- There are generally more than 240 sunny days a year in Cancún, Mexico.
- The estimated population for Cancún is 705,000 in 2010 an increase 20% from the census in 2005.
- When development was started on Jan. 23, 1970, Isla Cancún had only 3 residents.
- Due to the reluctance of investors to bet on an unknown area, the Mexican government had to finance the first nine hotels.
- Cancún's average temperature is 80° F (27° C).
- Cancún is a world-renowned balneario and tourist resort.
- Cancún is the Mayan word for "pot of snakes."
- Contrary to other tropical zones, Cancún does not have a specific rainy season and the constant breeze makes it an extremely pleasant place, even during the summer.
- The Cancún region is sometimes known as the Mexican Caribbean or the Mayan Riviera.
- Cancún can be divided into three main areas: The Hotel District, the Town and the Ecological Reserve, blessed with incredible lakes and mangrove swamps.
- Cancún is located in one of the main Caribbean hurricane impact areas. Although large hurricanes are rare, they have struck near to Cancún in recent years, Hurricane Wilma in 2005 being the largest.
- Amount of sand that was transported to Cancun to restore the beaches after hurricane Wilma in 2005: 3,354,893,338 cubic feet (95,000,000 cubic meters).
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