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51-550: The Estadio Olímpico Andrés Quintana Roo is a 18,844 seat stadium in Cancún , Quintana Roo , Mexico . It is the home field of Expansión MX ’s Cancún F.C. , and was formerly the home field of Ascenso MX 's Atlante F.C. The stadium was inaugurated on August 11, 2007, in a game against Universidad Nacional . Atlante F.C. won in this stadium their 3rd league title in Apertura 2007 against Universidad Nacional . The Houston Dynamo became

102-497: A fishing village and military base. Cancún was created as a government project to boost tourism. In 1967 government allocated 2 million dollars fund to be administered by the Bank of Mexico to determine the feasibility of creating new recreational zones, “preferably where no other viable development alternatives exist." This was entrusted to INFRATUR, a Bank of Mexico agency. Due to the reluctance of investors to gamble on an unknown area,

153-539: A law that all international visitors arriving to the State of Quintana Roo are required to pay a fee called the VisiTAX. Visitors with a Mexican passport are exempted from the tax. Cancún is also served by three private bus lines that connect it to the downtown area and the "hotel zone" as well as more distant destinations such as Playa del Carmen and Tulum . Isla Mujeres Very little violent crime has been reported on

204-487: A master plan that consists of "supermanzanas" (superblocks), giant trapezoids with a central, open, non-residential area cut in by u-shaped residential streets. Cancún's mainland or downtown area has diverged from the original plan; development is scattered around the city. The remaining undeveloped beach and lagoon front areas outside the hotel zone are now under varying stages of development, in Punta Sam and Puerto Juarez to

255-464: A new version was erected in 2010, which was later abandoned without proper maintenance until Woox Pinturas, a local wood maintenance company, made a donation to restore the structure to its original appearance. The real name of this monument is "Caribbean Fantasy", located in the heart of downtown Cancún, between the Coba and Tulum avenues intersection . It is the nerve center of the daily urban traffic of

306-673: A possible move of Atlante F.C. back Mexico City. On June 26, the relocation became official. The same day, the relocation of Cafetaleros de Chiapas to Cancún was announced, with the team renamed Cancún F.C. They play in the Liga de Expansión MX , the Mexican second division, at the Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo . The city is also home to the Pioneros de Cancún of the Liga Premier de México ,

357-441: A result of disease , warfare, and famines , leaving only small settlements on Isla Mujeres and Cozumel Island . Cancún is a planned city , created to foster tourism. When development of the area as a resort was started on January 23, 1970, Isla Cancún had only three residents, all caretakers of the coconut plantation of Don José de Jesús Lima Gutiérrez, who lived on Isla Mujeres . Some 117 people lived in nearby Puerto Juárez,

408-579: A sports venue in Mexico is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Canc%C3%BAn Cancún ( / k æ n ˈ k uː n / kan- KOON , US also / k ɑː n ˈ k uː n / kahn- KOON , Spanish: [kaŋˈkun] ) is the most populous city in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo , located in southeast Mexico on the northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula . It

459-623: A temporary, outdoor, hard court stadium in Plaza Quintana Roo with a capacity of 4,300. Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina criticized the facility, saying that it was unacceptable for high level tennis , not ready in time for practice, and there was no time to fix it. Cancún is served by the Cancún International Airport with an added main runway that commenced operation as of October 2009. It has many flights to North America, Central America, South America, and Europe. It

510-643: A very small portion of the structure. Since the 1970s, along with nearby Cancún , there has been substantial tourist development in Isla Mujeres. Like much of the rest of the tourism industry, Isla Mujeres was economically devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic , although case numbers remained relatively low on the island itself. Transportation on the island of Isla Mujeres consists primarily of taxis or golf carts and moped scooters . As of 2005 there were 121 taxis, 500 golf carts, and 1500 moped scooters. There

