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Hedgehog Needlepoint – Cancun Travel Tag

$73.00

(HH1-CUN),  3″ x 5″, 18 mesh

What does it all mean?

M – Mayan Indians

  • M – Marquesitas – crispy Mexican crepes
  • S13 – Sand, there is approximately 1.3 billion gallons of sand
  • 7 -7 miles of coast
  • 4070 – New beaches 40-70 yards wide
  • 70 – it cost $70 million dollars to replace all the sand
  • MT – May is when thousands of Turtles return to Cancun to lay their eggs
  • Bright Colors – inspiration from the Cancun sign on the beach
  • 70 – Cancun first developed in 1970
  • 3- originally only 3 people lived in Cancun
  • 3 – 3 districts in Cancun, Downtown Cancun, the Ecological Reserve, and the Hotel Zone
  • M – Great Mayan Barrier Reef, 2nd largest Reef in the world is off the coast of Cancun
  • I – Chichen Itza UNESCO, large Mayan archeological site most recognized and in

the Yucatan

  • Blue Triangle – represents the Blue Flag, out of the 9 beaches, 3 are certified for their excellent water quality
  • E – before it was Cancun, Cancun was called
    “Ekab” which is Mayan for Black Earth…
    Cancun is also a Mayan word meaning “nest of serpents”

 

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