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Embassies and Consulates
Germany
Punta Conoco 36 SM 24
Tel. 884-5333 / 1898 Fax 887-1283
Mon-Fri 9am-12pm
Embassy : 01-55-5283-2200
Belgium
Ave. Tulum 192 Plaza Tropical L58
Tel 892-2512 Fax 892-2097
Mon-Frir 9am-2pm and 4pm-7pm
Embassy : 01-55-5280-0758
Belize
Ave. Nader 34 esq. Lima
Tels. 887-8417 / 0631 Fax 887-8631
Mon-Frir 9am-1pm
Embassy :01-55-5520-1274
Brazil
Ing. Garcia de la Torre 37SM 2 A
Tel 886-2077, 884-0538 Fax 888-2077
Mon-Fri 8am-2pm
Canada
Plaza Caracol II 3 piso Loc 330
Tel 883-3360 Fax 883-3232
Embassy : 01-55-5724-7900
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Chile
Av. Uxmal Edificio KFC 2 Piso
Tels. 887-1070 ext 102 Fax 884-5843
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Embassy 01-55-5280-9689
Cuba
Pecari 17 SM20
Tel/Fax 884-3423
Embajada 01-55-5280-8563
Mon-Fri 8am-1pm
Denmark
Hotel Omni ZHBlvd. Kukulkan km 16.6
Tels 881-0670/0600 Fax 885-0059
Mon-Fri 8am-6pm
Embassy 01-55-5256-3405
Spain
Blvd. Kukulcan km 6,5
Tel 848-9900 Fax 848-9944
Mon-Fri 10am-1pm
Embassy 01-55-5280-4383
United States
Plaza Caracol II 3 Piso
Tel 883-0272 Fax 883-1373
Mon-Fri 9am-1pm
Embassy 01-55-5080-2000
Finland
Av. Nader 28 Sm 2Edif. Popol Na
Tel 884-1557 Fax 884-1600
Mon-Fri 8am-2pm and 5pm-8pm
Embassy 01-55-5540-6036
France
Alcatraces 68 SM 22
Tel / Fax 884-7022
Mon-Fri,appointment required
Embajada 01-55-5282-9881
UK
The Royal Sands
Tel 881-0100 ext 65898 Fax 848-8229
Mon-Fri 9am-3.30pm
Embassy 01-55-5525-1581
Guatemala
Av. Nader 148 L90-92 Sm3
Tels 884-8286 / 8185 Fax 884-4370
Mon-Fri 9.30am- 1pm
Embassy 01-55-5540-7520 <>
Holland and Netherlands
International Airport
Tel 886-0070 Fax 886-0128
Mon-Fri 9am-1pm
Embassy 01-55-5258-9921
Italy
Alcatraces 39 Sm 22
Tel 884-1261 Fax 884-5412
Mon-Fri 9am-2pm
Embassy 01-55-5596-3655
Norway
Venado 30 SM20
Tel 884-6433 Fax 887-7106
Mon-Fri 9am-1pm
Embassy 01-55-5540-3487
Poland
Av. Nader 42 Sm 2 Edif. Marruecos
Tel 884- 7020 Fax 887-3399
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Embasy 01-55-5550-4878
Sweeden
Cenzontle 2, ZH
Tel 849-7144
Embassy 01-55-5540-6393
Mon-Fri 9am-2pm
Switzerland
Ave.Coba 12 Loc 214
Tel 884-8446 Fax 884-3994
Mon-Fri 9am-1pm Embassy 01-55-5520-3003
Holidays
Jan 1st- New Year
Dec 25th- Christmas Day
Feb 5th- Constitution Day
Feb 24th- Flag`s Day
Mar 21st- Birth of Benito Juarez
May 1st- Workers Day
May 5th- May 5
Sep 16th- Independence Day
Oct 12tht - Columbus Day
Nov 20th - Revolution Day
Cancun Carnival. It takes place during February in downtown Cancun. Parades during the afternoon, popular festivals with live music and fairs during the evening time.
Charity
Ciudad de la Alegria Fundation www.ciudadalegria.org.mx . The project is to build a complex of 10 Homes and buildings, a new concept called Ciudad de la Alegria (city of joy) , which covers the need of health, food, dressing and shelter of the people who temporarily live there, as well as a sports center and a farm.
Shopping
Hotel Zone
La Isla Shopping Mall . Blvd.Kukulkan km 13, Hotel Zone. It has great views on the lagoon. There is a cinema complex, outfit stores, handcrafts and souvenir stores , sports and designer outfit stores, bars, coffee shops, restaurant and one night club/lounge bar.
