CANCUN
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
In 1950, Cancun was an island located in the uninhabited Caribbean and without development, inhabited by some makers of plantations of coconut with walnuts and some Mayan archaeological vestiges.
Cancun is a resort city belongs to Mexico in the state of Quintana Roo in the southeast of the country. Politically it is the head of the administrative area of Benito Juarez. It is surrounding waters the Caribbean Sea and is the axis of liaison with archaeological sites in the region, both from the state and the neighboring state of Yucatan.
Cancun soon became a unique tourist destination, as it provided incredible beaches facing the Caribbean Sea and a saltwater lagoon.
The city has grown rapidly in the last 35 years. Who currently reside came from the Centre of Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula. So many are also immigrants from America and Europe.
It is divided into two areas: one located on the mainland, where the city itself, and another, on an island 22 km long which concentrates the Hotel Zone.
Bounded on the north by the Bahia de Mujeres, east by the Caribbean Sea and west by the Nichupte lagoon, Isla Cancun, resembling a "seven" and joined to the mainland by two bridges, which are the Nichupte Channel, 4 miles from downtown, and Nizuc channel at the other end that connects to Punta Nizuc with the mainland, toward the airport and the Riviera Maya.
Built an avenue connecting Cancun with Mainland and an airport, in what would be the model of the first city for workers, schools, medical facilities and utilities. On the opposite side of the island, across the Caribbean Sea is the Nichupte lagoon, which serves for aquatic tours and diving.
Specific Data
Official Name: Cancun (Maya: kaan kun, "nest of snakes")
Official Name: Cancun (Maya: kaan kun, "nest of snakes")
Country: Mexico
State: Quintana Roo
Municipality: Benito Juarez
Airport: Cancun's international airport is the second in size, and that more international traffic received in Mexico
State: Quintana Roo
Municipality: Benito Juarez
Airport: Cancun's international airport is the second in size, and that more international traffic received in Mexico
Population: Today Cancun, (population approx. 750,000) is synonymous with Mexican vacations. It is a resort city where modern comfort coexists with the beauty of nature and splendor of the Mayan culture
Latitude: 21 ° 09 '38 "N
Length: 86 ° 50 '51 "W
Length: 86 ° 50 '51 "W
Altitude: 8 m
Cancun Foundation: April 20, 1975
Genticilio: Cancunense
Cancun is a destination of perpetual summer, so you must prioritize light clothing such as shorts (shorts), shirts (prefer the cotton), shorts, sandals or sneakers, caps, sunglasses and, of course, more than a bathing suit.
Do not forget to pack casual attire (jeans and casual shirt, men, ladies skirts and blouses) for their "raids" in the busy and festive nightlife of Cancun.
Also note that unlike the big cities, Cancun is not necessary to use a coat and tie or dresses to sumptuous admission to exclusive restaurants in this tourist paradise.
Cancun Foundation: April 20, 1975
Genticilio: Cancunense
Cancun is a destination of perpetual summer, so you must prioritize light clothing such as shorts (shorts), shirts (prefer the cotton), shorts, sandals or sneakers, caps, sunglasses and, of course, more than a bathing suit.
Do not forget to pack casual attire (jeans and casual shirt, men, ladies skirts and blouses) for their "raids" in the busy and festive nightlife of Cancun.
Also note that unlike the big cities, Cancun is not necessary to use a coat and tie or dresses to sumptuous admission to exclusive restaurants in this tourist paradise.
