The city of Cancún is located on the coast of the Yucatán Peninsula, in the northeast of the state of Quintana Roo, in the southeastern part of Mexico. Here nature has created picturesque beaches and transformed the natural beauty of this place into a popular holiday destination. Cancun is the center of the Riviera Maya holiday resort and has about 630,000 inhabitants. A popular destination is the Zona Hotelera, which has transformed a small fishing village into a unique holiday destination.