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El Meco Archaeological Zone in Benito Juarez

Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo

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Located 6 km north of Cancun on the state highway to Punta Sam, this area was opened to the public in April 2001. There you can admire the remains of several temples with the remains of columns, a large plaza and a very well-preserved pyramidal building.

Municipality

Benito Juárez is one of the ten municipalities that make up the state of Quintana Roo, its capital is the city of Cancún, an international tourist destination, the name is taken from Lic. Benito Juárez García, President of the Republic and Benemérito de las Américas, has important tourist places such as the city of Cancún has different monuments, among the most important are those dedicated to Benito Juárez, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Jacinto Canek, Cecilio Chí, José Martí, Simón Bolívar, the Cancún History Museum "Casa Maya", the Kabah Ecological Park, Cancún is the first beach tourist destination nationwide.

Festivities

Most of the population of the municipality are people from other states of the country, especially from Yucatan, so many of the traditions are similar to those that take place in these places. Thus, the All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day festivities are celebrated with altars and traditional foods such as mucbi pollo or pibi pollo. In addition, religious festivities are celebrated during Holy Week and especially on December 12, as well as Christmas Eve and Christmas. The celebration of the Anniversary of the Foundation of Cancun has also been instituted, which takes place on April 20. The Festival of Ja23 is celebrated once a year, in the month of May. On the other hand, foreign traditions have been amalgamated and celebrated as part of local festivities, in this way there are also Easter and Halloween events, among others.