Créditos do vídeo: Joana Nascimento | @instagram.com/in_the_mood_to_travel/

  • Cancun is a city in southeastern Mexico
  • Features a huge variety of beaches and outdoor activities
  • Local currency is the Mexican Peso
  • Language is Spanish, but it is very common to hear the typical “Portunhol”, which is widely spoken in Cancun
  • Nightlife always very lively

Weather

Quintana Roo | Créditos: Unsplash
  • Best time to visit cancún is from February to May
  • The summers in Cancún are hot, oppressive, wet, and overcast; winter is pleasant, muggy and with almost cloudless skies. Throughout the year, the temperature generally ranges from 20 °C to 32 °C and is rarely below 15 °C or above 34 °C.

Transports

Public transport is the most advisable due to the high cost of renting a car.

Best Beaches 

Isla Mujeres – Fernanda Pierotti | @www.instagram.com/zoomarineweddings
  • Playa Delfines
  • Playa Tortugas
  • Playa Langosta
  • Playa Punta Cancún
  • Playa Chac Mool
  • Playa Linda
  • Playa NortePlaya Marlin
  • Playa Gaivota Azul

Restaurants

  • Lorenzillo`s 
  • Porfirio`s Cancún
  • Taqueria Copapenitos
  • Pescaditos
  • Puerto Madero
  • Puerto SantoTypical Food
  • Cochinita pibil
  • Cancun Enchiladas
  • Crab cakes
  • Tacos de Pescado (Fish Tacos)
  • Lime Soup
  • Carne de cerdo adobada (Pork Meat)
  • Burritos
  • Pescados
  • Ceviches

Famous drinks:

  • Tequila
  • Marguerita
  • Piña Colada

Recomended activities

Xcaret – Iolanda Grenha | https://iolandagrenha.com/
  •  Isla Mujeres
  • Museo Subacuático de Arte
  • Jungle Tour
  • Ruínas Maias
  • Coco Bongo Cancún
  • Mayan Museum of Cancún
  • Torre Escencia
  • Xoximilco Cancún by Xcaret
  • Chichén Itzá
  • Rio Secreto
  • Punta Laguna Nature Reserve
  • Parque Nacional Isla Contoy
  • Cenotes Sac Actun
  • Cenotes Chaak Tun
  • Selvática
  • Xavage Park by Xcaret
  • Isla Mujeres
  • Underwater Museum of Art
  • Jungle Tour
  • Mayan Ruins
  • Coco Bongo Cancún
  • Mayan Museum of Cancún
  • Torre Escencia
  • Xoximilco Cancún by Xcaret
  • Chichén Itzá
  • Rio Secreto (Secret River)
  • Punta Laguna Nature Reserve
  • Isla Contoy National Park
  • Cenotes Sac Actun
  • Cenotes Chaak Tun
  • Selvática
  • Xavage Park by Xcaret
Chichen Itza – Joana Nascimento | Instagram: @in_the_mood_to_travel
Isla Mujeres | Créditos: Unsplash

Needed to travel in Mexico (Cancún)

  • Even without the need for a tourist visa, Portuguese people who intend to visit Mexico should keep in mind that some documents will be requested by the authorities upon arrival in the country.
  • Round-trip air ticket
  • Proof of accommodation in the country (hotel voucher, containing information about the period of stay and address)
  • Proof of financial capacity to pay for the trip, as well as the entire time spent in the country (credit cards, cash)
  • Passport valid for at least 6 months from the date of departure
  • Duly filled out tourist card

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