| Cancún 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 (Cancún City), connected to the island by two bridges, has broad avenues lined with whitewashed shops, restaurants, and hotels. The city has grown rapidly over the past thirty years to become a city of approximately 750,000 residents, covering the former island and the nearby mainland. Most 'cancunenses' here are from Yucatán and other Mexican states. A growing number are from the rest of America and Europe. The city Cancún and its flourishing tourism industry were heavily damaged by Hurricane Wilma, which hit the area on October 22, 2005. As of August 1, 2006; nearly all the hotels/resorts are open for business though some are still in the process of restoring guest services such as spas, restaurants, gift shops, business centers, etc. |
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