The beaches of Cancun, the golf courses of Los Cabos, the nightlife of Puerto Vallarta: Mexico offers enough seaside fun, splashy resorts, and piña coladas to fulfill anyone's sunny dreams. But travelers who dig a bit deeper discover a multifaceted country of ethereal cloud forests, colorful coral reefs, and stark deserts. From ancient archaeological sites and colonial-era cities like Oaxaca and San Miguel de Allende to the pulsing modern metropolis of Mexico City, the country presents thousands of years of history and abundant up-to-the minute style.
Best of Mexico: Puerto Vallarta Travel Guide
All Destinations
Point of Interests
Cities
- Acapulco
- Aduana
- Agua Azul
- Akumal
- Alamos
- Bacalar
- Bahía Kino
- Bahía Petempich (Punta Tanchacté)
- Becán
- Bernal
- Bonampak
- Campeche City
- Cancún
- Catemaco
- Celestún
- Champotón
- Chetumal
- Chiapa de Corzo
- Chicanná
- Chichén Itzá
- Chicxulub
- Coatepec
- Cobá
- Comalcalco
- Costa Esmeralda (Emerald Coast)
- Cuernavaca
- Dolores Hidalgo
- Dzibilchaltún
- Dzilám de Bravo
- Edzná
- Ek Balam
- El Tajín
- Felipe Carrillo Puerto
- Grutas de Loltún
- Guadalajara
- Guanajuato
- Guaymas
- Hochob
- Hormiguero
- Huatulco
- Ixtapa
- Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo
- Izamal
- Izapa
- Kabah
- La Antigua
- La Cañada de la Virgen
- Labná
- Los Cabos
- Mahahual
- Manzanillo
- Mascota
- Mayakoba
- Mazatlan
- Mexico City
- Mineral de Pozos
- Mixteca
- Monte Albán
- Mérida
- Nogales
- North of Centro Histórico
- Oaxaca City
- Ocosingo
- Oxcutzcab
- Oxkintoc
- Palenque Town
- Papantla
- Paraiso
- Pisté
- Playa del Carmen
- Playa del Secreto
- Pozos
- Progreso
- Puebla
- Puerto Angel
- Puerto Aventuras
- Puerto Chiapas
- Puerto Escondido
- Puerto Morelos
- Puerto Peñasco
- Puerto Vallarta
- Punta Bete (Xcalacoco)
- Punta Brava
- Punta Maroma
- Querétaro
- San Andrés Tuxtla
- San Blas
- San Carlos
- San Cristobal de las Casas
- San Miguel de Allende
- San Sebastián
- Santa Rosa Xtampak
- Santiago Tuxtla
- Sayil
- Talpa de Allende
- Tankah
- Tapachula
- Telchac Puerto
- Teotihuacán
- Tepoztlán
- Tequisquiapan
- Ticul
- Tizimín
- Tlacotalpan
- Tonina
- Troncones
- Tula
- Tulum
- Tuxpan
- Tuxtla Gutierrez
- Uxmal
- Valladolid
- Valle de Bravo
- Veracruz City
- Villahermosa
- Xalapa
- Xcalak
- Xcambo
- Xcaret
- Xico
- Xilitla
- Xpu-Há
- Xpujil
- Yaxchilan
- Yaxcopoil
- Zihuatanejo
Regions
- Around Mexico City
- Campeche
- Chiapas and Tabasco
- Craft Villages of the Valles Centrales
- Hermosillo
- Los Cabos Side Trips
- Manzunte, San Agustinillo, and Zipolite
- Mitla and the Textile Villages
- Morelia
- Oaxaca
- Pátzcuaro
- San Miguel de Allende and the Heartland
- Sonora
- The Riviera Maya
- Veracruz
- Yucatán and Campeche States
- Zacatecas
Neighborhoods
- Acapulco Diamante
- Ajijic
- Around Lago de Chapala
- Baja California Beach Towns
- Bosque de Chapultepec
- Cabo San Lucas
- Centro Histórico
- Centro Histórico
- Chapala
- Cholula
- Costalegre
- Costera
- Coyoacán
- Cuetzalan
- El Centro
- La Condesa
- La Roma
- Marina Vallarta
- Nuevo Vallarta
- Olas Atlas
- Old Acapulco
- Polanco
- Riviera Nayarit
- San Angel
- San José del Cabo
- San Juan Cosalá
- South of Puerto Vallarta
- Taxco
- Tequila
- Teuchitlán
- The Corridor
- Tlaquepaque
- Tlaxcala
- Tonalá
- Zapopan
- Zona Hotelera
- Zona Minerva
- Zona Romántica
- Zona Rosa
Islands
Parks
Gallery
Gallery
Mexico Gallery
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1/42Cliff diving in Acapulco, Mexico; Shutterstock ID 5534179; Project/Title: Photo Database Top 200; Downloader: Jesse Strauss
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2/42Horses on the Beach.
