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Cancún

American  
[kan-koon, kahng-koon] / kænˈkun, kɑŋˈkun /

noun

  1. an island off NE Quintana Roo territory, on the Yucatán Peninsula, in SE Mexico: beach resort.


Cancún British  
/ kaːnˈkuːn /

noun

  1. a coastal resort in SE Mexico on the Yucatán Peninsula. Pop: 457 000 (2004 est)

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Places such as Cabo San Lucas and Cancún historically have seen less violence than Puerto Vallarta, said Tim Hentschel, chief executive of travel technology company HotelPlanner.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jalisco and Sinaloa both have a presence in the state of Quintana Roo, home to beach destinations such as Cancún and Tulum.

From The Wall Street Journal

By late Sunday, the chaos had spread to eastern Mexico’s popular resort towns of Cancun, Cozumel, Playa del Carmen and Tulum.

From Los Angeles Times

I always pictured her living somewhere tropical like Cancun or Fiji.

From Literature

Like a younger version of the recent “Four Seasons” adaptation, Ginder’s University of Pennsylvania 2006 friends meet up across the years — first in 2008 New York City, then 2014 Cancún, 2018 Amagansett, 2022 New Jersey and 2024 Manhattan.

From Los Angeles Times