Cancun:
Mexico Regions and Top Destination:
Mexico is divided into six regions : Baja California, Bajio, Yucatan Peninsula, Central Mexico, Pacific Coast, Northern Mexico.
Baja California:
Baja California's native peoples left memorable murals in caves and on canyon walls, but permanent European settlement failed to reach the world's longest peninsula until the Jesuit missions of the 17th and 18th centuries, which collapsed as indigenous people fell prey to European diseases. Baja California attracts more than 50 million visitors annually for duty-free shopping, sumptuous seafood and activities such as horseback riding, diving,snorkeling, windsurfing, clamming, whale-watching, fishing, sailing, kayaking, cycling, surfing and hiking.
Travelers to Baja California will find that prices are not nearly as cheap as elsewhere in Mexico - food and accommodations in Baja can sometimes cost double what they do in the rest of the country. Know more about Baja California
Bajio:
The Bajio is known to Mexicans as La Cuna de la Independencia, for it was here that the movement for independence from Spain began in 1810. The town of Dolores Hidalgo, where the uprising started, and nearby places like San Miguel de Allende, Queretaro and Guanajuato are full of key sites from this historic movement.
Central Mexico:
Most travelers hurry through the Central North area on their way to better known attractions, but the region holds plenty of interest. History and archaelogybuffs in particular will enjoy exploring the ruins at Paquime and Cuarenta Casas-remnants of once flourishing settlements of Mexico's northern indigenous people.
The major cities in Mexico are Mexico city (Capital of Mexico), Cancun, Acapulco, Guadalajara, Monterrey and Puebla.
Cancun is a coastal city in Mexico and having hundreds of beach resorts. It is a carefully developed island. A well-paved street
bordered by wide sidewalks was run down the center of the island. Many hectares of mangroves and scrub brush were ripped out,
scores of gardens were planted, and 'a very towered land', as one 16th century Spanish historian described this Mayan-temple-strewn
coast, acquired even more towers as multistory resorts went up. Today more than 2 million visitors descend on Cancun each year
with the number increasing 3% annually. Know more about
Cancun in Mexico
Acapulco:
Acapulco is the granddaddy of Mexican coastal resort cities. Tourism is the city's number one industry and has been for decades. The name Acapulco evokes images of white-sand beaches, high-rise hotels, glittery nightlife and the divers at La Quebrada gracefully swan-diving into a narrow chasm with the surf rising and falling below.
Acapulco is a fast-growing city of dual personalities. Around the curve of the Bahia de Acapulco stretches an arc of beautiful
beaches, luxury hotels, discos, shopping plazas and restaurants with trilingual menus (many French Canadians come here). Just
inland is a none-too-glamorous commercial center with filthy streets, crowded sidewalks, congested traffic and long lines of loud,
fuming buses choking passersby. Know more about
Acapulco in Mexico
Cozumel:
Cozumel, 71km south of Cancun is a teardrop-shaped coral island ringed by crystalline waters. It is Mexico's only Caribbean island
and measuring 53km by 14km, it is also one of the country's largest.Cozumel has been a favorite destination for divers since 1961, when a Jacques Cousteau documentary on its glorious
reefs appeared on TV. Today, no fewer than 100 world class dive sites have been identified within 5km of Cozumel but except for the diving and snorkeling there's little reason to visit Cozumel.Know more about
cozumel in Mexico
Monterrey:
Monterrey, capital of Nuevo Leon, is Mexico's second-biggest industrial center and third-biggest city (its metropolitan area has close
to 3 million residents). It's perhaps the most Americanized city in Mexico, and parts of it, with leafy suburbs, 7-Eleven convenience
stores and giant air-conditioned malls, look just like suburbs in Texas or California.
Jagged mountains, including the distinctive saddle-shaped Cerro de la Silla
(1288m), make a dramatic backdrop for the city, and provide opportunities for some worthwhile side trips; the surrounding
countryside offers caves, canyons, lakes and waterfalls.
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Monterrey in Mexico
Guadalajara:
The second largest city in Mexico, Guadalajara has developed a reputation as the nation's most Mexican city. Its contributions to
Mexican life include mariachi music, tequila, the broad-rimmed sombrero hat, charreadas (rodeos) and the Mexican Hat Dance.
Guadalajara has many of the attractions of Mexico City - fine museums and galleries, beautiful historic buildings, nightlife, culture,
good places to stay and eat - without the capital's problems.
The suburbs of Tlaquepaque and Tonala, renowned for their arts and crafts, are a must for shoppers. Day trips to Tequila and Lago
de Chapala reveal some typical Mexican highlands scenery.
