Riviera (pronounced [riˈvjɛːra]) is an Italian word which means 'coastline', ultimately derived from Latin rīpa, through Ligurian rivêa. It came to be applied as a proper name to the coast of Liguria (the Genoa region in northwestern Italy) in the form Riviera ligure, then shortened in English. Riviera may also refer to: Africa. Kalk Bay Riviera (Riviera Kalk Bay or Coasta Kalk), to the west of Cape Town, South Africa. Red Sea Riviera, the eastern shore of Egypt. North America. Mexico. Riviera Maya, the Caribbean coast of the Yucatán Peninsula.
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