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Mexico is a big country with a lot to offer. With its rich sumptuous beaches, dazzling colonial cities, gigantic national parks, Mexico is one of the most beautiful expressions of excessiveness of Latin America. With the image of Mexico City - cosmopolitan, noisy, drunk people it is simply fascinating. If you are looking for fun in the sun, head straight for Cancun. This lively resort has developed enormously in recent years, mainly to cater for the huge number of American tourists who come here each year. This means that the standard of everything from transportation to the food is very high. While you are here, it is well worth taking a trip out to see some of the ancient Mayan ruins in the nearby jungle. Nestled between palm-covered mountains and an azure sea, is the city of Puerto Vallarta. Seriously picturesque, with its cobblestone streets and whitewashed houses, down to its gorgeous sandy beach where you can view the dolphins in the bay all year around. The city has quickly changed from a sleepy seaside village into an international resort, fashionable and yet still holding onto its charms. In Mexico, come to party with mariachis in the Plaza Garibaldi or Callejoneadas colonial cities and follow the footsteps of Captain Cousteau in the reefs of Cozumel, or you pay a thrill sequence in the cenotes of Yucatan. To cap it all, cultural and economic influence of the powerful northern neighbor is a universe of thought and way of life which join the Aztec gods, the traditional feast of the Dead and Halloween. As Carlos Fuentes said, “Mexico is a well measured mixture of Quetzalcoatl (the plumed serpent god) and Pepsicóatl (presumably the god that refreshes) with a few drops of tequila and more... |
