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Introducing Cancún

Unlike many cities in the world, Cancún just isn’t afraid. It’s unabashed and unapologetic, and in that lies its high-gloss charm. So send in the Maya dancers, swashbuckling pirates and beer-chugging US Spring Breakers. Cancún can take it. But can you?

Like Las Vegas, Ibiza or Dubai, Cancún is a party city that just won’t give up. Top that off with a pretty good beach and you have one of the Western Hemisphere’s biggest tourist draws, bringing in as many as 4 million visitors (mostly from the US) each year.

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Woman practising yoga on beach.

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  • Gaviota Azul beach in the resort town of Cancun - Quintana Roo, Yucatan
  • Gaviota Azul beach in the resort town of Cancun - Quintana Roo, Yucatan
  • The port, with flag of Mexico in distance.
  • A parasailer takes off over visitors to the resort town of Cancun.
  • 'Taxi' at Ixcaret, waterside theme park.
  • La Isla in the resort town of Cancun. La Isla is a complex of shops, restaurants and a museum.
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