The Yucatan Peninsula

Situated between the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, the Yucatan Peninsula comprises the Mexican states of Yucatan, Campeche and Quintana Roo. This area boasts 320 days of sunshine per year and warm weather year-round. Add to that gorgeous white sand beaches with clear turquoise water, the world's second-largest coral reef right off the coast and the opportunity to practice every watersport imaginable, and you've got a great destination for a beach vacation. But the attractions the Yucatan Peninsula offers go far beyond its beaches. You'll find ecological parks and reserves, Maya archaeological sites, and colonial towns with churches, convents and haciendas to visit.

Explore Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula:

• Cancun, Quintana Roo
• The Mayan Riviera
• Merida, Yucatan
• Mayan archaeological sites of the Yucatan Peninsula

_{Satellite image of the Yucatan Peninsula courtesy of NASA.}