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Cancun

In the 1970s Mexico's ambitious tourism planners decided to outdo Acapulco with a brand new, world-class resort in the Yucatán Peninsula. The place they chose was a deserted sand spit offshore from the little fishing village of Puerto Juárez. Its name was Cancún.
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Destination Facts

Full Name: Cancun
Population: 586,288
Language Spoken Spanish, Nahuatl

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