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The Yucatán Peninsula is a large peninsula in Central America.
Politically, the northern part belongs to Mexico, divided into
the three states of Yucatán, Campeche and Quintana Roo.
The south belongs to Guatemala and Belize.
The peninsula separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea.
The peninsula is approximately 181,000 km2 or 70,000 sq mi in area.
It has low relief and is almost entirely composed of porous limestone.
The peninsula lies near the narrowest point in Mexico separating
the Atlantic Ocean from the Pacific Ocean.
Because of the extremely barren landscape,
there are no rivers in the northern part of the peninsula.
In places where there are lakes and swamps,
the water is muddy and undrinkable.
Water-filled caves (cenotes) can often be found in the limestone soil.
The Yucatán Peninsula is the site of the Chicxulub crater impact.
It was created 66 million years ago and the atmospheric changes following the impact
lead to the extinction of almost all dinosaurs.
The Yucatán Peninsula constitutes a significant proportion
of the ancient Maya lowlands
and from the 4th to the 10th century, was the central location
of the Maya Civilization.
which left countless archaeological sites behind.
The best known are Chichén Itzá, Uxmal, Tulum and Edzná.
Aside from tourism, another source of income in the Peninsula
is logging as well as chicle.
Oil was also found in certain parts of the Yucatán,
bringing in more economic opportunities.
Once a small fishing village, Cancún in the northeast of the peninsula has grown into a thriving city.
The Riviera Maya, which stretches along the east coast
between Cancún and Tulum.
The native Maya tribes and the mestizos as a Mayan lineage still make up a sizeable proportion of the population in the region
and Mayathan is still spoken in many areas.
What is the name of the large impact crater,
found in the Yucatan Peninsula?
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