Cancun by Johana Morron

CANCUN

Cancun is a city located northeast of the Yucatan Peninsula. It is a city of international tourism development certified by the World Tourism Organization. The native language is Spanish and the inhabitants of this city are called Cancunense. There are some people who also speak the antique Mayan language.  Its currency is the Mexican peso and the flag consists of the colors green, red, and white; in the middle there is an eagle devouring a snake.

The city has a warm and rainy weather all the year, but it is rainier in the summer, so at this time of year the city is affected by tropical storms and cyclones. Hurricane season begins in mid-June and the most affected months are September and October.

Clothing should be very comfortable. You can wear shorts, sweatshirts, swimsuits, hats, sunglasses, and sandals for the beach. You can wear casual clothes for going out to restaurants or nightclubs, and during the winter, you may need a sweater or a light jacket at night. Cancun also has an attraction for visitors like malls and the hotel zone, called “zona hotelera”.  Some of the most important places to visit are The Island, Square Kukulkan and Plaza Caracol offering items and services, and aquarium, restaurants and shops by departmental prestige.

Cancun has many tourist attractions and places to visit nearby the city. Some of them are Xcaret, Xel Ha, Cozumel Island, Isla Mujeres, the Kabah Ecological Park, the Museum of Maya Cancun, and Coco Bongo among others.

Finally, another attraction of this city is its food, including traditional dishes is the Tikin Fish - Xic, Mexican ceviche, and salbutes panuchos (that are some kind of Mexican southeast tacos), the cochinita pibil and the fish tacos. For refreshing, you can buy a cold coconut or a glass of orange juice. Another delicious and very healthy drink available in this region is water of chaya, a nutritious local plant that has been used since Mayan´s time to prepare multiple prescriptions. Finally, you can order something that are exquisites and typical of this area, the Yucatecan marquesitas; they are made ​​from a standard pancakes mass leading bits of almond, egg, sugar and, depending on taste, chocolate or lemon zest.