561-716: Is a significant tourist destination in Mexico and the seat of the municipality of Benito Juárez . The city is situated on the Caribbean Sea and is one of Mexico's easternmost points. Cancún is located just north of Mexico's Caribbean coast resort area known as the Riviera Maya . According to early Spanish sources, the island of Cancún was originally known to its Maya inhabitants as Nizuc ( Yucatec Maya : niʔ suʔuk ), meaning either ' promontory ' or 'point of grass'. The name Cancún , Cancum or Cankun first appears on 18th-century maps. In older English-language documents,

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612-551: Is also a bus service that runs from the downtown to the different neighborhoods, called colonias in Spanish (where most locals live). The island was formerly served by Isla Mujeres National Airport , but the airport and landing strip have since closed. Nowadays, locals, military personnel, and tourists can be seen jogging up and down the runway at various times throughout the day. There are three main ferry boat and Catamaran companies (UltraMar, Cancun Sailing, and Jetway) that run to

663-476: Is hot year-round, and moderated by onshore trade winds, with an annual mean temperature of 27.1 °C (80.8 °F). Unlike inland areas of the Yucatán Peninsula, sea breezes restrict high temperatures from reaching 36 °C (97 °F) on most afternoons. Annual rainfall is around 1,340 millimeters (52.8 in), falling on 115 days per year. The rainy season runs from late August through November, and

714-530: Is located on the northeast of the Yucatán Peninsula serving an average of about fifteen million passengers per year. The airport is located around 20 km (12 mi) from the hotel zone, approximately a 20 minute trip by car. The island of Isla Mujeres is located off the coast and is accessible by ferry from Puerto Juárez and Playa Tortugas in the Hotel Zone. In 2020, the Quintana Roo government implemented

765-565: The Gulf Cartel , had taken control of many smuggling routes through the Yucatán, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration . There have been a number of violent acts in the city related to drug trafficking. Between 2013 and 2016, there were 76 murders: 31 in 2016, and at least 193 in 2017, the vast majority related to drug trafficking. Most have occurred in the urban nucleus, and there have been various violent episodes with firearms in

816-468: The 21st century, Cancún had largely avoided the violence associated with the trade of illegal drugs; however, drugs are sold to tourists in bars and night clubs. Cancún has gradually been reported for being a center of money laundering . The links with Cancún date from the 1990s and early 2000s, when the area was controlled by the Juárez and Gulf drug cartels. By 2010, Los Zetas , a group that broke away from

867-491: The Island. Isla Mujeres has been a popular location for destination weddings for several decades, with larger hotels on the island sometimes being used to house wedding parties. These weddings are performed throughout the island, primarily at beachside venues on the west or north side of the island, with ceremonies generally taking place on the beach. The island of Isla Mujeres is located close to one of many coral reefs such as

918-534: The Mexican federal government financed the first nine hotels. The city began as a tourism project in 1974 as an Integrally Planned Center, a pioneer of FONATUR ( Fondo Nacional de Fomento al Turismo , National Fund for Tourism Development), formerly known as INFRATUR. Since then, it has undergone a comprehensive transformation from being a fisherman's island to being one of the two most well-known Mexican resorts, along with Acapulco . Most 'Cancunenses' are from Yucatán and other Mexican states. A growing number are from

969-420: The Yucatán current continually bringing warm water from further south, the sea temperature is always very warm, with lows of 79 °F (26 °C) in winter and highs of 84 °F (29 °C) in summer. 26 °C 26 °C 26 °C 27 °C 28 °C 29 °C 29 °C 29 °C 29 °C 29 °C 28 °C 27 °C The tropical storm season lasts from May to December,

1020-453: The city's name is sometimes spelled Cancoon , an attempt to convey the sound of the name. Cancún is derived from the Mayan name kàan kun , composed of kàan 'snake' and the verb kum ~ kun 'to swell, overfill'. Two translations have been suggested: the first is 'nest of snakes' and the second, less accepted one is 'place of the golden snake'. Snake iconography was prevalent at

