This is the official travel information website for Cancun. On this site there is a comprehensive list of all the best Cancun hotels; information about Cancun restaurants and nightlife; where to go for watersports, eco-parks and Mayan archaeological sites. You will find everything you need right here to plan your fun-filled Caribbean vacation of a lifetime. Cancun is situated on the south-east coast of Mexico in the state of Quintana Roo in the Yucatan Peninsula. Warm white powdery sand beaches and turquoise crystal clear waters together with the famous Mexican hospitality make this a place like no other!
There are a thousand and one things to do in Cancun. There are many world-class luxury hotels dotted all along the edge of the beautiful Caribbean Sea, and on the other side you have the Nichupte Lagoon with many romantic waterside restaurants and trendy bars. Add a full range of watersports, including some of the world’s most exquisite snorkeling and scuba diving, plus championship golf courses and you have a location that will delight even the most discerning traveler.
For watersports enthusiasts, Cancun offers some of the best scuba diving, snorkeling and fishing in the world, owing to the Great Mesoamerican Reef just off the coast of Cancun. This is the second largest reef in the world – second only to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.
In Cancun you have such a varied choice of cuisine, with everything from downtown traditional Mexican restaurants to ultra-chic bistros. You will find something to suit all tastes and budgets and will get fantastic service with a smile wherever you go. Cancun’s Hotel Zone is renowned for its nightlife, boasting some of the best nightclubs in the world playing everything from salsa to disco to R & B and live music venues. You will find something to suit all ages and tastes.
Downtown Cancun offers a captivating mixture of tradition and modernity. If you like to enjoy a real local atmosphere in a safe and friendly environment then this is the place to come! In downtown Cancun you will find hotels for all budgets- many small local restaurants offering regional and speciality cuisines and some really cool bars and live music venues. There is a wide choice of shopping venues from the Mercado 28 – a handicrafts market – to the super modern shopping mall Plaza Las Americas.
Cancun’s Mayan Culture is its crowning glory. The aura of mystery and majesty still lingers around the Mayan ruins and archaeological sites such as Chichen Itza, Tulum and Coba to mention but a few. These are all within easy reach of Cancun.
Cancun has been distinguished as the best tourist destination of Mexico & Central America, receiving the first prize in its category during the XVI Annual World Travel Awards 2009 celebrated September 21st, in the ballrooms of the Hacienda Tres Rios Resort Spa & Nature Park.
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The Cancun Convention and Visitors Bureau announced the selection of Cancun as host city for a major event organized by MPI
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• Ida, a category 2 hurricane, did not cause destruction nor danger to Cancun or its surrounding areas
Cancun, November 9. - Felix González, Governor of the State of Quintana Roo, said yesterday that the Hurricane “Ida,” category 2, left the coast of the Mexican Caribbean causing no harm to the population or to the touristic activity. Therefore, Cancun and the surrounding areas are operating normally.
The Cancun Convention and Visitors Bureau has been named the winner of Incentive Magazine’s prestigious Platinum Partner Award for 2009, as the best international tourism office.
• Cancun Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Cancun Hotel Association confirmed that relationships between commercial partners have strengthened, guaranteeing 80% occupancy for next high season
• A successful conclusion, the Cancun Travel Mart had 650 delegates participate hosting approximately 3900 business meetings
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