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When cancun built and what intertament it has? |
Travel Info When cancun built and what intertament it has? Travel Tips Canc煤n is a coastal city in Mexico's easternmost state, Quintana Roo. It is the municipal seat of Benito Ju谩rez municipality and a world renowned tourist resort with modern beachfront hotels surrounded by the Bah铆a de Mujeres (Bay of Women), the Caribbean Sea, and the Nichupte and Bojorquez lagoons. The mainland downtown commercial section (Canc煤n City), connected to the island by two bridges, has broad avenues lined with whitewashed shops, restaurants, and hotels. Tourism in Canc煤n In Canc煤n there are about 140 hotels with 24,000 rooms and 380 restaurants. Four million visitors arrive each year in an average of 190 flights daily. The hotel zone is one of the most exclusive internationally, with upmarket restaurants, bars, and the like which have catered for quite a number of the rich and famous. The hotel zone tends to be rather expensive as it is aimed at visitors and relies on the all inclusive hotels to keep them all in this area allowing prices to soar. Downtown is home to less expensive places to shop like Walmart, Comercial Mexicana and Soriana, not to mention several flea markets like the one in the hotel zone. Around March (Spring Break) Canc煤n experiences a flood of college students (usually from the United States). June has a similar trend with incoming high school seniors traveling here to celebrate their Senior Trip. The drinking age in Mexico is 18 and many of these young travelers take advantage of this. Downtown Canc煤n gives us a different aspect. There are also many clubs for all types of people, including gay clubs like Karamba or Glow, but the hotels are more accessible to all types of travelers, including some with lower rates. International brands in Downtown area are Radisson Hacienda Canc煤n, Best Western Plaza Caribe, Oasis America. Ruins in Canc煤n Enlarge Ruins in Canc煤n The temperature of the city is warm, moderated by the marine breeze which circulates through its avenues. The temperatures are typically between 26掳C and 36掳C (78.8掳F and 96.8掳F). Canc煤n's hotel zone also has an interactive aquarium where visitors can see the marine diversity of the area, swim with dolphins and feed sharks. Here and there in the hotel zone are some ancient ruins. The main language in Canc煤n is Spanish, although English is widely spoken throughout the tourist areas. Mayan dialects are also spoken between some workers and people born in the Yucat谩n peninsula. Canc煤n is served by Canc煤n International Airport. It is approximately a three hour drive from Canc煤n to Chichen Itza and two hours from Tulum (both ancient Mayan cities). Most establishments accept U.S. dollars, even though the Mexican Peso is the official currency. One of the problems repeatedly mentioned by tourists - especially by those from Spain, most likely due to the fact that their shared language with the Mexicans allows this practice - is that of police corruption. Typically, a tourist car will be halted by police due to some driving violation - real or otherwise - with the driver then asked to release his/her driving license along with a fine. Since the tourist is often aware that this is a bribe solicitation, he or she will look for some "alternative way" to solve the matter, and that's when the officer will ask for a specific USD amount to be handed directly to him in order so that the tourist can keep his/her driving license and avoid further complications. Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cancun... http://uk.holidaysguide.yahoo.com/p-trav... Other Travel Tips The person above me told you lots and good things about the city but forgot to mention Cancun is a whole new city build en 1972 when the Mexican government planned to develop the area by a tourist resort. So, nothing of colonial architecture on the city, just shopping, beachs and lots of fun. |
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