Quintana Roo

The Mexican state of Quintana Roo might be more recognizable to many as México’s Caribbean Coast. From north to south, it is 260 miles / 420 km of land hugging the aqua blue waters of the Caribbean Sea.

The coastal cities of Cancún, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel, Riviera Maya, Tulum, and Bacalar all claim this state as their home.

Cancún was a planned resort beach destination. Prior to all the hotels being constructed, this area was mostly just a sandy area where pretty much, no one lived. The word, Cancún means a nest of snakes. There are about 50 different species of snakes who inhabited this area with just a couple of them being deadly to humans. Of course, you won’t see that in any slick vacation promo ads.

With a good infrastructure of highways, most of this state is easily drivable in a rental car.

There are manmade attractions likened to theme parks as well as ones of the natural kind. Many cenotes, jungle reserves to spot monkeys, off-shore coral reefs, and scores of white sand beaches make this state the most populated with foreign visitors in the country each year.