good in my opinion. Was teetering on a 3.
For example, there are no cheap good massages like Thailand, you can go to the beach, or go to the beach or go to a different beach. There's no fantastic night life, no big shopping mall, or circus de soley shows like here in Playa del Carmen. There's no exotic cenote jungle waterfall cave stuff or ancient aztec ruins either like here in Playa del Carmen. No exciting casinos....So I've got to leave space for a more deserving 5 rating. Bali Indonesia, Phuket Thailand and here at Playa del Carmen, Mexico would all be closer to a 5.
Where I'm at now. Has it all. It's definitely going to rate high in activites, food, culture, evertyhing. Best place I've been to yet between here and Ecuador. It's really first world living at 3rd world prices. Very exciting place, safe. with great infrastructure. I'm looking forward to doing a report on it. I like it here so much, I could see myself spending 2-3 months a year here.
Anyway, I've got to save something for the report! I'll be in touch.