Cancun - Mexico

Cancún, name from the Mayan lenaguage`s words kaan kun, they mean "nest of snakes". Located on the northeast coast of the Mexican State of Quintana Roo in southern Mexico more than 1,700 km from Mexico City, Cancún is located on the Yucatan Channel that separates Mexico from the island of Cuba in the Greater Antilles. The Cancún region is sometimes known as the Mexican Caribbean or the Mayan Riviera.. In a few years, had a remarkable transformation since being a fisherman's island surrounded by virgin forest and unknown shores, today is the Mexican resort best known in the world.

30 years ago on this island there was nothing but empty beaches. The Mexican government and Mexico's tourism promotion authority, planned in detail the creation of a tourist town in this narrow strip of sand, which on one side overlooking the Caribbean Sea and the other to the Laguna Nichupte. Today, Cancun is a reality that is home to major multinational hotel chains, which run hundreds of restaurants and provide high quality tourism services.

The Cancún International Airport has many flights to North America, Central America, South America, Asia, and Europe. It is located on the northeast of the Yucatan Peninsula serving an average of more than ten million passengers per year. The airport is located around 12 miles from the hotel zone, approximately 20 minutes trip by car.

In Cancún you can enjoy the with sands of the beaches and the turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea, you can relax and walk with family, friends or partner, but you can do all sorts of water sports and outdoor which are a temptation for all visitors.

Mayan Attractions

If you travel a little bit further south you can find the exciting Mayan attractions Xcaret and Tulum where dancers perform and the traditional Mayan ballcourt game is presented. There are Mayan ruins up that way as well or you can head into the interior and visit the great Chichen Itza or Uxmal.

Sources:
http://www.cancun.caribemexicano.com
http://larivieramaya.es/cancun
http://www.travelyucatan.com/cancun-attractions.php