Independence Day in Cancún
On the night of the 15 September, Mexico's Independence celebrations begin with El Grito, meaning "the shout", referring to the call for independence by the country's liberator, Padre Miguel Hidalgo. Downtown Cancún, the hotel zones and the nearby Isla de Mujeres come alive with a celebration of all things Mexican.
There are food stalls, crafts stalls and musicians performing in restaurants and hotels all over the city. Revellers knock back plenty of tequila in true unwaning Mexican fashion and dance the night away in the many discos.
On the Isla de Mujeres there is an outdoor music and dance evening when all the locals come out in their finery to dance to cumbia, a catchy type of music that is highly popular all over Mexico, Central America and South America.
| Town Information: | Cancún |
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| Directions: | On the northern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula, in the southern region of the Gulf of Mexico. |
| Other Information: | Cancún |
| Website: | All About Cancun Website |
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| Name: | Cancún Tourism Bureau |
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| Location: | Cancún |
| Address: | 5, Avenue Tulum, Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico, 77500 |
| Email: | webmaster@gocancun.com |
| Phone: | +52 (0) 99 8881 9000 |
| Name: | Fondo Nacional de Fomento al Turismo (FONATUR) |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Address: | 22nd Floor, Insurgentes Sur 800, Colonia del Valle, 03100 México DF, Mexico |
| Phone: | +52 5 687 2697 or +52 250 01 23 01 53 (travel hotline) |
| Fax: | +52 5 687 5052 |
| Name: | Mexico Tourist Office |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Address: | Avenida Nuevo León No 56, Colonia Hipódromo Condesa, C.P. 06100, Delegación Cuauhtémoc, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| Email: | uk@visitmexico.com |
| Phone: | +52 55 5212 0257 or +44 (0) 20 7488 9392 (UK) |
