what time zone is cancun, mexico in
The entire state of Quintana Roo, where Cancun is located (capital is Chetumal), will officially change time zones from Central Standard Time (CST) to Eastern Standard Time (EST). Cancun is south of Mobile, Ala., which is in the eastern third of the Central time zone in America. After more than two years of efforts by the state government and several hotel owners in Cancun, as of last Dec. 4, the Mexican government gave the green light to change Quintana Roo's time zone.