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Cancun Beach
Photos:
By Location
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| Cancun's
Hotel Zone is really just one long beach
separated from the mainland by a system of
lagoons. The hotel zone is shaped
like the number seven, as you can see from
the small map to the left. (Click to
enlarge.) Downtown Cancun is at the
top/left of the map and the
airport is at the
bottom/left of the map. |
| At the top of the "7"
(beaches running east and
west) is the Bahia
de Mujeres - the northern end of the hotel
zone. Beaches here are turquoise-blue
with white powdery sand that stays cool
underfoot, are shallow
for some distance out, and have little or no
surf, making them great for swimming,
snorkeling and other water sports.
These beaches are protected by Isla Mujeres
so they are less susceptible to erosion after
storms, but they also get more seaweed
washed ashore, which the
hotels usually clean up
regularly. |
| To the right of the "7"
(beaches running north and
south) is the
open Caribbean sea. The beaches here have
beautiful turquoise waters, white sand that
stays cool underfoot,
and also have surf. Since the beach
restoration in 2006 the sand
on these beaches is not as
powdery soft as the sand at
the top of the seven. These beaches are more
susceptible to erosion due to the fact that
they face the open sea. Be especially careful on
these beaches,
where the undertow can be quite dangerous at
times. Pay attention to the flags on
the beach and use caution
when swimming if they are
red or yellow. Don't risk
swimming if they are black. |
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Top
of the "7"
Hotels in order from left to
right on map. The nearer to the
top of this list, the closer the
hotel is to downtown Cancun ("el
centro"). The hotels near
the bottom of this list are
close to Punta Cancun and the
nightclubs, shopping and
restaurants. These are the
calmest and most sheltered
beaches, least susceptible to
erosion. |
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Punta Cancun
The point where the horizontal
and vertical lines of the 7
meet. This area is in the
middle of it all, close to the
convention center, nightclubs,
shopping and restaurants |
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The
City
Nightclub/Beach Club to Plaza
La Isla Mall
Hotels in order from North to
South. Hotels near the top of
the list are closest to the
nightclubs, restaurants and
shopping near Punta Cancun.
Hotels near the middle of this
list are near Plaza Flamingo
Shopping Mall. Hotels near the
bottom of this last are close to
La Isla Shopping Mall and Plaza
Kukulcan Mall. |
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Plaza Kukulcan to
Hilton Cancun
Hotels in order from North to
South. Hotels at the top of this
list are close to La Isla
Shopping Mall and Plaza Kukulcan
Shopping Mall.
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Playa Delfines to
Moon Palace
Hotels in order from North to
South. Hotels in this list are
closest to the airport, with
those at the bottom of the list
being the closest to the
airport. Moon Palace is
south of the airport and south
of Cancun's main hotel zone. |
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