Facts about Mexico Yucatan Peninsula

Yucatan Peninsula is located in the southeastern Mexico and it separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico and creates a geographical partition between the region of Central America and the rest of North America. Yucatan Peninsula consists of Mexican States Yucatan, Campeche, and Quintana Roo, the northern part of the nation Belize and Guatemala. Most of the peninsula is composed of carbonate and soluble rocks, limestones and dolomites.






Travel to Yucatan Peninsula includes the journey through Cancun, Playa Del Carmen, Cozumel and Mayan Riviera. Yucatan Peninsula is the home of Mayan Civilization before it was conquered by the Spanish rulers in the 16th century. Majority of the population in Yucatan Peninsula is of Mayan descendants and many of them still speak Mayan language. Present day Yucatan has integrated into Mexico and many people have moved to larger cities to benefit from the economic opportunities. Yucatan Peninsula especially the Mayan Riviera right from Cancun is the most favorite region for the international tourists. In many of the areas in Yucatan Peninsula, Mayan culture, traditions, language, and identity are still very much alive.

Facts about Mexico Mayan Maps 2010

Maya is an ancient civilization in Mexico and the adjective Mayan generally refers to the local people of Mayan parts of Mexico, and Central America and their culture, language and history. Maya civilization is well known all over the world for its art, culture, architecture, mathematical and astronomical systems. Mayan people had the most developed and complex system of writing in the whole of the Americas.




Geographical extents of Maya area or Maya civilization stretches from southern Mexican states to the northern Central America and the present day nations of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador. Climate in the Mayan region varies drastically, as it encompasses a vast landscape from mountains to the semi-arid plains. Moreover, some of the low lying areas are prone to damages by the frequent hurricanes and tropical storms of the Caribbean Sea. Mayan Map is generally divided into three zones Southern Maya Highlands, and Central and Northern Maya Lowlands. Maya Art, Architecture, Writing System (Maya Script), Writing Tools, Pyramids and Observatories are famous all over the world.