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


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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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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.

Many options to enjoy yourself

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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    MalenaN Sep 5, 2003 at 9:53 AM Report Abuse

    Excellent tips! Looks like a really great place for a relaxing holiday.

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    matcrazy1 Jul 30, 2003 at 12:11 PM Report Abuse

    Your next great page on Mexico! Thank you for all of them :-))). The ruins sound interesting!

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    tpangelinan Jul 23, 2003 at 12:53 PM Report Abuse

    Wonderful page! Beautiful phots & tips! Would love to go here! Looks like you had a great time!! :-)

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    RowanGBR Jul 13, 2003 at 10:17 AM Report Abuse

    Great page as usual!! My friend is planning a trip to Mexico and you are our tour guide!!

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    TERRYANDERSON May 10, 2003 at 11:58 AM Report Abuse

    You seem too happy buddy! I know one doesn't need there high blood pressure med's where yo have been !!!

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    globetrott Apr 16, 2003 at 6:28 PM Report Abuse

    A lovely page and great pics !

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    WILDEFLOWER Jan 13, 2003 at 10:21 AM Report Abuse

    We loved Senior Frogs Too!

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    Umfufu Jul 16, 2002 at 1:17 PM Report Abuse

    We will viste all you tel me too...can you tell me more, we v

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    Helga67 Mar 10, 2002 at 11:18 AM Report Abuse

    Great page and travelogue

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    Kodi01 Mar 3, 2002 at 2:53 PM Report Abuse

    Kodi, DON`T drink the water!

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