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3/42View of Acapulco Bay on a sunny day.
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4/42Acapulco Beach.
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5/42Horse Trails.
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6/42Colorful hammock on Cozumel island.
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7/42A beach in the Mexican Caribbean in the island of Cozumel.
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8/42San Miguel resort town on Cozumel island - the most popular tourist destination in Caribbean (Mexico).
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9/42Scuba Diver and School of French Grunts (Haemulon flavolineatum) - Cozumel, Mexico.
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10/42Rotonda de los Jalisciences Ilustres and Cathedral in historic center in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; Shutterstock ID 47828056; Project/Title: AARP; Downloader: Melanie Marin
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11/42Palm trees at Los Gatos Beach Zihuatanejo, Mexico;
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12/42cancun beach.
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13/42cancun beach.
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14/42Luxury Vacation Concept. Mexico. Cancun. Caribbean Sea.
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15/42couple enjoying the view of the Caribbean from an infinity pool.
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16/42CANCUN, MEXICO - MARCH 18: Two Sunbathing Chairs toward the Ocean in a beach resort on March 18, 2011 in Cancun. There are about 140 hotels in Cancun with more than 24,000 rooms and 380 restaurants.
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17/42Lovers Beach Arch, Los Cabos, Mexico
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18/42Tiki Huts and Massage Tents on Beach.
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19/42Lover's Beach in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
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20/42Lovers beach, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
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21/42The resort building on Lovers' beach in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
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22/42The Arch and Land's End at Sunset, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
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23/42Isla Mujeres island dock port pier colorful Mexico Cancun.
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24/42Lover's Beach in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
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25/42The resort building on Lovers' beach in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
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26/42The Arch and Land's End at Sunset, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
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27/42Tiki Huts and Massage Tents on Beach.
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28/42ATV Tour in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
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29/42humpback whale tail/ fluke; Shutterstock ID 134877776; Project/Title: Fodor's Los Cabos ebook; Downloader: Fodor's Travel
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30/42Boat at Playa las Gatas in Ixtapa, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico
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31/42Ixtapa beach
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32/42beach;
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33/42Ixtapa bay;
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34/42Palm trees at Los Gatos Beach Zihuatanejo, Mexico;
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35/42Boat at Playa las Gatas in Ixtapa, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico.
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36/42IXTAPA, ZIHUATANEJO/MEXICO - JUN, 13: View of PLaya Las Gatas from a boat, this beach is accessible only by boat. Ixtapa, Zihuatanejo, Mexico on Jun, 13, 2013.
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37/42Ocean Pacific. Troncones, beach in Guerrero, Mexico
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38/42Yellow Church in San Cristobal las Casas, Chiapas Mexico;
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39/42Palenque - world heritage, old mayan civilization, Mexico
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40/42Rosarito, Baja California Beach Towns, Los Cabos, Mexico
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41/42Rosarito pier and beach with clouds reflecting in the surf taken at sunset- Rosarito, Baja, Mexico,.
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42/42Vineyard at Valle de Guadalupe. Ensenada, Naja California, México.
