Trivia of the Day - Some Fast Facts

Location - Quintana Roo, in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico.

Languages - Spanish and Mayan, but English is spoken in most tourist areas.

Currency - Mexican Nuevo Peso. The current rate of exchange is about 10 pesos for 1 dollar.

Time Zone - Central Standard or Daylight Time.

Electricity - Standard current is the same as in the US.

Metric System - For temperature, estimate °C to °F by multiplying by 2 and adding 30. So 25°C in Cancun is about 80°F (25x2=50 + 30=80). For distance, there are 1.61 kilometers in a mile. For liquids, a shot is the same size in Mexico.

Tourist Card - We you arrive immigration will give part of the tourist entry form to you to keep. Do not throw this piece of paper away! Keep it with your passport. You need it to leave the country.

Trivia of the day!
Cancun has more than 200 days of sun a year and the temperature averages a pleasant 80F (25C). The "hotel zone," which is what most tourists think of as Cancun, is a fourteen mile long, thin island shaped like a "7." To the East is the Caribbean Sea with wide open beaches and a steady breeze. To the North the shore is buffeted by Isla Mujeres (Isle of Women) providing calm waters. Towards the South and West, between the island and the mainland is the Nichupte Lagoon which is perfect for all sorts of water sports and activities, like water craft rentals and kayaking.

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