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In Cancun & The Mayan Riviera, each day brims with endless possibilities -- from snorkeling, golfing or lazing on the beach, to dining at a world-class restaurant or shopping at a high-end boutique in the hotel zone or in The Mayan Riviera HOT investment spot La Quinta Avenida Playa del Carmen famous shopping area. Any of these selections can easily be found here, because Cancun & The Mayan Riviera offers something special for everyone, day or night.
You may think of Cancun & The Mayan Riviera as just a great place to frolic in the sun and enjoy the nightlife, but it also boasts top-notch attractions, arts and culture. You'll also want to check out the surrounding communities, which include: Puerto Morelos, Playa del Secreto, Playa del Carmen , Akumal and Tulum and the Costa Maya
History
No description of Cancun & The Mayan Riviera would be complete without mentioning its history. Cancun & Playa del Carmen is the most important tourist destination in Mexico
In the early 1950s Cancún was an almost unpopulated and undeveloped island just off the Caribbean Sea coast of the Yucatán peninsula, home to three caretakers of a coconut plantation and small Pre-Columbian ruins of the Maya civilization . The government of Mexico decided to develop a tourist resort on Cancún which was originally financed by a USD $27 million loan from the International Development Bank. A causeway was built to link Cancún to the mainland, and an international airport was built, along with what was at first a model city for workers, complete with housing, schools and medical facilities. On the opposite side of the island from the Caribbean Sea is Nichupte Lagoon , which is used for boat and snorkelling tours of the area.
Development of Cancún started in 1970 and grew rapidly in the 1980s
Despite initial skepticism that forced the Mexican government to finance the first eight hotels, Cancun soon attracted investors from all over the world, but approximately 70% of the Hotel Zone properties are owned by Mexicans, many of them local residents, Siegel says. The figure is close to 100% for the mainland. Some observers believe that the resort is foreign-owned because they are confused by the hotel operating companies, which are international companies that supply administration and marketing services. They do not usually own the hotels themselves. Even outlets of restaurant chains such as McDonald's and Domino's Pizza are Mexican-owned.
The city has grown rapidly over the past thirty years to become a city of approximately half a million residents, covering the former island and the nearby mainland. There are actually very few true 'cancunenses' (people originally from Cancún) because of the rate at which the resort and its service areas grew. Most people living here are from mainland Mexico and a growing number are from the rest of America and Europe .
     
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