Culture and History of Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico

The City of Cancun is a beautiful area, which with a tree-shaded boulevard lined with banks, shopping centers and restaurants. Smaller, lower-priced hotels and restaurants are within the city center while the larger high-end hotels are located along the beaches. Mexico's profusion of people and landscapes reflects the country's extraordinary history - part Amerindian and part Spanish. The main language there is Spanish along with some 59 indigenous languages. English is also spoken, dollars are accepted, roads are well paved, and lawns are manicured. Some hotels seem to be larger than some small towns and travelers do not really have to leave their hotels to do their shopping.

It was given its name after army general Andreas Quintana Roo although he was never in the territory. During the 1960s the island of Cancun was just an ordinary place visited by local fisher folk and a few adventurers. It was after that time that the Mexican government decided to sink millions of dollars to develop the area. It now consists of well-paved streets bordered by wide sidewalks was run down the center of the island. It now consists scores of gardens were planted where mangroves were drained and scrub brush ripped out,

Cancun has grown in the last two decades from a tiny jungle village into one of the world's most renowned holiday resorts. The Mexican government sunk a huge amount of money into landscaping and infrastructure and developed roads, drinkable tap water and great number of sandy beaches. It has a population of less than half a million people and its major training partners are USA, Canada, Japan and Germany. Its major industries are chemicals, iron and steel, petroleum, mining, tobacco, textiles, clothing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, food and beverages and mostly tourism.