1071-535: The city. It has witnessed multiple social and political events, undergoing constant repairs and remodeling for years. Six years after Quintana Roo was recognized as the youngest state in the Mexican Republic and barely a decade after the city of Cancún was born, on October 22 and 23, 1981, the North-South Summit was held at the now defunct Sheraton Hotel . Two abstract pillars made of metal crossbeams gave

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1122-486: The dry season runs from November through April. The hurricane season runs from June through November. The hotel zone juts into the Caribbean Sea and is therefore surrounded by ocean keeping daytime temperatures around 1 to 2 °C (1.8 to 3.6 °F) cooler. Windspeeds are higher than at the airport located some distance inland, which is the official meteorological station for Cancún, averages as shown below. Thanks to

1173-575: The dynamics of the water fountain . Once again, Lorraine Pinto was on call to create what locals began to call the Ceviche Fountain or the Ceviche Roundabout. There are some small Mayan vestiges of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization in Cancún. El Rey (Las Ruinas del Rey) is located in the Hotel Zone. El Meco, a more substantial site, is found on the mainland just outside the city limits on

1224-616: The first Major League Soccer team to play in the stadium on March 3, 2009, when the club were defeated by Atlante in the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals. The stadium was set to host the Tiburones de Cancún of the Fútbol Americano de México league for their 2022 season, though the team only played their home opener at the stadium before they were forced to find another venue. This article about

1275-400: The island (particularly in the colonias ) was humble for many years, with the island slow to widely adopt innovations in entertainment beyond the standard television . By the early '00s, technologies such as cable television , the arcade cabinet (most commonly an original or repurposed Neo Geo ) and cellular phones were beginning to become commonplace with local households. Isla Mujeres

1326-484: The island for quite some time, building a large hacienda with which he hoped to entice a local beauty, Martiniana (Prisca) Gómez Pantoja, into marriage. She married someone else to his regret. A bit of the Hacienda remains, and once served as a zoo. A small Maya temple was once located on the southern tip of the island. However, in 1988, Hurricane Gilbert caused extensive damage, leaving most of its foundations but only

1377-668: The island from Puerto Juárez , Cancun, or Gran Puerto on the mainland. There are also many party boats that make day trips to Isla Mujeres. The island is popular with day trippers , but activity quiets down in the evening after the tour groups leave. Isla Mujeres has fostered a strong restaurant industry and culture, with many restaurants located throughout the island. There are numerous places to eat fresh seafood cooked with local and traditional recipes, and other restaurants offer Mexican, Yucatecan , Italian, Caribbean, Mediterranean, Israeli, French, Thai, Cuban, and Maya cuisine, among others. Hotel prices vary from cheap to very expensive at

1428-410: The island of Cozumel , and then made an official landfall near Playa del Carmen in the state of Quintana Roo at around 11 p.m. local time on October 21 with winds near 140 mph (230 km/h). Portions of the island of Cozumel experienced the calm eye of Wilma for several hours with some blue skies and sunshine visible at times. The eye slowly drifted northward, with the center passing just to

1479-403: The island of Cozumel. In the Cancún region, a loss of $ 87 million (1989 USD ) due to a decline in tourism was estimated for the months of October, November and December in 1988. On October 21, 2005, Hurricane Wilma made landfall on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, with strong winds in excess of 150 mph (240 km/h). The hurricane's eye first passed over

1530-408: The island over its history, leading the island gaining a reputation for its relaxed nature, as the safety of both residents and tourists being unusually high. The biggest danger to the residents of the island has historically been the threat of tropical storms and hurricanes , some of which have caused devastating damage, such as Hurricane Carmen and Hurricane Wilma . In Pre-Columbian times,

1581-574: The island was sacred to the Maya goddess of childbirth and medicine, Ixchel . When the Spanish arrived in the 16th century they named it " Isla Mujeres " after the many images of goddesses. The first information available about Isla Mujeres is from between 564–1516 AD, when it was part of the Maya province called Ekab . There were four Maya provinces in the area of the modern state of Quintana Roo . The Maya exploited

