They lost the famous beach to hurricane last year - what you saw now is almost completely rebuilt by trucking in tons and tons of sands.
Cancun,and the Riviera Maya (south of Cancun all the way to Tulum) accounts for 36% of Mexico's nearly $11 billion tourism industry.
During one of our trips, we had an opportunity to have some meaningful conversation with a waiter in a famous breakfast spot. He told us that Mexico government restricts how long a Mexican can stay and work in Cancun - if you are from inland, you can only stay and work in Cancun for 2 years. People take turn to come to Cancun to work. Needless to say one month income in Cancun could equal to 6 months or more than in some inland parts of the country. BTW, the waiter was very knowledgeable - he even knew the city of Hong Kong.
Cancun,and the Riviera Maya (south of Cancun all the way to Tulum) accounts for 36% of Mexico's nearly $11 billion tourism industry.
During one of our trips, we had an opportunity to have some meaningful conversation with a waiter in a famous breakfast spot. He told us that Mexico government restricts how long a Mexican can stay and work in Cancun - if you are from inland, you can only stay and work in Cancun for 2 years. People take turn to come to Cancun to work. Needless to say one month income in Cancun could equal to 6 months or more than in some inland parts of the country. BTW, the waiter was very knowledgeable - he even knew the city of Hong Kong.
