A region of Quintana Roo
Cancún's downtown and its hotel zone on the sandbar between the Caribbean and the Nichupté lagoon, with the mainland coast north to Costa Mujeres and Isla Blanca, and the ferries to Isla Mujeres.
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Pueblos Mágicos in Cancún
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Places to visit in Cancún 8
8 places with their own page, grouped by kind.
Towns · 2 Beaches · 1 Cities · 1 Lagoons · 1 Landmarks and museums · 1 Nature reserves · 1 Villages · 1
Towns
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Puerto Juárez · Town · Quintana Roo
The old fishing village north of downtown Cancún that predates the city, now the main ferry port for Isla Mujeres. -
Zona Hotelera de Cancún · Town · Quintana Roo
Cancún's 23-km, 7-shaped barrier island of resorts between the Caribbean and Laguna Nichupté, with public beaches, Maya ruins and the Museo Maya.
Beaches
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Costa Mujeres · Beach · Quintana Roo
Mainland beach strip north of Cancún, facing Isla Mujeres, built up since 2017 with large all-inclusive resorts and a golf course.
Cities
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Cancún · City · Quintana Roo
Quintana Roo's largest city: a planned 1970s resort town with real downtown life, markets, taco stands and ferries to Isla Mujeres.
Lagoons
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Laguna Nichupté · Lagoon · Quintana Roo
The mangrove-lined lagoon system cupped by Cancún's Hotel Zone, a Ramsar wetland of crocodiles and herons best seen by kayak or boat.
Landmarks and museums
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Museo Subacuático de Arte (MUSA) · Landmark · Quintana Roo
Some 500 sculptures sunk off Cancún and Isla Mujeres as artificial reef, seen by snorkel, dive or glass-bottom boat.
Nature reserves
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Punta Nizuc · Nature reserve · Quintana Roo
Rocky southern tip of Cancún's hotel zone with the reef closest to the city, MUSA sculptures and mangrove speedboat tours.
Villages
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Punta Sam · Village · Quintana Roo
Small mainland point north of Cancún where the car ferry leaves for Isla Mujeres; close to El Meco and the Costa Mujeres resorts.
Top tours in Cancún
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Getting around Cancún
Fly into Cancún (CUN).
Cities to start from: Cancún
Most of the region is reached by road: a rental car is the easiest way to see several places in a day, and buses link the larger towns.
Also by boat or on foot (each page says from where): Museo Subacuático de Arte (MUSA).
When to visit Cancún
Most of Cancún is at its best in February, March, April, and July.
Month-by-month climate on each Pueblo Mágico's page: Isla Mujeres