Plaza Caracol Located at the heart of the Hotel Zone, Plaza Caracol has the most exclusive Mexican and international brands, restaurants and silver handcrafts shops. American and Canadian consulates are located in this mall.
Luxury Avenue Blvd. Kukulcan km 13.5 . Exclusive designers stores, parfum shops, food court and restaurants.
Plaza Flamingo. Blvd Kukulkan km 11. Sport outfits, travel agencies, bars and restaurants.
Plaza Coral Negro Blvd. Kukulcan km 9 Handcrafts and souvenir stores. Braids and tattoos.
Plaza Forum Heart of Cancun night. Bars , night clubs and restaurants.
Downtown Cancun
Plaza Las Americas Sears, Dorians and Liverpool stores. Restaurants and bars, outfit shops, sports and tennis stores, shoe stores, jeweleries and music shops, one food court.
Market 28 .Located in District (supermanzana) 28 Handcrafts and souvernirs. Traditional restaurants.
Kihuic Market Tulum Avenue. Handcrafts..
Arrivals and departures
By air -Cancun International airport is located 15km south of Cancun downtown. It`s one of the most important airports in Southeast Mexico. The traffic includes flights from Europe ,United States, Canada and South America as well as domestic flights from the main cities of Mexico. Duty free shops, handcrafts, coffee shops and restaurants are part of this renewed terminal. To reserve transportation from Cancun Airport to your hotel click HERE.
By sea - Puerto Juárez, 2km from Cancun downtown,it is the port where ferry-boats to Isla Mujeres depart and also the shelter of some fishing boats.Very close, a new development called Puerto Cancun, promises to be a luxury area with marinas, hotels, residences and a port of call for Cruises in Cancun. Some hotels located in Mujeres Bay have docks for small boats and yachts.Properties of Isla Dorada and Pok-ta-Pok located by Nichupte Lagoon have docks for small boats.
By land - Federal Route 307 connects Cancun to the southern turistic corridor Riviera Maya and Tulum, and ends up in Chetumal. The route has 4 ways until Playa del Carmen, from there to Bacalar it is only two ways, and from Bacalar to Chetumal it`s 4 ways again.The speed limit is 110km/h. The route conditions are very good up to Tulum, however from Tulum to Bacalar it is pretty narrow, and from Bacalar to Chetumal the route is new and the condition is very good.
To get to Mérida, 300km far from Cancun, you can take a toll highway. There is an exit in Valladolid and another one in Piste(Chichen Itza). The price of the toll to Merida is around usd30.-and the conditions of the highway are very good. The regular road to Merida has two ways, the conditions are good, however it passes thru dozens of little villages, where it's necesary to slow down . Also many trucks will make this route not appropiate if you wish to arrive quickly.
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Internet
There are many internet-cafes in Downtown Cancun: around the Bus Terminal, Market 28 and Plaza las Americas. Wireless internet is not easy to find nowadays.
Most of the Hotels have a Business center with Broad-band internet access and some of them also have data-ports in each room.
Cinemas
Cinemark Plaza La Isla , Blvd. Kukulcan km 12.5 Hotel Zone
Cinemas Tulum . Tulum Ave. SM 2, Downtown
Cinepolis y Cinepolis VIP Plaza las Americas, Centro
Photos and Video
If you are about to get married or have any event and you need a proffesional team for taking photo and video, please contact us for a quotation
Weddings
Information on wedding planners and events organizers
It is possible to get married in most of the beach Resorts. At Punta Maroma Resort you can have a ceremony by the sea, at Ritz Carlton Cancun or Le Meridien enjoy a luxury buffet. Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach specializes in theme nights for over a thousand guests.Theme parks as Xcaret offers ceremonies in a traditional and natural enviroment.
Foreigners who wish to get married in Mexico should contact a Local Wedding Planner to coordinate the event. At least two days before the wedding the following documents must be shown to local authorities :
Tourist card ( you get it at the Airport)
Birth Certificate (legally stamped and translated to spanish) Blood Tests (VDRL,IRH, VIH) it is possible to do these tests in Cancun for usd 25 per person, no more than 15 days old . Passports . Divorce certificate (only if applies).Name, address, age, nationality and tourist card number of 4 witnesses.
For further inquiries contact the local Registration Office located in Calle Margaritas #. 31 SM. 22 Tel. 884-95-22 Cancún.
There are nine Catholic Churches in Cancun. Cristo Resucitado is located in the Hotel Zone. Tel. 849 50 35.
