A high view over a thatched palapa roof, a pool, and palms toward turquoise water and a white beach in the Cancún Hotel Zone

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The Cancún Hotel Zone

I took this from up high in the Cancún Hotel Zone, in October 2016, looking out over a thatched palapa roof, a pool, and palms toward a white beach and turquoise water. Darker patches of reef showed through the shallows, and the sky was mostly blue with a few scattered clouds. It was a warm afternoon, around 85, with a light breeze.

This was at Punta Cancún, at the northern bend of the Hotel Zone. I took the photo from a high floor, looking down on the water and the roof below.

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