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The Riviera Maya (Spanish pronunciation: [ri'βjeɾa 'maʝa]) is a tourism and resort district south of Cancun, Mexico. It straddles the coastal Federal Highway 307 , along the Caribbean coastline of the state of Quintana Roo , located in the eastern portion of the Yucatán Peninsula .
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Xpu Há (Spanish pronunciation: [(i)ʃpuˈxa]) is a bay, village, and resort area in Solidaridad municipality of Quintana Roo state, on the Mayan Riviera in southeastern Mexico. It is 34 kilometres (21 mi) from Playa del Carmen, and 93 kilometres (58 mi) from Cancún. [1] It is in the municipality of Solidaridad, Quintana Roo, Mexico. [2]
The mangroves generally extend only a few kilometers inland from the lagoons and river deltas they surround. The ecoregion immediately inland of the Mayan Corridor mangroves is the Yucatán moist forests ecoregion. [4] In the north, there is a 50 km stretch of mangroves from Cancun to the town of Playa del Carmen, opposite the island of Cozumel.
Punta Maroma is a beach located in Mexico's easternmost state, Quintana Roo, on the Yucatán Peninsula. The beach of Punta Maroma faces the Caribbean Sea . Punta Maroma beach is located in Solidaridad Municipality [ 1 ] at 20°44′16″N 86°58′03″W / 20.73778°N 86.96750°W / 20.73778; -86.
Playa del Carmen is a popular tourist destination in Mexico's Riviera Maya region. Its current growth rate is set at 7.5% per year. According to Guinness World Records, it is one of Latin America's fastest-growing communities. In 2016, the city was the tenth most popular international travel destination for U.S. travelers, and more than one ...
Akumal is a small beachfront tourist resort community in Mexico, 100 km (62 mi) south of Cancún, between the towns of Playa del Carmen and Tulum.It is on Akumal Bay and Half Moon Bay on the site of a former coconut plantation in Tulum Municipality in the state of Quintana Roo, and is part of the Riviera Maya area.
The name Cancún, Cancum or Cankun first appears on 18th-century maps. [7] In older English-language documents, the city's name is sometimes spelled Cancoon, an attempt to convey the sound of the name. [8] Cancún is derived from the Mayan name kàan kun, composed of kàan 'snake' and the verb kum ~ kun 'to swell, overfill'. [9]