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Mexico is a magnet for surfers, divers, anglers, sunbathers, and all sorts of water lovers, with thousands of miles of coastline on the Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Sea of Cortez. Mexico culture and history are also a big draw, with the largest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Americas, including famed archeological sites like the Maya pyramids at Chichén Itzá, the floating gardens at Xochimilco near Mexico City, and the capital's entire Centro Histórico. In fact, the Zócalo in Mexico City is a virtual timeline of architectural history, with the Aztec Templo Mayor, colonial-era Palacio Nacional, and Baroque Catedral Metropolitana lining its sides. The countryside—especially in Oaxaca, Yucatán, Michoacán, Chiapas, and Veracruz states—is rich in indigenous traditions, with residents living (much like their ancestors did) in rural villages and visiting markets so rich in history they've been preserved as national monuments. Mexico's abundant natural attributes include gray whale sanctuaries in Baja California, mangrove lagoons sheltering tropical birds in the Riviera Maya's Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, and snow-covered volcanoes outside Mexico City.
You haven't really seen Puerto Vallarta until you've sailed along Banderas Bay and captured the view of simple white casitas and multilevel mansions perched in...more
see the Puerto Vallarta guideOK, so it's not exactly Madrid or even Mexico City, but Cancún's small bullfighting ring, in the El Centro section of town, holds bullfights on...more
see the Cancún guideBurros would still be wandering the sandy streets of Cabo San Lucas if the government hadn't swooped in to create a master-planned resort region here in the...more
see the Baja California guideOpened to the public in 2010 after years of excavation, this pre-Hispanic site, believed to have been constructed by the Otomí, peaked between AD 540 and...more
see the San Miguel de Allende guideThe Casa del Mayorazgo, one of San Miguel's grandest colonial palaces and the former home of the wealthy la Canal family, was completely restored in the 1980s...more
see the San Miguel de Allende guide
The Yucatán Peninsula is one of the flattest places on Earth—just a limestone shelf with clusters of low, scrubby jungle and a lot of imported...more
see the Riviera Maya guide
The daring clavadistas of Acapulco have been diving for audiences since the 1930s. They even have a union and a training regimen that quickly weed out reckless...more
see the Acapulco + Zihuatanejo guide
Los Tamarindos, a vegetable and herb farm in San José del Cabo, welcomes vacationing foodies who want to learn the ins and outs of organic farming and...more
see the Baja California guide
At the time of the Spanish conquest, Coyoacán was where Hernán Cortés set up shop after defeating the Aztecs in 1521. Today, it's a...more
see the Mexico City guideHigh-ceilinged rooms in one of the island's first waterfront hotels hold displays on coral reefs, Cozumel's topography, and the island's history as a Maya...more
see the Cozumel guide
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