| If you choose to go on a Mexico vacation, you're | | | | Americans view Alaska: as a remote frontier, |
| certain to find all the comforts you're used to at | | | | untamed and beautiful. But Baja is alien in many |
| home. You don't have to worry about "drinking | | | | ways. It has beautiful expanses of desert walled |
| the water" today. With the beautiful Gulf Coast on | | | | in by harsh mountain. Lush semi-tropical areas dot |
| one site and the Pacific Ocean on the other, with | | | | the coast, and between them are hundreds of |
| both ancient Aztec temples and gleaming modern | | | | miles of untouched, undeveloped beach and |
| buildings, Mexico is much more than just the | | | | coastline. In Laguna San Ignacio, tourists can view |
| United States' neighbor to the south. | | | | rare California Gray Whales when they migrate |
| Today's Mexico is still a land of deserts and | | | | here to give birth and start raising their young. |
| mountainous plateaus; the smoking volcano of | | | | For those uninterested in ecotourism, many of |
| Teotihuacà n near Mexico City is echoed by | | | | Baja's populated and more secluded beaches are |
| nearby pyramids all the way down to the tropical | | | | perfect for baking one's body to the perfect |
| wonderland of the Yucatà n Peninsula. But it's | | | | shade of brown, or to enjoy some of the |
| also one of the most modern cities in the world. | | | | excellent hotels in this area. Alternately, beach |
| The poverty level in Mexico has been slashed by | | | | houses and vacation rentals are a great way to |
| over a third during the last few years, and their | | | | spend a quiet, secluded vacation in an undeniable |
| burgeoning trades with other countries are quickly | | | | tropical paradise. |
| modernizing the country. It may not be long | | | | Cancun: The Night LifeBut your perfect Mexico |
| before its equal in stature with the United States. | | | | vacation might be more along the lines of finding |
| If you choose to go on a Mexico vacation, you're | | | | the perfect cantina to sit and listen to music while |
| certain to find all the comforts you're used to at | | | | looking at the other beauties Mexico offers. |
| home. You don't have to worry about "drinking | | | | Cancun is the perfect place. With its blue waters |
| the water" today. Though the cities are crowded | | | | and white beaches during the day, it seems tame; |
| and traffic can not just foreign, but alien, culture | | | | but at night, it lights up with the energy and the |
| has been exchanged between the U.S. and Mexico | | | | vibrancy of a very new city; Cancun is only 25 |
| for so many years that you will find the people | | | | years old, in contrast with the Mayan ruins just a |
| just different enough to be interesting. And while | | | | little further inland on the Yucatan Peninsula. |
| in some ways the U.S. seems tired of itself, | | | | Whether you like looking at old stones or tanned |
| Mexico is just the opposite: alive, young, vibrant, | | | | bodies, Cancun has much to offer its visitors. |
| and filled with color. | | | | There's much more to Mexico than its far |
| Besides, Mexico has some of the most beautiful | | | | northwest and far southeast. Thousands of miles |
| beaches in the world. | | | | lie between Cancun and Cabo, miles filled with |
| Baja California: The Land's EndWith Cabo San | | | | adventure and fascination and glorious sights. But |
| Lucas and Tijuana, one would think that Baja | | | | you'll never see it if you don't go. |
| California was developed out. But it is, surprisingly, | | | | Rent holiday home or vacation rental in Mexico |
| viewed by most Mexicans in the same way | | | | and enjoy your stay! |