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• MARKET 28 read more ›
  (SM 28 Cancun Downtown. )
  The biggest flea market in Cancun is located downtown. Visitors can find typical Mexican food, silver jewelry, hammocks and crafts, all at prices lower than many other stores in the hotel zone. Be prepared to haggle.

• CANCUN UNDERWATER MUSEUM read more ›
  (At National Marine Park Punta Nizuc. Tel. +52 998-848-831)
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  At this protected park, divers and snorkelers can see 400 submerged works of art that have been added to the natural coral reef. The sculptures, by artist Jason deCaires Taylor, are designed to become artifi cial reefs themselves.

• PUERTO MADERO read more ›
  (Blvd Kukulcan Km. 14. Tel. +52 998-885-282)
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  Select meats, fish and shellfish, prepared with Argentinean gusto, are on the menu at this Buenos Aires-themed restaurant. Enjoy the sunset view over smoked marlin carpaccio. $$$$

• CLASSICO CANCUN read more ›
  (Bonampak Ave, 77 Plaza Peninsula. Tel. +52 998-802-171)
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  With a light-up dancefloor, this club looks like a 1980s discotheque, but that’s as far as the similarities go. The DJs mainly play contemporary pop hits, and the clubgoers are trendy.

• AKTUN CHEN read more ›
  (66 miles south of Cancun. Tel. +52 984-806-496)
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  At this eco adventure park, you can explore ancient caves with a spelunking specialist, fly through a jungle canopy on a series of zip lines, snorkel in a crystal clear cenote (a waterfi lled sinkhole) and interact with local fauna.

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Fun Fact!
Many ancient Mayans preferred mates that had artifi cially flattened skulls and permanently crossed eyes.