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