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Yucatán
A port city in the in the north-west of the state some 30 minutes north of state capital Mérida. Progreso also is one of the newest ports for large cruise ships and an emerging balneario resort destination
Valladolid is in the inland eastern part of the state of Yucatan. Valladolid became part of the Pueblo Mágico,which is an initiative led by the Mexican tourism dept.to display influential towns in Mexico.
A port city in the in the north-west of the state some 30 minutes north of state capital Mérida. Progreso also is one of the newest ports for large cruise ships and an emerging balneario resort destination
Chichén Itzá
Ik kil
Typical food
The Mayan
Celestún
Chichén Itzá
Dzidzantun
Hanucmá
Izamal
Maxcanú
Muna
Oxkutzcab
Peto
Progreso
Tekoh
Ticul
Tixkokob
Tizimín
Umán
Uxmal
Valladolid
Places of interest
Yucatán
General Information
Yucatán, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán, is one of the 31 states of México. It is divided in 106 municipalities, and its capital city is Mérida.
It is located in Southeastern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Campeche to the southwest, Quintana Roo to the southeast and the Gulf of Mexico lies off its north coast.
Before the arrival of Spaniards to the Yucatán Peninsula, the name of this region was el Mayab. In Mayan language, "ma' ya'ab" is translated as "a few". It was a very important region for the Mayan civilization, which reached the peak of its development on this place, where they founded the cities of Chichen Itza, Izamal, Motul,Mayapan, Ek' Balam and Ichcaanzihóo (also called T'ho), now Mérida.
Governor
Rolando Zapata
Postal Code
97
Area
39,524 km2
Population
2,097,175 hab.
Countries
35 and25 Dependencies
Density
53/km2
Demonym
Yucateco (a)
Yucatan Videos
Cenotes
The importance of coral reefs
Jungles
Contents
1 History
1.1 Settlement
1.2 Pre-Columbian era
1.3 European colonization
2 Etymology and naming
3 Geography
3.1 Extent
3.2 Geology
3.3 Topography
3.4 Climate
3.5 Hydrology
3.6 Ecology
4 Countries and territories
5 Demography
5.1 Population
5.2 Largest urban centers
5.3 Ethnology
5.4 Religion
5.5 Languages
6 Terminology
6.1 English
6.2 Spanish
6.3 Portuguese
6.4 French
6.5 Dutch
7 Multinational organizations
8 See also
9 Notes
10 References
11 Further reading
12 External links
History
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Formation
Chronology
Settlement
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Chronology
Geological history
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