Quintana Roo

American

[keen-tah-nah raw-aw] / kinˈtɑ nɑ ˈrɔ ɔ /

noun

a sparsely populated state in SE Mexico, on the E Yucatán peninsula. 19,435 sq. mi. (50,335 sq. km). Chetumal.

Quintana Roo British

/ kinˈtana ˈrɔo /

noun

a state of SE Mexico, on the E Yucatán Peninsula: hot, humid, forested, and inhabited chiefly by Maya Indians. Capital: Chetumal. Pop: 287 000 (2005 est). Area: 50 350 sq km (19 463 sq miles)

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Tourism is a major industry in Mexico, with the state of Quintana Roo -- home to Cancun and Playa del Carmen -- bringing in more than $18 billion in tourism revenue last year.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Embassy said the situation has returned to normal in other parts of Mexico, including Baja California and Quintana Roo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026

John Gregory Dunne died in 2003; Quintana Roo Dunne died two years later.

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2025

Forecasters say Sara is likely to further weaken on Monday as it moves over the southern Mexican state of Quintana Roo.

From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2024

The next on my list is Don Andrés Quintana Roo, the best modern poet of Mexico, a native of Yucatan, and who came to the capital when very young, to study law.

From Life in Mexico by Madame (Frances Erskine Inglis) Calderón de la Barca

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