Frommer's Cancun & the Yucatan Day by Day
Chapter One
Strategies for
Seeing the Yucatán
The Yucatán is home to pearl-white beaches and deep green jungle,
as well as pre-Colombian ruins and breakneck modern development.
It's home to three states-Yucatán, Campeche, and Quintana
Roo-encompassing 134,400 square kilometers (84,000 sq. m) and has
3,500 years of civic history since the Olmec developed the region's first
large-scale human settlements in 1500 B.C. It's also the setting of five
UNESCO World Heritage sites. The Riviera Maya's paradisiacal seashore,
luxury hotels, fine dining, and exciting nightlife have become the most
popular reasons to visit, but the region offers so much more to see and
do: Explore ancient Mayan ruins, watch the world go by at a corner cafe,
explore cenotes and other unique natural wonders, or just relax on the
beach and think about all the things you're going to do-manana.
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