"Crystal clear water, sandy beaches and parties" Cancún by spartan

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Walk along the beach - Cancún
Walk along the beach
Blue skies...clear blue waters

Oh yes my friends, this is a wonderful place to vacation. I've been here twice and have yet to have a bad experience. The beaches are beautiful, the people wonderful and the food/nightlife is fantastic. Below you can find a brief history of the development of Cancún.

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Everyone enjoying the beach - Cancún

Everyone enjoying the beach

Hand-picked by computer, CANCÚN is, if nothing else, proof of Mexico's remarkable ability to get things done in a hurry if the political will is there. A fishing village of 120 people as recently as 1970, it's now a city with a resident population of half a million and receives almost two million visitors a year. To some extent the computer selected its location well. Cancún is marginally closer to Miami than it is to México, and if you come on an all-inclusive package tour the place has a lot to offer: striking modern hotels on white-sand beaches; high-class entertainment including parachuting, jet-skiing, scuba-diving and golf; a hectic nightlife; and from here much of the rest of the Yucatán is easily accessible. For the independent traveller, though, it is expensive, and can be frustrating and unwelcoming. You may well be forced to spend the night here, but without pots of money the true pleasures of the place will elude you.

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Beer anyone??? - Cancún

Beer anyone???

There are, in effect, two quite separate parts to Cancún: the zona commercial downtown - the shopping and residential centre which, as it gets older, is becoming genuinely earthy - and the zona hotelera, a string of hotels and tourist amenities around "Cancún island", actually a narrow strip of sandy land connected to the mainland at each end by causeways. It encloses a huge lagoon, so there's water on both sides.

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:Warm friendly people, fun, sun and water
  • Cons:Timeshare Salespeople, too many tourists, it feels as if you've never left the U.S.
  • In a nutshell:Wonderful place to go and relax, or party hearty!!!
  • Last visit to Cancún: Nov 1996
  • Intro Updated Nov 22, 2002
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Bring the appropriate beach attire - Cancún Bring the appropriate beach attire What to Pack (1)

Depending on when you go to Cancún, it can either be very hot or cool. During the summer season, shorts, t-shirts,... more travel advice

Xel-Ha Natural Preserve - Cancún Xel-Ha Natural Preserve Things to Do (3)

Xel-Ha is located on the eastern portion of the Yucatan Peninsula, 75 miles south of Cancun. Its 22 acres of lagoons,... more travel advice

Me and my buddy Kristen from Boston - Cancún Mayan ruins by the sea Things to Do (3)

I had a great time getting to Tulum. Tulum lies approximately 80 miles south of Cancun--an easy and popular day trip... more travel advice

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Go downtown to the mainland part of Cancún and meet the locals. Get to know the people, don't be just a tourist or else... more travel advice

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