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CancĂșn, city and adjacent island resort area, Quintana Roo estado (state), southeastern Mexico. Ciudad CancĂșn (CancĂșn city) is located on the northeastern coast of the YucatĂĄn Peninsula, facing the Caribbean Sea. It is essentially a service town for the L-shaped resort area of Isla CancĂșn (CancĂșn Island), which is 13 miles (21 km) long by 0.25 mile (400 metres) wide. The CancĂșn Island resort area (also called the Zona Hotelera [“Hotel Zone”]) is linked by...

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