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Chichen Itza
Magnificent pre-Columbian Mayan city dominated by the step pyramid El Castillo on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Quintana Roo
Yucatán, Mexico · North America
About Quintana Roo
Quintana Roo is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Cenotillo, 24km from Cenote Ik Kil.
Quintana Roo is in Yucatán, Mexico, with about 942 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Cenotillo, about 11 km away.
Quintana Roo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 11 municipalities, and its capital city is Chetumal.
Quintana Roo is located on the eastern part of the Yucatán Peninsula and isRead more
bordered by the states of Campeche to the west and Yucatán to the northwest, and by the Orange Walk and Corozal districts of Belize, along with an offshore borderline with Belize District to the south. As Mexico's easternmost state, Quintana Roo has a coastline to the east with the Caribbean Sea and to the north with the Gulf of Mexico. The state previously covered 44,705 square kilometers (17,261 sq mi) and shared a small border with Guatemala in the southwest of the state. However, in 2013, Mexico's Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation resolved the boundary dispute between Quintana Roo, Campeche, and Yucatán stemming from the creation of the Calakmul municipality by Campeche in 1997, siding with Campeche and thereby benefiting Yucatán.
Quintana Roo is home to the city of Cancún, the islands of Cozumel and Isla Mujeres, and the towns of Bacalar, Playa del Carmen and Akumal, as well as the ancient Maya ruins of Chacchoben, Cobá, Kohunlich, Muyil, Tulum, Xel-Há, San Gervasio and Xcaret. The Sian Ka'an biosphere reserve is also located in the state. The statewide population is expanding at a rapid rate due to the construction of hotels and the demand for workers. Many migrants come from Yucatán, Campeche, Tabasco, and Veracruz. The state is frequently hit by severe hurricanes due to its exposed location, among the most severe being Hurricane Dean in 2007, which made landfall with sustained winds of 280 km/h (170 mph), with gusts up to 320 km/h (200 mph).
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What is there to see near Quintana Roo?
Within an hour or so of Quintana Roo: Chichen Itza (22 km), Cenote Ik Kil (24 km), Izamal (41 km), Valladolid (49 km).
Where is Quintana Roo?
Quintana Roo is in Yucatán, Mexico, about 11 km from Cenotillo.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 942
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Mexico
- Region
- Yucatán
- Timezone
- America/Merida
- Coordinates
- 20.8688, -88.6311
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Essential numbers in Mexico
Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.
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Worth the detour from Quintana Roo
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Cenote Ik Kil
A stunning open-air cenote with vines cascading 26 meters down limestone walls into crystal-clear turquoise water.
24 km · about 30 min drive
photogenic
Izamal
The "Yellow City": nearly every building painted egg-yolk ochre, built around the vast Franciscan monastery of San Antonio de Padua, whose atrium is second in size only to the Vatican's and which sits atop a Maya pyramid.
41 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Valladolid
A charming colonial town known for its pastel-colored buildings, the stunning Convent of San Bernardino, and nearby cenotes.
49 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
Cenote Zací
A half-collapsed cenote right in central Valladolid, a few blocks from the plaza: black catfish in green water, curtains of vine hanging from the open roof, and a swim you can walk to from your hotel.
49 km · about 55 min drive
ancient ruins
Ek' Balam
A walled Maya city north of Valladolid where you can still climb the Acropolis past the plaster stucco jaws of a monster-mouth doorway guarding a king's tomb. Far quieter than Chichén Itzá an hour away.
51 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
Cenote Suytun
A mystical underground cenote where a single beam of sunlight pierces through a hole in the cave ceiling onto a circular stone platform.
56 km · about 65 min drive
When to drive here
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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