Cancun is a beautiful place situated in the heart of Mayan Mexico. It was in the 1970s that Mexico’s tourism planners decided that a beach on the Yucatan Peninsula close to the fishing village of Puerto Juarez would be an ideal location for a major tourist Mecca. Keeping this in mind, they set about building one of a world-class resort.
Today with a population of 500,000, Cancun attracts about 2.7 million visitors from around the world every year. It is hard to believe that thirty years ago the island had a population of only three workers attending to a coconut plantation. The Cancun Hotel Zone is an island of luxurious hotels that provides a great base for daytime activities like snorkeling, to an unsurpassed night filled with some of the best nightlife in the world. This Hotel Zone is joined to the mainland at the western end by a bridge that leads to Ciudad Cancun, and at the southern end, by a bridge that leads to the international airport. A Cancun vacation brings to the mind long stretches of white beaches that lead to the bluest waters of the Caribbean Sea, thus making this a top destination for beach lovers. For food lovers, downtown Cancun is the place for Mexican food with a glimpse of real Mexico. Spring break is one of the favorite times to visit Cancun. Cancun spring breaks take place from late February to late April.
On October 21 and 22, Hurricane Wilma, a category 4 hurricane, made a direct strike on Cancun, causing severe damage. However, despite initial reports, all is not lost and extensive clean-up work and renovations have taken place. To clear any doubts on this fact, there are many photos taken since Wilma struck Cancun found on the Internet, to see how remarkable the beach recovery has been.
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A Guide To Cancun Hotels
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Cancun is a beautiful tourist destination situated in Mexico. Cancun Island is a part of Cancun that is about 15 miles long, and a quarter mile wide, and is known as the Hotel Zone, with dozens of hotels boasting of an incredible variety of architecture....
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The famous Mexican port city of Cancun consists of two parts: The narrow Cancun Island is surrounded by the Bahai de Mujeres (Bay of Women), the Caribbean Sea , and the Nichupte and Bojorquez lagoons. Its 14-mile long stretch is lined with beautiful sand beaches....
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In the early 1950s, Cancun was an underdeveloped and scarcely populated island, with just one coconut plantation and small Pre-Columbian ruins of the Maya civilization. The Government of Mexico took steps to develop it as a tourist resort on a loan from the International Development...
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Cancun Spring Break
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Nearly 100,000 American teenagers and young adults travel to Cancun for the Cancun spring break every year. This is a huge destination for college-aged spring breakers, and this package begins around February 19 to end around March 26. So if you are in the mood...
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Cancun is one of the most well known tropical destinations in the world. Because Cancun is located just below the Tropic of Cancer, it is blessed with warm and pleasant weather all year long. The average temperature in Cancun and its environs is about 27xb0C,...
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Cancun has more than 240 days of sunshine. August through early October is the rainy season, but the rain is occasional. The beach sand is cool even under the intense tropical sun. The hottest season is late June. The Island shot to popularity in the...
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Cancun is one of the world’s best known tourist destinations. Cancun is synonymous with Caribbean romance, exciting nightlife, world-class hotels and restaurants, water sports adventures and miles upon miles of warm, gleaming white sandy beaches. This is also a world-renowned center for fishing, diving and...
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Cancun Timeshare Rentals
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Cancun, a coastal city in Mexico’s easternmost state, is a world-renowned tourist resort. The warmth of its weather and the combination of blue waters and the white sand are just some of the reasons it is so popular. People from all over the world come...
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Cheap Cancun Hotels
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Ancient Maya ruins and powder white beaches draw hundreds of visitors to this Mexican port city every day! With so many people arriving in the city, it is not easy to find accommodation without proper planning. Booking for hotel accommodation at least 6 months in...
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Are you dreaming of owning a piece of the tropical paradise called Cancun? You can turn that dream into a reality by buying property or investing in real estate there. The wonderful sights, destinations and activities as well as the laid-back lifestyle in Mexico’s Caribbean...