Cancún
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The Mexican government chose Cancún in the late 1960s to be developed as a major resort site. Now over 3 million tourists visit each year. Cancún is actually a 13-mile long island shaped like the number 7. The Caribbean Sea is on the west and a large lagoon is between the island and the mainland. Each of the green dots in the map below is a hotel. Cancún is very different geographically, socially, and economically than other Mexican cities and towns I have visited. A vacation in Cancún can be shopping all day and clubbing all night, lazy days on the beach or poolside, or home base for exploring local archeological sites and ecological parks. |
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We stayed at the Omni Hotel and Villas in the southern
part of Cancún. This hotel was also the site of Tania and Albert’s wedding.
Be sure to follow the link to the wedding pictures after the ones of Cancún. |
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My friend John and I found a nice spot for dinner where we were surprised by live music and folk dancing. |
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Colorful ceiling of a market in Cancún. |
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Warren and Michelle, two other friends from high school, enjoyed the warm water. |
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Las Ruinas del Rey (The Ruins of the King) were walking distance from our hotel. We enjoyed exploring this small, quiet archeological site since there was a distinct lack of tourists and scores of iguanas scattered around the grounds. |
