Cancun is a city in the far east of Mexico. The city has 526,701 inhabitants (census 2005) and is world famous as a tourist resort. From the 1960s,...Cancun is a city in the far east of Mexico. The city has 526,701 inhabitants (census 2005) and is world famous as a tourist resort. From the 1960s, Cancun began to grow rapidly. Today, Cancun is a large city, most of which is located on the mainland. It is the largest city in Quintana Roo and the capital of the municipality of Benito Juárez. Show more