Vacation Cancun
Some tourists may want to see the culture, the beaches, the historic sites, the history and entertainment and sports of the city of Cancun. Some may want to see the scenery, history and tourist attractions of the city. Some may want good quality accommodation in the city. Some may want cheap accommodation in the city or luxury accommodation. Some may want a hotel, villa, house, apartment, or other form of accommodation in the city. Some may want accommodation that has good views of the city.
Cancún is a coastal city in Mexico's easternmost state, Quintana Roo, on the Yucatán Peninsula. Cancun is located on the Yucatan Channel that separates Mexico from the island of Cuba in the Greater Antilles. Cancun's region is sometimes known as the Mexican Caribbean.
Cancun is the municipal seat of the Benito Juárez municipality and a world renowned tourist resort. The city center is located on the mainland which connects over the Nichupté and Bojórquez lagoons to a narrow 7 shaped island where the modern beachfront hotels are located. The island of Isla Mujeres is a nearby island located off the coast and is accessible by boat from Puerto Juarez or Punta Sam.
The older section of the city, known as El Centro follows the original master plan, consists of neighborhoods called supermanzanas (superblocks) that are formed by the intersections of the boulevards and traffic circles (roundabouts). This area is characterized by winding streets with cul-de-sacs that tend to keep out the main flow of traffic, including market places such Xel Ha. They usually have one or more parks, green spaces, paseos (pedestrian walkways) and various national historical monuments.
Benito Juárez is one of the 8 municipalities of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo.
Towns and cities ; Alfredo V. Bonfil, Avante, Cancún - municipal seat, El Milagro, Joaquín Zetina Gasca, Leona Vicario, Los Tres Reyes, Puerto Juárez, Puerto Morelos, Valle Verde
The Mayan culture occupied the territory and they still subsisting. In Cancún are different types of archeological monuments like Ruinas de el Rey. When people founded Cancún as a town in 1902 they started to produce and export gum and palo de tinte. They transported it to Puerto Morelos for the translation to Cozumel and finally to exported abroad.
After World War 2 the gum production failed so in 1960’s they started with the commercial activities. The first hotel was founded in 1974. In this year Quintana Roo was recognized as a state. The political division started so Benito Juarez is founded with Isla Mujeres territory.
Quintana Roo is a state of Mexico, on the eastern part of the Yucatán Peninsula. It borders the States of Yucatán and Campeche to the north and west, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the nation of Belize to the south. Quintana Roo also claims territory which gives it a small border with Guatemala in the south west of the state, although this disputed area is also claimed by Campeche.
The capital of Quintana Roo is the city of Chetumal. Quintana Roo also contains the resort city of Cancún, the islands of Cozumel and Isla Mujeres, the towns of Bacalar, Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Playa del Carmen, Puerto Juárez, Akumal, Xcalak, and Puerto Morelos, as well as the ancient Maya ruins of Chacchoben, Chakanbakán, Chamax, Coba, Dzibanché, El Meco, Ichpaatán, Kohunlich, Muyil, Oxtankah, Tancah, Tulum, Tupak, Xel-Há, and Xcaret. The Sian Ka'an national park is also in Quintana Roo.
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