Yucatán

The Yucatán 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 Petén. The Yucatán 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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Caribbean Sea - Gulf of Mexico - Mexico - Belize - Guatemala - El Petén - Maya civilization - Maya - Mestizo - Maya language

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

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Campeche - Quintana Roo

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