Cancun
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Cancun—just the name brings forth images of crystal blue skies, soaring temperatures, beautiful green and blue water, and miles and miles of gorgeous beaches. The gay traveler is extremely welcome dubbing this young Mexican city Gay Cancun. Gay Cancun has something to please just about everyone. Cancun is a very young Mexican city, with major development not beginning until the 1970’s. Now, Cancun has more luxury hotels than any other city in Mexico. Cancun has one of the most modern water purification systems in the country and almost every hotel and resort in town has a system so you can drink the water from the tap.
Located off the northeast point of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula—directly south of New Orleans, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo—Cancun is really separated into two parts.The first is the number-7-shaped “hotel zone” island. Two narrow canals at both the north and south end link this area to the mainland via bridges. Here you will find all the major and smaller hotels. The outside of the number 7 meets the Caribbean and the inside faces the Nichupte Lagoon. The second is known as “El Centro” and is often referred to as downtown Cancun. El Centro is where you will find Cancun’s Gay Scene. This is where you will find shops, restaurants, gay bars, gay nightclubs and just about anything else to fill your heart’s desire.
The city has average temperatures year-round in the upper 80’s and more than 240 days of sunshine a year. Swimming, windsurfing, parasailing, snorkeling, scuba diving, sport fishing and golf are just some of the activities available. Or one could just spend hours laying on the coral sand beaches, sipping daiquiris and staring into the turquoise waters. It is all up for grabs for the gay traveler in Cancun.
