Yucatán

The Yucat?n Peninsula separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico. It comprises part of Mexico, the nation of Belize, and Guatemala's northern territory of El Pet?n. The Yucat?n peninsula roughly coincides with the zone of influence of the Pre-Columbian Maya civilization. Ethnic Maya and Mestizos of partial Maya descent still make up a sizable portion of the region's population, and Maya languages are still widely spoken there.

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Yucat?n is also the name of one of the 31 states of Mexico, located on the north of the Yucat?n Peninsula. The term The Yucat?n is also used in Mexico to refer to the three states on the peninsula: Yucat?n, Campeche, and Quintana Roo; all three modern states were formerly part of the larger historic state of Yucat?n in the 19th century.

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Caribbean Sea: The Caribbean Sea is a tropical body of water adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean and southeast of the Gulf of Mexico. It covers most of the Caribbean Plate and is bounded on the south by Venezuela, Colombia, and Panama, to the west by Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, and the Yucatan p...

Gulf of Mexico: The Gulf of Mexico is a major body of water bordered and nearly landlocked by North America....

Mexico: The United Mexican States or Mexico (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or M?xico; regarding the use of the variant spelling M?jico, see section The name below) is a country located in North America, bordered by the United States to the north, and Belize and Guatemala to the southeast. It is the nort...

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