The primary resort zone is located on a long is-land at the southeast tip of Mexico's YucatanPeninsula. Viewed from above, it resembles agigantic \"L\" stretching out towards the Carib-bean. Three decades ago, Cancun was.just a small fishingvillage with 300 residents. However, after more and morevisitors became enchanted by its stunning coastal scen-ery and mysterious Mayan relics, it quickly grew into aworld-renowned tourist resort. Now, more than 2 milliontourists visit the city annually.