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Gunmen Execute Man at Cancun Resort Before Fleeing on Jet Skis
• Oct. 3, 2024, 4:43 AM ET (Newsweek)
Tropical Weather Latest: Fast-moving Hurricane Helene is expected to be a major storm upon landfall
• Sep. 25, 2024, 11:32 PM ET (AP)
Tropical Storm Isaac forms in the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to strengthen, forecasters say
• Sep. 25, 2024, 11:18 PM ET (AP)
Cancún, city and adjacent island resort area, Quintana Roo estado (state), southeastern Mexico. Ciudad Cancún (Cancún city) is located on the northeastern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula, facing the Caribbean Sea. It is essentially a service town for the L-shaped resort area of Isla Cancún (Cancún Island), which is 13 miles (21 km) long by 0.25 mile (400 metres) wide. The Cancún Island resort area (also called the Zona Hotelera [“Hotel Zone”]) is linked by a causeway to Cancún city. The island, with its skyscraper hotels and sprawling resorts, and the coastal area occupied by Cancún city have abundant white ...(100 of 351 words)