Overview of Cancun

Resting on the northeast corner of the Mexican Caribbean, Cancun itself was built on a site selected as the ideal spot for a new tourist development by the Mexican government. The state of Quintana Roo was still a territory and this area had few inhabitants when Cancun was built. Read More »

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Overview of Cancun is based on Cancun by Eco84, Pavel Veretennikov, Ryan Holliday, doveld, Pablo, Ikan Kekek, Zepppep, Infrogmation, Felix505, Texugo, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.