Cancun

Cancun (pronounced can-koon) is a coastal city in Mexico's easternmost state, Quintana Roo. It is the municipal seat of Benito Juárez municipality and a world renowned tourist resort with modern beachfront hotels surrounded by the Bahía de Mujeres (Bay of Women), the Caribbean Sea, and the Nichupte and Bojorquez lagoons. The mainland downtown commercial section (Cancun City), connected to the island by two bridges, has broad avenues lined with whitewashed shops, Cancun restaurants, and Cancun hotels.

Development of Cancun started in 1970 and grew rapidly in the 1980s. Despite initial skepticism that forced the Mexican government to finance the first eight hotels, Cancun has attracted investors from all over the world. Approximately 70% of the Cancun Hotel zone properties are owned by Mexicans, many of them local residents but the figure is close to 100% for the mainland. Cancun Hotel operating companies are international companies that supply administration and marketing services and these companies do not usually own the hotels themselves. Even outlets of restaurant chains such as McDonald's and Domino's Pizza are Mexican-owned.

The Cancun City has grown rapidly over the past thirty years to become a city of approximately 600,000 residents, covering the former island and the nearby mainland. Most 'cancunenses' here are from Yucatan and other Mexican states. A growing number are from the rest of America and Europe.

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