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Cabo Catoche — or Cape Catoche, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, is the northernmost point on the Yucatán Peninsula. It is about 53 km (33 miles) north of the city of Cancún.Catoche was the location of the first intentional landing by Europeans in the… … Wikipedia
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