Things to Do in Cancún

Cancún sits at the northern tip of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, where the Caribbean turns turquoise and the white sand is so fine it stays cool in the sun. The Hotel Zone is a 14-mile barrier island of resorts; downtown Cancún (El Centro) is a real Mexican city of about 900,000 people. Most of the Yucatán’s biggest draws — the Mayan ruins of Chichén Itzá, the cenotes of the Riviera Maya, the reefs of Cozumel — are within an easy day trip.