Cancún
Cancún (pronounced as IPA: [kanˈkun]) is a coastal city in Mexico's easternmost state, Quintana Roo, on the Yucatán Peninsula. About 573,000 people live in Cancún, but over 4,000,000 tourists visit Cancún every year on vacation. At present it is, with Acapulco, the Mexican resort best known in the world.
City | |
Coat of arms of Coat of arms | |
| Location of Cancún Location of Cancún | |
| Coordinates: Coordinates: 21°09′38″N 86°50′51″W / 21.16056°N 86.84750°W | |
| Country | 22x20px Mexico |
| State | 20px Quintana Roo |
| Municipality | 20px Benito Juárez |
| Foundation | April 20, 1970 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ayuntamiento |
| • Mayor | Francisco Antonio Alor Quezada (PRI) |
| Elevation | 0-10 m (0-33 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 526,701 |
| • Demonym | Cancunense |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code | 77500 |
| Website | www.cancun.gob.mx |
The resort is entirely artificial: few lived here before 1970. The first hotels were funded by the government.[1] February to May is wonderful weather most of the time,[2] and there are stunning white sand beaches. Even the sea is warm. There is now an airport, and bus connections to the rest of the Yucatán. The Yucatán has many Mayan sites, and some villages which are still mostly Mayan.
Cancún Media
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A fountain allusive to Benito Juárez's coat of arms, in Cobá and Náder Avenues
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Aerial photograph of Cancún
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Satellite picture of Cancún
playas de Cancún, km 12
Yamil Lu'um, Temple of the Scorpion
References
- ↑ Siegel, Jules 2006. Cancun User's Guide. Lulu.com. p. 204. ISBN 1-4116-3944-8
- ↑ Cancun has a "tropical wet and dry" climate.
Other websites
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