The Adena culture is seen as the precursor to the traditions of the Hopewell culture, which are sometimes thought as an elaboration, or zenith, of Adena traditions.
Cancun is one the largest cities in the Yucatan Peninsula, and one of the most visited destinations of international tourism in Mexico. Following are previous population statistics and some population projections: 2005: 526,701. 2006: 530,700. 2007: 622,832.
(Victor Ruiz Garcia/REUTERS) CANCUN, Mexico -- Six people were strangled to death and one decapitated in the southern Mexican tourist resort of Cancun on Sunday, the state's deputy attorney general said, in the latest mass killing to strike the city in the last few weeks.