Time
Time Zone GMT/UTC -6 (USA Central Time)
Electricity
Electricity 110 Volts
Health
Cancun has Public and Private Hospitals, staffed by specialists and emergency physicians.
Hospital General . Andador 5., SM65 Tel 884-2666
Total Assist. Claveles 5 SM 22 Tel 884-8082
Hospital Amat. Av.Nader 13 SM2 Tel 887-4422
Hospital de las Americas. Av. Tulum 260 SM7 Tel 881-3434/3400
IMSS Av. Coba esq. Tulum Tel 884-1980
Red Cross Tel 884-1616
Gay Travellers
Cancun has gay night clubs, located in the downtown area.
Glow. Tulipanes 3 SM22 Tel 898-4552
Karamba. Tulum Ave. and Claveles SM22
Picante. Tulum Ave.SM 22
Disabled travellers
Most of the hotels in Cancun have access ramps and room for disabled people subject to availability. Also malls and cinemas have access ramps and toilets adapted to the disabled people needs.
However, many sidewalks in the Hotel Zone and Cancun Downtown don`t have ramps in the corners.
Night Life
In Cancun there is a great variety of bars, discos and lounges. Within Hotel Zone,areas such as Plaza Forum and Plaza la Isla are the most popular. In Cancun Downtown most of night clubs are in Yaxchilan , Nader and Tulum Ave, and the public is basically local.
Hotel Zone
CocoBongo-A Cancun classic. Latin music, hip-hop, 80s,90s and amazing Las Vegas shows.
The City - The newest night club, opened in 2004. Three levels, dance floor and ocasionally live bands. Laser show and outdoor terrace..
Dady ' O - Right in front of Plaza Forum. Hip-hop, 80s and 90s.It has a dance floor, several floors with tables and bars. Laser shows. Famous Djs.
Dady Rock - Night club for younger and wildest people. Hip-hop, reggae,rock and roll. Live concerts. Contests and prizes. Right next to Dady'O.
Hard Rock Cafe - Restaurant-Bar - Warm atmosphere, decoration dedicated to rock legends. Live bands every night.
Bulldog -Night club. Latin music, hip-hop, reggae, 80's y 90's.
Glazz -Sophistcated disco-resto-bar. Located in Plaza La Isla. Electronic music and hip-hop.
Azucar - Salsa. Dance floor. Singers and live shows. Next to Hotel Dreams.
Carlos'n Charlies - Plaza Forum. Bar with a small dance floor. Latin, 80`s and 90`s, live shows.
Downtown Cancun
Mambo Café. Night club. Latin music. Salsa, merengue, 80's and 90's. Good size wooden dance floor, tables and bars around it.Located in Plaza las Americas.
Jazz Club Roots . Art and music till 2am. Caribbean cuisine and romantic enviroment. Live bands.
Getting around
Car and motorcycle In Cancun there are many car , scooter and motorcycle rental agencies. Kukulkan Boulevard is the main road in Cancun Hotel Zone; it is 20km long, with 4 ways. Along this boulevard you can find hotels, malls , beaches , restaurants and also get to Cancun downtown, which starts in km.0 of this road.
To travel further from Cancun, independently,and taking the Federal Route 307 you get to Playa del Carmen 60km south of Cancun, Puerto Morelos 30km or Tulum 120km. Taking the toll highway to Merida, it's possible to get to Chichen Itza (2hours from Cancun) exit in Piste; one suggestion for the way back : stop in Valladolid, a little colonial town which will make you feel closer to colonial mexican roots.
By bycicle - Bycicle rental is not very popular in Cancun. However, there is a bycicle way that runs paralel to the Blvd. Kukulkan , which is interrupted in some sections, that makes bikers to have to descend from their bycicles or to have to circulate in the main road (which is not safe) . It is not recommended to go out from the hotel zone by bycicle, because in Cancun Downtwon there are no special ways for bikes, and the traffic is very heavy.
Public Transport It is possible to move within Hotel Zone and to Cancun Downtown by public bus (camion), they circulate every 2 or 3 minutes all day long and every 8-10 minutes during the night time.It`s safe and cheap to travel by bus. The route starts in Downtown Cancun and covers 20km of the Hotel Zone (both ways) So if you wish to visit downtown restaurants and markets , or simply get out from Cancun luxurious Hotel Zone to know the way of living of mexican locals, a bus trip is a recomendable option.
From the long distance Bus Terminal it is possible to get buses to most of the cities of southeast Mexico, Yucatan, Campeche, Oaxaca, Chiapas ,Veracruz, Tabasco and Mexico City.
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