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XHPCPQ-FM
XHNUC-FM 105.1 is a radio station in Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico, known as Radio Turquesa. It is owned by Grupo Turquesa and was founded by Gaston Alegre López, a longtime radio entrepreneur, hotel owner, and Partido de la Revolución Democrática, PRD politician in the state. XHNUC "Radio Turquesa" is not to be confused with sister station XHCANQ-FM 102.7 "Turquesa Pop", which is commonly owned but a noncommercial (permit) station. Radio Turquesa is heard statewide and in parts of Yucatán on several repeaters and additional stations owned by Grupo Turquesa. Repeaters XHNUC-FM is the only station in Mexico to have non-co-channel repeaters on the same concession. Authorized in the 1990s, the network gives XHNUC coverage of key population centers in Quintana Roo. In 1999, the network was partially closed in evident political retribution for Alegre's candidacy for Governor of Quintana Roo; a federal court ordered the transmitters returned to service in 2000, ruling that the sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cancún
Cancún is the most populous city in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, located in southeast Mexico on the northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula. It is a significant tourist destination in Mexico and the seat of the municipality of Benito Juárez Municipality, Quintana Roo, Benito Juárez. The city is situated on the Caribbean Sea and is one of Mexico's easternmost points. Cancún is located just north of Mexico's Caribbean coast resort area known as the Riviera Maya. Etymology and coat of arms According to early Spanish sources, the island of Cancún was originally known to its Maya peoples, Maya inhabitants as (), meaning either 'Wiktionary:promontory, promontory' or 'point of grass'. The name ''Cancún'', ''Cancum'' or ''Cankun'' first appears on 18th-century maps. In older English-language documents, the city's name is sometimes spelled ''Cancoon'', an attempt to convey the sound of the name. ''Cancún'' is derived from the Mayan name , composed of 'snake' and the v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lázaro Cárdenas, Quintana Roo
Lázaro Cárdenas () is one of the Municipalities of Quintana Roo, eleven municipalities that make up the List of states of Mexico, Mexican state of Quintana Roo. Its municipal seat is the town of Kantunilkín, which was founded on 10 October 1859. Its borders are, to the west, the municipalities of Tizimín Municipality, Tizimín and Chemax Municipality, Chemax in the state of Yucatán (state), Yucatán, to the east the municipalities of Isla Mujeres (municipality), Isla Mujeres and Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo, Benito Juárez, and to the south Solidaridad, Quintana Roo, Solidaridad. It is named after Lázaro Cárdenas del Río who was President of Mexico from 1934 to 1940. Geography Like most of the Yucatan Peninsula, Lázaro Cárdenas is entirely flat with a gentle slope towards the sea, so from west to east. Like the rest of the peninsula's surface, the land has a limestone base that does not allow the formation of surface water flows such as rivers and streams, the water in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temax
Temax is a town and the municipal seat of the Temax Municipality, Yucatán in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar .... As of 2010, the town has a population of 6,239. Demographics References Populated places in Yucatán {{Yucatán-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolás Bravo, Quintana Roo
Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to: People Given name * Nicolas (given name) Mononym * Nicolas (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer * Nicolas (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian footballer Surname Nicolas * Dafydd Nicolas (c.1705–1774), Welsh poet * Jean Nicolas (1913–1978), French international football player * Nicholas Harris Nicolas (1799–1848), English antiquary * Paul Nicolas (1899–1959), French international football player * Robert Nicolas (1595–1667), English politician Nicolás * Adolfo Nicolás (1936–2020), Superior General of the Society of Jesus * Eduardo Nicolás (born 1972), Spanish former professional tennis player Other uses * Nicolas (wine retailer), a French chain of wine retailers * ''Le Petit Nicolas'', a series of children's books by René Goscinny See also * San Nicolás (other) * Nicholas (other) * Nicola (other) * Nikola Nikola () is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek '' Nikolaos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José María Morelos, Quintana Roo
José María Morelos is the municipal seat and largest city in José María Morelos Municipality in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 11,750 persons. José María Morelos was established in the 19th century with the purpose of exporting wood and . It was originally called Kilómetro 50, since it was from Peto. When Quintana Roo became a state in 1974, the place was renamed after the revolutionary rebel leader |
Chetumal