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1632-434: The island, including the homes of those who have lived on the island for generations, affluent condos or houses for seasonal use, snowbirds , fishermen, and those working in the island's tourism and restaurant industry. The island has also enjoyed a dedicated yacht and boating presence through the years, with many docks on the west coast, including some designated for seasonal use. In general, the island's population declines in

1683-575: The many minisupers (locally run convenience stores) or the downtown supermercado (supermarket) located in the city square. As the tourism industry increased in the later part of the 2000s, businesses such as Chedraui began to establish a presence, providing residents with less need for repeated trips to Cancún. There are a multitude of stadiums throughout the island, including a full scale baseball park and organized football venue along with makeshift dirt or sand fields which can commonly be seen played on by local children or organized teams. Technology on

1734-401: The north, continuing along Bonampak and south toward the airport along Boulevard Donaldo Colosio. One development abutting the hotel zone is Puerto Cancún; Malecon Cancún is another large development. Cancún has a tropical climate , specifically a tropical wet and dry climate ( Köppen Aw ), with little temperature difference between months, but pronounced rainy and dry seasons. The city

1785-463: The one located in Garrafon Park, which is an attraction popular for its snorkeling and scuba diving . The Cancún Underwater Museum , created by English sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor, is located off the western coast of Isla Mujeres. Isla Mujeres is also home to a population of sea turtles . Because of the recent endangerment of sea turtles in the area, a facility named Tortugranja was set up on

1836-470: The pre-Columbian site of Nizuc. The shield of the municipality of Benito Juárez, which represents the city of Cancún, was designed by the Mexican-American artist Joe Vera . It is divided into three parts: the color blue symbolizes the Caribbean Sea, the yellow the sand and the red the sun with its rays. In the years after the Spanish conquest of Yucatán , much of the Maya population died or left as

1887-586: The rainy season extends into January with peak precipitation in October. February to early May tend to be drier with only occasional scattered showers. Cancún is located in one of the main Caribbean hurricane impact areas. Although large hurricanes are rare, they have struck near Cancún in recent years, Hurricane Wilma in 2005 being the largest. Hurricane Gilbert made a devastating direct hit on Cancún in September 1988 and

1938-417: The resorts on the southwest end such as Hotel Villa Rolandi, and Playa Norte. In the north is El Centro (downtown), whose central axis, Hidalgo Street, is the main dining and entertainment area. Also located on the north end is a famous beach called Playa Norte, which has recovered quickly since Hurricane Wilma hit the area in 2005. Besides these attractions, swimming with dolphins can also be experienced at

1989-464: The rest of the Americas and Europe . The municipal authorities have struggled to provide public services for the constant influx of people, as well as limiting squatters and irregular developments, which now occupy an estimated ten to fifteen percent of the mainland area on the fringes of the city. In 2023, a record 21 million tourists visited Cancún, topping the original estimate of 20.5 million. In

2040-725: The road north to Punta Sam. Close by in the Riviera Maya and the Grand Costa Maya, there are sites such as Cobá and Muyil (Riviera) the small Polé (now Xcaret ), and Kohunlich , Kinichná, Dzibanché, Oxtankah, Tulum , and Chacchoben , in the south of the state. Chichén Itzá is in the neighboring state of Yucatán . Football club Atlante F.C. was founded in 1916 in Mexico City and moved to Cancún in 2007 due to poor attendance in Mexico City. In June 2020, speculation began about

2091-565: The salt the island produced in the salinas (small, interior lagoons ), using it in food preservation, medicine, and a generally accepted currency in the whole Maya world. A temple to Ixchel stood in what is now Hacienda Mundaca (Mundaca Plantation). The island was also a favorite stopping place for pirates in the early 1800s. The shallow lagoon on the mainland side was a good place for sailors to sit out major storms, careen their hulls and trade for salt. Pirates Henry Morgan , Jean Lafitte and Hernán Mundaca spent time there. Mundaca lived on

