where cancun is located
Location and Maps of Cancun Mexico. Cancun is located in the eastern Mexican state of Quintana Roo on the Yucatan Peninsular. It is just south of the Strait of Yucatan that divides the Mexican Gulf and the Caribbean Sea.At the other side of the Strait of Yucatan, about 400 miles from the State of Quintana Roo is Cuba.Towards the south, the Yucatan peninsula borders Belize and Guatemala. The city of Cancun is actually a few miles away from the Cancun hotel area.Most hotels are built on a long but narrow peninsula, so that they have a beach to both sides.owards the south, the Yucatan peninsula borders Belize and Guatemala. The city of Cancun is actually a few miles away from the Cancun hotel area. Most hotels are built on a long but narrow peninsula, so that they have a beach to both sides.