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that Cancun did not exist as a city until the 1970s, with Isla Cancun having only three inhabitants who were caretakers of a coconut plantation

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Fun Fact: that Cancun did not exist as a city until the 1970s, with Isla Cancun having only three inhabitants who were caretakers of a coconut plantation

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