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2142-567: The scene of one of the most devastating climatic-environmental phenomena in the history of the Yucatan Peninsula, Hurricane Gilberto . The sculpture was irreversibly affected, leaving only the solid concrete base and the metal skeleton. Due to its crosswise and bare appearance, the locals began to call it "Insectronic", a device manufactured by the Steren company to kill flies and mosquitoes . The municipal authorities decided to keep its base and

2193-483: The so-called "Zona Hotelera". Beginning in 2018 with a high wave of violence, Cancún is above the national average in homicides. In January 2018 alone, there were 33 homicides, triple the number from January 2017. Apart from the island tourist zone (part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System ), the Mexican residential section of the city, the downtown part of which is known as "El Centro", follows

2244-502: The southern end of the island for their rehabilitation and breeding. This facility is open to the public. The island's relative proximity to Cuba has made it a popular stepping stone for Cubans trying to reach the United States in recent years. Isla Mujeres is considered to be one of the best places in the world to catch sailfish . In addition to the Isla Mujeres' use as a popular day trip spot, many homes have been built on

2295-463: The structure a stepped pyramidal appearance, with small masts displaying the flags of the countries attending the 1981 North-South Summit. The author, Lorraine Pinto , added details representing Quetzalcoatl on the sides, resembling the pyramid of Chichen-Itza , located in Yucatan . In 1994, the municipal authorities of Cancún decided to demolish the commemorative structure because the city had been

2346-534: The third tier of Mexican football. The Tiburones de Cancún (Cancún Sharks) were a professional American football team who played in the Fútbol Americano de México (FAM) league until the league's dissolution in 2022. The city is also home to the baseball team Tigres de Quintana Roo , who play in the Mexican League (LMB). In October 2023, the WTA Finals ( Women's Tennis Association ) were held in Cancún, in

2397-475: The tourist hotels needed to be rebuilt. In both cases, federal, state and municipal authorities were well prepared to deal with most of the effects on tourists and local residents. Hurricane Dean in 2007 also made its mark on the city of Cancún. Making landfall in 1988, Hurricane Gilbert was the second most intense hurricane ever observed in the Atlantic basin. It landed on the Yucatán peninsula after crossing over

2448-513: The west of Cancún, Quintana Roo. Two years later after Hurricane Wilma, in 2007, Hurricane Dean made landfall as a Category 5 storm in Majahual , 190 miles (310 km) to the south of Cancún. Fierce winds at the edge of Dean's impact cone stripped sand off 7.5 miles (12.1 km) of beaches from Punta Cancún (Camino Real Hotel) to Punta Nizuc (Club Med). The authorities asked tourism operators to suspend sending tourists to Cancún while Hurricane Dean

2499-427: The winter due to the decline of tourism during that season . Some of the residents on the island ferry to and from Cancún daily in order to attend school or work. Shopping on the island for residents was limited for many decades, leading day trips to Cancún (sometimes on a specialized ferry for automobiles and shipping trucks) to be a common necessity to purchase items such as a television or foods not stocked at one of

2550-436: Was approaching, but did ask airlines to send empty planes, which were then used to evacuate tourists already there. Despite being a young city, Cancún has a memorial monument of its foundation on a replica of the old Airport Control Tower that resembles to its own date of foundation. The original control tower was a provisional wooden structure, the work of Mexican architects Agustín and Enrique Landa Verdugo. The old airport

2601-455: Was located on the same part of the city that today corresponds to the Kabah Avenue. The tower is 15 meters tall, has a 45 step staircase and has a base dimension of 5 × 5 meters. The memorial was first built in 2002 with a donation by Aerocaribe, a local airline, but the structure was damaged after Hurricane Wilma in 2005. After pleas by the local people to rebuild the tower memorial,

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