Image 1/7 Satellite image of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and Central America. CANCÚN is a city in southeastern Mexico, located on the northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. Source: Wikimedia

Image 2/7 Satellite view of the city of Cancún and surroundings A major world-renowned tourist destination, as well as being the seat of the Municipality of Benito Juárez, the city of Cancún is located on the east side of Puerto Juárez, and is one of the easternmost points in Mexico and on the north of Mexico's caribbean coastal resort band known as the Mayan Riviera. Grand Cancún would be on the "Primera Etapa", the northern touristic zone. Source: Wikimedia

Image 7/7 Yucatán is a flat limestone slab, topped with low jungle and scrub. The heavy seasonal rain seeps into eroded sinkholes, known as cenotes. The woods, cenotes and waters off the coast host a riot of colorful animals. Great blue herons, ant-eaters, the Yucatán rust-rump tarantula, giant iguanas, ocelots, manatees and countless other animals make their home in the region. Source: Image: Wikimedia Text: NBC News