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Chetumal
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Chetumal (chāt`mäl), city (1990 pop. 94,158), capital of Quintana Roo State, E. Mexico. Chetumal is a major import center and free port as well as an export point for the hardwoods of the region, including cedar and mahogany. The city is almost entirely modern, as it was destroyed by hurricane in 1955.

Chetumal

City (pop., 2000: 121,602), capital of Quintana Roo state, Mexico. Located on the eastern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula just north of Belize, it lies only 20 ft (6 m) above sea level. Founded in 1899, it became the territorial capital when Quintana Roo was separated from Yucatán state in 1902. It is set in tropical rainforests, and forest products form the basis of the local economy.



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