Yucatan, Yucatan Peninsula

a peninsula in Central America extending into the Gulf of Mexico between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea

• peninsula — a large mass of land projecting into a body of water

• Merida — the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatan
• Campeche — Mexican city on the Bay of Campeche
• Cancun — a popular island resort off the northeastern tip of the Yucatan peninsula

• Mexico, United Mexican States — a Republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810