*QUINTANA ROO*





History: The region now occupied by Quintana Roo was one of the most populated of the ancient Mayan Empire. Currently survive multiple ethnic groups and archaeological sites among which Chacchoben, Chakanbakán, Chamax, Coba, Dzibanché, Ichpaatán, Kohunlich, Muyil, Oxtankah, Tankah, Tulum, Tupac, Xel-Ha and Xcaret.

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Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states with the Federal District form the 32 states of Mexico. It is located east of Yucatan Peninsula, On the border with Central. It borders the states of Yucatan northwestward Campeche west on the north by the Gulf of Mexico to the south Rio Hondo defines its border with Belize and some signs of stone placed on your saw (The Mojoneras) Demarcating its border with Guatemala. The beaches east of its territory is washed by the waters of Caribbean Sea, Which is why this state is known worldwide as the "Mexican Caribbean. It is with Baja California Sur the youngest institution in the country (both promoted from Federal Territory a free and sovereign state, on October 8, 1974) and from 1997 maintains a boundary dispute with the states of Yucatan and Campeche, for an approximate area of 10,200 km ².