Chetumal (, , ; , ) is a city on the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. It is the capital of the List of states of Mexico, state of Quintana Roo and the municipal seat of the Othón P. Blanco, Quintana Roo, Municipality of Othón P. Blanco. In 2020 it had a population of 169,028 people. The city is situated on the western side of Chetumal Bay, near the mouth of the Hondo River (Belize), Río Hondo. Chetumal is an important port for the region and operates as Mexico's main trading gateway with the neighboring country of Belize. Goods are transported via a road connecting Chetumal with Belize City to the south, and also via coastal merchant ships. There is a commercial airport, Chetumal International Airport, with airline service. Because of its location on the Caribbean coastline, it is vulnerable to tropical cyclones; Hurricane Janet and Hurricane Dean, both Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale, Category 5 storms, made landfall (meteorology), landfall near Chetumal in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo
Felipe Carrillo Puerto is the municipal seat and largest city in Felipe Carrillo Puerto Municipality in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 25,744 persons, mostly of Maya descent. The Sian Kaʼan Biosphere Reserve lies just east of the city. History The city of Felipe Carrillo Puerto was founded in 1850 by independent Maya people during the under the name Chan S ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulum
Tulum (, ) is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a major port for Coba, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The ruins are situated on cliffs along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea. Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya and achieved its greatest prominence between the 13th and 15th centuries. Maya continued to occupy Tulum for about 70 years after the Spanish began occupying Mexico, but the city was abandoned by the end of the 16th century. Tulum is one of the best-preserved coastal Maya sites, and today it is a popular site for tourists. History and description File:MX -Tulum.png, Map of central Tulum File:Tulum_Maya-13.jpg, Tulum Ruins File:TulumCatherwood1844.jpg, Main temple at Tulum, lithograph in 1844 by Frederick Catherwood. File:CastilloTulum.jpg, View to the top of El Castillo The site might have been called Zama, meaning ''City of Dawn,'' because it faces the sunrise. Tulum st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cozumel
Cozumel (; ) is an island and municipality in the Caribbean Sea off the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, opposite Playa del Carmen. It is separated from the mainland by the Cozumel Channel and is close to the Yucatán Channel. The municipality is part of the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Etymology The name ''Cozumel'' was derived from the Mayan "Cuzamil" (also spelled "Cutzmil") or "Ah Cuzamil Peten" in full, which means "the island of swallows" (). Geography The island is located in the Caribbean Sea along the eastern side of the Yucatan Peninsula about south of Cancún and from the mainland. The island is about long and wide, with a total area of . It is Mexico's largest Caribbean island, largest permanently inhabited island, and Mexico's third-largest island, following Tiburón Island and Isla Ángel de la Guarda. The population of Cozumel is 88,626 (2020 census). The majority of the island's population lives in the town of San Miguel, which has a popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playa Del Carmen
Playa del Carmen, known colloquially as Playa, is a resort city located along the Caribbean Sea in the southeastern state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is part of the municipality of Solidaridad. As of 2020, the city's population was just over 300,000 people during 2020, a small yet thriving portion of which are foreign immigrants. Playa del Carmen is a popular tourist destination in Mexico's Riviera Maya region. Its current growth rate is set at 7.5% per year. According to Guinness World Records, it is one of Latin America's fastest-growing communities. In 2016, the city was the tenth most popular international travel destination for U.S. travelers, and more than one million tourists passed through the city a year later. The main airport for Playa is the Cancún International Airport, which is around away. The area is known for its white sand beaches, blue turquoise waters, coral reefs, surrounding rainforests, and balnearios. The downtown area of the city revolves around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kantunilkín
Kantunilkín is the municipal seat and largest city in Lázaro Cárdenas in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo Quintana Roo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, constitute the 32 administrative divisions of Mexico, federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into municipalities of .... According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 7,150 persons. Kantunilkín was established in 1850 by Mayan Cruzobs during the Caste War of Yucatán, and originally called Nueva Santa Cruz–Kantunil. In 1859, the inhabitants accepted the general amnesty and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by regions. Subgenres include banda music, banda, Country music#Mexico and Latin America, country en Español, Duranguense, grupera, grupero, mariachi, New Mexico music, Norteño (music), Norteño, Sierreño, Tejano music, Tejano, and Tierra Caliente music, Tierra Caliente. It is among the most popular radio formats targeting Mexican Americans in the United States. Similarly to country music, country and sertanejo music, sertanejo music, artists of regional Mexican subgenres are often characterized by their use of Western wear and denim clothing. History 16th–20th century: Origins Many different subgenres of regional Mexican have their origins in the 16th to 18th centuries. Indigenous peoples of Mexico, Indigenous, Afro-Mexicans, Afric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
