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Cancún

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Cancún , city (1990 pop. 167,730), Quintana Roo state, SE Mexico. An international resort, Cancún is known for its beaches, agreeable climate, and luxurious hotels and facilities. Built in the early 1970s at the site of a small Maya village, Cancún extends along a barrier island. Nearby are Isla Mujeres and the other "Riviera Maya" resorts as well as numerous ancient Maya sites. The resort suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Wilma in 2005 but has recovered.

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Cancún

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Cancún, Quintana Roo/Mexico Cancúne Selected by a government computer to be an international holiday resort in 1970 on the tip of the Yucatán Peninsula, it was originally a small Mayan settlement with a Mayan name meaning ‘Vessel at the End of the Rainbow’; locals also claim that it means ‘Snakes' Nest’ from the Mayan cun ‘snake’ and can ‘nest’.

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Cancún

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Cancún •afternoon, attune, autoimmune, baboon, balloon, bassoon, bestrewn, boon, Boone, bridoon, buffoon, Cameroon, Cancún, cardoon, cartoon, Changchun, cocoon, commune, croon, doubloon, dragoon, dune, festoon, galloon, goon, harpoon, hoon, immune, importune, impugn, Irgun, jejune, June, Kowloon, lagoon, lampoon, loon, macaroon, maroon, monsoon, moon, Muldoon, noon, oppugn, picayune, platoon, poltroon, pontoon, poon, prune, puccoon, raccoon, Rangoon, ratoon, rigadoon, rune, saloon, Saskatoon, Sassoon, Scone, soon, spittoon, spoon, swoon, Troon, tune, tycoon, typhoon, Walloon •fortune, misfortune •vodun • veldskoen • honeymoon •forenoon • tablespoon • teaspoon •soupspoon • dessertspoon • Neptune •tribune • triune • opportune

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	Cancun"s Back, Better Than Ever. Magazine article from: Hotels; 11/1/2006
	Cancun ravaged, storm of weddings hits Cabo.(WORLD) Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 11/25/2005
	CANCUN RENEWED; Hurricane Wilma took the beach, ravaged hotels and leveled... Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 12/3/2006