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Barcelo Tucancun Beach All Inclusive is located on Nichupte Lagoon, nine miles from downtown Cancun, and approximately 16 miles from Cancun International Airport. This location is also next to Kukulcan Plaza, a mile from La Isla shopping center, and 45 miles from Playa del Carmen. Hotel amenities include the onsite casino, tennis, hammocks, windsurfing, scuba diving, three swimming pools (one for kids and one with a spa tub), and theater with nightly entertainment. El Caffee has international cuisine served buffet-style, La Claraboya has a la carte seafood dinners and requires reservations, Don Quijote's Spanish cuisine is served buffet-style, Mexico Lindo has Mexican cuisine for dinner only, and Barcelo Tucancun's four bars include three swim-up bars and one lobby bar. The all-inclusive plan covers entertainment, meals, and drinks. The majority of amenities and activities at this resort are included in the room rate. All rooms feature air-conditioning, satellite TV, telephones, hairdryers, irons and ironing boards, clock radios, coffeemakers, and minibars stocked with domestic beer, soft drinks, juices, and mineral water.
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Barcelo Tucancun Beach All Inclusive Property Information:
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Rooms:
332
Floors:
6
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- On Beach
- First class
- Beach
- Car rental desk
- Meeting room
- Dining
- Swimming pool
- Golf
- Family rooms
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Barcelo Tucancun Beach All Inclusive Reservation Policies:
Check-In:
1500
Check-Out:
1200
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Cancun Events & Entertainment
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In Mexico, holidays fall into three categories: Catholic religious holidays, national holidays celebrating historical events and civic holidays honoring a particular town or village. In Mexico there are fiestas held to celebrate holidays and also just to celebrate nothing in particular. Almost all celebrations have quantities of food, drink and music. Attending any one of these events is an enjoyable introduction to the culture.
January 1:
New Year's Day is celebrated throughout the region.
January 6:
El Día de Los Reyes (Feast of the Epiphany, or Three Kings Day) is the traditional day of gift-giving.
February-March:
Carnaval (Mardi Gras) festivities take place the week before Lent, with parades, floats, outdoor dancing, music, and fireworks.
March 13 - April 1:
Lasser Sailing Show
March 21 and September 21:
At the Equinoxes, Kukulcán, the plumed serpent deity, appears to emerge from his temple atop El Castillo Pyramid at Chichén Itzá (west of Cancún) and slithers down to earth.
Late April:
The Sol a Sol International Regatta launched from St. Petersburg, Florida, arrives in Isla Mujeres, an island offshore from Cancún, sparking regional dances and a general air of festivity.
Late April-June:
Billfish Tournaments take place in Cozumel, Puerto Aventuras, and Cancún.
Early May:
Regatta al Sol brings a fleet of sailboats from Pensacola, Florida, to Isla Mujeres.
May 10 - 13:
The Cancún Jazz Festival, an annual event since 1991, has featured such top musicians as Wynton Marsalis and Gato Barbieri. See info on this year's event.
June 25 - 28:
CHIC, The Caribbean Hotel International Congress. (Caribbean Hotel Association)
September 15-16:
Independence Day, the commemoration of a historic speech, known as the grito (shout), by Independence leader Padre Miguel Hidalgo, is celebrated throughout Mexico with fireworks and parties.
October 4-6:
Mexican Caribbean Travel Mart. Destination showcase for the international travel industry.
October 27- November 4:
ITU Triathalon World Cup
November 1-2:
On the Day of the Dead, or All Saints' Day, Mexicans all over the country visit cemeteries to construct marigold-strewn altars on the graves of loved ones and ancestors and to symbolically share a meal with them by leaving offerings and having graveside picnics. Bakers herald the annual return of the departed from the spirit world with pastry skulls and candy.
November 10 -11:
International Caribbean Cultural Festival
November 29-December 8:
Fiesta of Isla Mujeres honors the island's patron saint, as members of various guilds stage processions, dances, and bullfights.
Early December:
Cancún Fair serves as a nostalgia trip for provincials who now live along the Caribbean shore but still remember the small-town fiestas back home.
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Cancun Destination Overview
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Cancún has 200-plus days of sun a year and a temperature that averages 80F. With these statistics, it isn't hard to understand why it is Mexico's top tourist destination. Located on the tip of the Yucatan peninsula, its beaches are unparalleled, broad expanses of gleaming white sand stretched out beside the clear blue-green waters of the Caribbean. Over 700 years ago, Cancún was home to the great Mayan civilization. Today, this exotic paradise joins the ancient past to the present as one of the world's most modern and exciting resort areas.
A wide range of restaurants, vivacious night life, a variety of shopping opportunities, and the overall tropical atmosphere draw over two million visitors a year. The hotel zone, which is what most tourists think of as Cancún, is a fourteen mile long, thin island shaped like a "7." To the North is the Caribbean Sea with wide open beaches and strong waves. To the west the shore is buffeted by Isla Mujeres (Isle of Women), causing calmer waters. To the south, between the island and the mainland is the Nichupte Lagoon which is perfect for all water sports.
It is this island that was created specifically for its present purpose, as the ideal vacation destination in a totally natural tropical setting accompanied by all the amenities of life in the 21st century. Mainland Cancún has a much different ambience than the hotel zone, because it is an area of permanent residence for some 450,000 people. It offers markets instead of malls, and street vendors and outdoor cafes rather than air-conditioned restaurants. Downtown Cancún has little of the glamor of the hotel zone, but is a fast growing and interesting city to visit. Visitors who are nostalgic for their home cities will be comforted to know that the developers of Cancún included businesses such as Outback Steakhouse, Dunkin' Donuts, Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, McDonalds, WalMart and Blockbuster.
The whole family is welcome and appreciated in Cancún. Much thought and preparation has gone into developing attractions that will be of interest to family members of all ages. AquaWorld is one such facility. It offers wave runners, water skiing, windsurfing, catamarans, paddle boats, sailboats, kayaks, floats and boogie boards. There is even a sub sea explorer craft with large glass windows built into the sides for underwater viewing of fish, coral formations, turtles, and other marine life.
There is no excuse not to have fun! Children will also enjoy time spent at Xcaret, the waterside theme park. The Cancún Convention Center is the site of a variety of performing arts events, as well as displays of paintings and sculpture. Cancún has a wide choice of nighttime entertainment. Most of the hotels on the island have discos where dancing continues through the night into the early morning hours.
Ballet Folklórico de Mexico performs nightly at the Continental Villas Plaza Hotel. Latin music is performed live at several clubs and attracts people of all ages. Rock 'n roll oldies bring crowds of dancers to Planet Hollywood and the Hard Rock Café. Comedy acts and romantic dinner cruises round out the nighttime offerings. Holidays and fiestas provide additional reasons to celebrate the beauty and joy of time spent in Cancún.
In the church plaza, intricate dances passed down from family to family since ancient times, continue for hours. Dancers dress in symbolic costumes of vivid colors. Some villages even offer a bullfight as part of the festivities. However, in the Yucatan, both the bull and the matador are required to end the contest unharmed. Live music accompanies the performance.
In the end, the bull is untied and returns to his rural home. There is never a season of the year that isn't just the right time to step back from life's hectic pace and visit Cancún.
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