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Guadalajara in Mexico
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Mexico is one of the most advanced of all Latin American nations and having more number of travel destination. Mexico’s beautiful beaches, vast deserts, snow capped volcanoes, ancient ruins and resorts attracts travelers all around the world. You'll feel welcome in Mexico from your first bienvenidos (greetings) to your last hasta luego (until you return). And return you will, to experience more of this colorful country. Mexico appeals to almost everyone. We hope this travel website will lead you to happy discoveries in this land of variety.
Consider it an introduction to the country, its people, its customs, and its atmosphere.
You won't find an itemized directory of places to stay or foods to eat, although the "Details at a glance" feature in each sub page
offers a general idea of what to expect. Your best bet before setting out on a trip to Mexico is to check with a travel agent for current
information. 
Great cultures and empires, among them the Olmec, the Maya and the Aztecs, flourished here centuries ago. Their
direct descendants over 50 peoples, each with their own language retain their distinct identities amid the country's mestizo (mixed
blood) majority, and maintain diverse ancient traditions despite the country's ongoing modernization. Opportunities for active tourism
in Mexico are increasing all the time, thanks to the desire of more and more Mexicans and foreigners to do more with their free time
than just lie on beaches, sightsee, eat, whale watching and drink. Baja California is one of the best whale watching venues in
the world.
Ecotourism has been a buzz word in Mexico for a few years. Some cynical opportunists use it to describe mass tourism activities that threaten to destroy the very nature they feed off. One thinks, for instance, of some of the goings on along the so called 'Maya Riviera' south of Cancun. By contrast, visitors who want to experience Mexico's natural wonders in a more harmonious and sensitive manner will find enthusiastic help available from a good number of smaller scale operators and organizations including some run by local communities themselves. If you use such local services, the income you provide may well be helping to conserve ecosystems that would otherwise be threatened by less sustainable modes of extra ding a livelihood. Ecotourism has been a buzz word in Mexico for a few years.
Pick your pleasure: Fun in the sun? Mexico offers countless resorts along its 6,000 miles of coastline. Peek into the past? View ancient ruins hacked from the clinging jungle. Nose for nostalgia? Revel in cities impressed with a Spanish stamp; follow the route of this country's struggle for independence. Seeking shopping? This is a land of handcrafts; try village markets for browsing and buying.
Visiting Mexico's beaches top most visitors lists of things to do here. Top tourist destination in Mexico having beautiful beaches. Top travel attractions like Acapulco,cancun,cozumel,La Paz,Manzanillo,Mazatlan,San Blas,Playa del Carmen,Veracruz,Zihuatanejo,ixtapa,Cabo san lucas,Puerto Vallarta and Mazunte are having so many beach resorts and beautiful beaches. Millions of Americans are attracted by these white-sand beaches.
From spectacular game fishing, skin diving, and just plain loafing in the sun to boating on high plateau lakes to tackling the jungle on horseback the range of activities is wide. You won't have to travel far to find the contrasts of this land. In short treks from Mexico City, the country's cosmopolitan capital, you can visit tranquilizing mountain spas, sparkling seacoast resorts, quaint and historically interesting towns, picturesque artists' colonies, and awe inspiring archaeological wonders.
Mexico People and Culture :
To understand Mexico it's necessary to understand its people. Fairly early in your visit, you're apt to realize that they are one of the
Country’s greatest attractions.
Friendly, happy, gracious, and expressive, these people are both quick and gentle in personal interchanges. Spontaneity and
sensitivity are reflected in their faces, especially those faces representative of the various Indian cultures. In music and arts the
Mexicans are more liberated and exuberant than the North Americans. Bold colors and powerful forms are characteristic of both
ancient and modern artists and architects.
Folk art is special:
For the U.S. shopper, accustomed to his machine made world, part of the appeal of Mexican folk art lies in its handcrafted quality. Perhaps more important, it represents a way of life that is still in touch with nature. Many of these objects could not emerge from our culture Tarascan altar offerings of wheat, for example; Huichol altar depictions of animals in yarn; or Metepec visions of paradise in ceramic. Nor are we accustomed to everyday kitchen bowls, baskets, or bird cages individually designed and made by hand.
The Mexican techniques vary from primitive pottery making to refined lacquer work, from weaving of rough textured fabrics to
intricate embroidery. Designs are nearly always geometric, often with a childlike simplicity that is deceptive because it is anything but
naive. And they are generally traditional, for the motifs may have been in use for generations, if not for centuries.
Whole villages in Mexico do one kind of work. But from village to village and from region to region, you'll find astonishing diversity
because Mexico's mountains have provided the long isolation that is a prime ingredient in the development of distinctive local
cultures.