DK Travel : Cancún and the Yucatán : Editor's choice

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El Meco Ruins, Cancún

The ruins of an important Mayan city, probably founded in about AD 300. On its palaces and squat main pyramid are impressive carvings of animals and monsters.
El Rey Ruins, Cancún

This was a relatively small Mayan city, but its layout, including a clearly visible “main street”, makes it easy to imagine people coming and going, buying and selling.
Enchiladas

In southern Mexico, these rolled soft tortillas with various fillings tend to be served with a rich mole sauce.
Fajitas

Pan-fried meat or seafood served sizzling with bowls of onions, refried beans, chili sauce, guacamole, and tortillas.
Gran Cenote

The Cobá road north from Tulum is one of the best places to find swimmable cenotes, and this is one of the most beautiful, a crystal-clear pool that’s a must for swimmers and snorkelers.
Ikkil Cenote

A huge, circular pit filled with a beautiful underground pool – now the center of a private nature park. You can swim in the cenote pool and dine in the restaurant up above it.
Mayapán

The last big Mayan city, and one that dominated the Yucatán for 200 years after 1200. Its buildings often “mimic” Chichén Itzá and have well-preserved frescoes.
Moon Palace

One of the largest and most lavishly equipped of the Riviera’s all-inclusive resort complexes, in its own area of jungle to the south of Cancún.
Museo de Antropología e Historia, Cancún

Ceramics, fine jade and coral jewelry, carvings, and household objects from sites around Quintana Roo state, in engaging, well-labelled displays.
Muyil Ruins

Location is the attraction of this old, atmospheric Mayan city: in hot, steamy jungle between the Highway and Lake Chunyaxché, in the Sian Ka’an reserve.