everybody who read a little birt about Cancun get to know that Cancun was in the late 60's when the mexican government had  mass tourism  and see that the tuorism  its agreat busines thus the idea for cancun was born,whose founding dates back to 1970,many of the population of cancun we havent even born .
Cancun began formal operations in 1974
The cancun airport was opened in 1973 and some airlines were operating regularly,by the way if you want to see  all the stuff that were found at the moment of the construction of the roads you should go to the mayan museum wich is located on the hotels zone km 19 just acroos street from a very good restaurant where i use to work when i was young.next to a hotel that was called royal mayan.hey if you come to cancun you could spend good time exploring around for example.Playa delfines the gate away to the mexican caribeans sea its panoramic view is post card perfect! and crossing the street  some meters away you will find  EL REY RUINS  The only mayans ruins in the hotel zone inside,a niche was found where supposedly the sculpture of a crowned head of mayan royalty was placed THIS PLACE ALONG THE YEARS HAS BECOME the iguanas nest so if you  go there please bring some tortillas or fruit to feed them maybe fun or gasp take  your time and well know that you have been discovering your  travel soul you must go to El meco this was an important stop along the navigational trade route so here you have already three places to go unexpensive secure and with the  mexican maya  flavor  now thinking  how  get from cancun airport to your hotel in shuttle service this is  avery good company that i work for it its call oscarcancunshuttle .com check it out  best regards !!!