Aerial of the hotel zone with the turquoise waters of Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

Aerial of the hotel zone with the turquoise waters of Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

Punta Cancun Lighthouse, Cancun, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Marina Puerto Cancun Shopping Mall, Cancun, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Shark Tower at dusk, Puerto Cancun, Cancun, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Snorkeler photographing Green Turtle in Caribbean Sea near Cancun Mexico.

Shark Tower at dusk, Puerto Cancun, Cancun, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Coco Bongo Night Club, Cancun, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Chacmool Beach, Cancun, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Chacmool Beach, Cancun, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Punta Cancun Lighthouse, Cancun, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Chacmool Beach, Cancun, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Great egret (Ardea alba), Punta Cancun, Cancun, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Great egret (Ardea alba), Punta Cancun, Cancun, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Shark Tower, Puerto Cancun, Cancun, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Shark Tower, Puerto Cancun, Cancun, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Puerto Cancun, Cancun, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Shark Tower, Puerto Cancun, Cancun, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Shark Tower, Puerto Cancun, Cancun, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Shark Tower at dusk, Puerto Cancun, Cancun, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Shark Tower at dusk, Puerto Cancun, Cancun, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

View of long white sandy beach at Playa Delfines, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, North America

View of hotels and beach, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of chilies stuffed with cheese in restaurant, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, North America

View of hotel and golf course, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of chilies stuffed with cheese in restaurant, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, North America

Hotel strip, Cancun, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Woman sitting at pool, Cancun, Mexico, North America

View of Cancun and Mirador Letters at Playa Delfines, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, North America

View of long white sandy beach at Playa Delfines, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, North America

View of Mexican chocolate tasting dishes, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, North America

View of hotels and beach, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

Swimming pool over the turquoise waters of Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

View of wall art (murals) at Playa Delfines, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, North America

View of long white sandy beach at Playa Delfines, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, North America

View of colourful Tequila bottles, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, North America

View of hotels and beach, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of colourful pottery souvenirs, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, North America

View of hotels and beach, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of long white sandy beach at Playa Delfines, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, North America

View of long white sandy beach at Playa Delfines, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, North America

View of hotels and beach, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of hotels and beach, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of long white sandy beach at Playa Delfines, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, North America

View of colourful pottery souvenirs, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, North America

View of hotels and beach, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of Mexican chocolate tasting dishes, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, North America

View of colourful Mexican Sombrero souvenirs, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, North America

View of hotels and palm trees, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of wall art (murals) at Playa Delfines, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, North America

View of long white sandy beach at Playa Delfines, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, North America

Swimming pool over the turquoise waters of Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

View of Cancun and Mirador Letters at Playa Delfines, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, North America

View of colourful fabric souvenirs, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, North America

View of Cancun souvenirs, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of hotels and beach, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of hotels and beach, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of hotels and beach, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

Airplane wing against a blue sky at dusk above Cancun, Mexico, North America

View of hotels and beach, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

Hotel area, Cancun, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

View of long white sandy beach at Playa Delfines, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, North America

View of long white sandy beach at Playa Delfines, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, North America

View of hotels and beach, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of colourful wall painting, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of long white sandy beach at Playa Delfines, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, North America

View of hotels and beach, Hotel Zone, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of palm trees and Playa Delfines, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of palm trees and Playa Delfines, Cancun, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

Pool at a resort facing the Caribbean Sea, Cancun, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Statue of Chac-Mool, Cancun, Quitana Roo, Mexico, North America

Yoga on the beach, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Ultramar ferry boat arriving at Isla Mujeres, Caribbean Coast, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

Playa del Carmen, south of Cancun, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Ultramar ferry boat arriving at Isla Mujeres, Caribbean Coast, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

Ultramar ferry boat arriving at Isla Mujeres, Caribbean Coast, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

People on Playa Norte beach, Isla Mujeres, Caribbean Coast, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

People bathing in lagoon at Mia Reef Hotel, Isla Mujeres, Caribbean Coast, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

Playa del Carmen, south of Cancun, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Playa del Carmen, south of Cancun, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Hotel area, Cancun, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Hotel area of Cancun, Cancun, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Hotel area, Cancun, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Hotel Maroma, south of Cancun, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Hotel area, Cancun, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Beach, Cancun, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Hotel area of Cancun, Cancun, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Beach in hotel zone, Cancun, Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, North America

Hotel area, Cancun, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Playa del Carmen, south of Cancun, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Beach near Las Perlas, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Sign at Playa del Carmen, south of Cancun, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Hotel area, Cancun, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Hotel area, Cancun, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Hotel strip, Cancun, Yucatan, Mexico, Central America

Cancun, mega-resort with view north along the main beach and hotel zone from Punta Nizuc toward Punta Cancun, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Souvenir store selling sombreros, Cancun, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Mayan girl, Cancun, Yucatan, Mexico

Ladies in Mayan costume outside a souvenir store, Cancun, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Mexican aztec dress gods at Grand Palladium White Sand Resort and Spa in Riviera Maya, Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Mexico. Aztec clothing was generally loose fitting and did not completely cover the body. When the Spanish arrived in Mexico, the people were surprised to see them in their full armour, with only their faces exposed. Aztec clothes were generally made of cotton (which was imported) or ayate fiber, made from the Maguey Cactus (also called the Century Plant or American Aloe). Women would weave the fibers into clothing, a task girls were taught as young teenagers. Because of their vast trading network, the Aztecs were able to make use of a beautiful array of dyes, creating the brilliant