What is the difference between cancun and cancun-riviera maya?

Question

What is the difference between cancun and cancun-riviera maya?

Answer 1

Cancun is the city proper.  Riviera Maya encompasses the region, extending primarily down the coast from Cancun.

Answer 2

Hello,

The Rivieria Maya is south of cancun about 30 minutes. Most of the hotels are spread apart vs right next door to each other.

Answer 3

Cancun is mostly thought of as the island shaped like the number seven that is connected to the mainland by two bridges.  That's where the the resort hotels and the best beaches are.  The top part of the seven connects to "old" Cancun--the part of the town that was there before the resort construction began.  The bottom part of the seven connect to the mainland where the Cancun airport is.

Riviera Maya are all the other towns on that side of the Yucatan peninsula, including:

Akumal

Cozumel

Isla Holbox

Mahahual

Playa del Carmen, Playacar

Puerto Aventuras

Puerto Morelos

Soliman Bay & Tankah Bay

Tulum

South Quintana Roo

Xcalak

Answer 4

Cancun-Riviera Maya has a lot of excellent history behind it and Cancun is a city in Mexico.

Answer 5

One is easier to say.

Answer 6

Riviera Maya is the whole coastal region around Cancun.