Acapulco
Maybe it's the romantic history of spice ships and pirates; maybe it's the golden beaches, tropical...
Baja California
With Tijuana as its frontier post, Baja is the epitome of 'south of the border'. The peninsula is...
Cabo San Lucas
Cabo's legendary 'Marlin Alley' has lured sportfishing aficionados for decades, but these days whale-watching,...
Cancun
In the 1970s Mexico's ambitious tourism planners decided to outdo Acapulco with a brand new, world-class...
Cozumel
Teardrop-shaped Cozumel has seen some hard times - Spanish invasion, a smallpox epidemic, and even...
Cuernavaca
Thanks to its mild climate, Cuernavaca has been a relaxing escape for wealthy Mexicans since colonial...
Merida
Mérida, once the grand Mayan city of T'hó, has been the dominant metropolitan center of the Yucatán...
Mexico City
Mexico City is the political, financial and cultural nerve center of Mexico, and to understand the...
Playa del Carmen
The charms of Playa del Carmen have been discovered. Although it's one of the fastest-growing cities...
Puerto Vallarta
Nestled between palm-covered mountains and an azure sea, Puerto Vallarta is seriously picturesque....
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