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Isla Mujeres Cancún
14 Reviews Spanish for "ISLAND OF WOMEN" , the picturesque fishing village of Isla Mujeres is a tropical paradise just a short, 15-minute ferry ride from Cancun. The origin of the island's name is uncertain. A...
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Nearby Towns Puerto Vallarta
44 Reviews As we were driving from our hotel to the restaurant for dinner, I sincerely enjoyed the transition from crowded city to thick foliage and quaint villages. At one point, I said, to noone in particular,...
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Cenotes Playa del Carmen
4 Reviews This cenote is in Puerto Aventuras not far south of Playa and can be easily accessed by colectivo, see my tip re transport. It's a beautiful crystal clear cenote, one part is open like a lake, the...
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Other Towns Cabo San Lucas
9 Reviews When you are tired of the fast paced Cabo San Lucas, rent a car and head north about 45 minutes to Todos Santos. About 5,000 people live here and is one of only 15 cities in Mexico with the...
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Food / Drink Tijuana
6 Reviews One of my favorite places in Tijuana is the Mercado Hidalgo, which is located at Av. Independencia and Sanchez Taboada. This is an open air fruit and vegetable market. There also are stores that sell...
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Day Trips Mazatlán
6 Reviews This picture was taken at a Tequila Factory. This site was not ready for tourists yet. Our guide knew the owner, so he took us there. Love the colors. This place will soon (if not already) be part of...
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Grutas de García Monterrey
3 Reviews Outside of the city you can find more interesting places Grottos de García (like Caverns): they are at about 40 km. from the city of Monterrey, in the municipality of Garza García. You are arrive to...
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Beaches Acapulco
6 Reviews Isla de Roqueta. The secluded beach was gorgeous but apparently in the last 2-3yrs the restaurant that you have to pass by to get to that gorgeous beach (a bit rocky, so watch your step and beware of...
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Hierve el Agua Oaxaca de Juárez
4 Reviews It is a not pleasant drive to get here from San Lorenzo it was bad then we had to change and get in a kind of truck. the 2 waterpools are made by men. but the view is awesome. dont go to close to the...
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Cenotes Cancún
10 Reviews We visited Ik Kil after a tour of Chichen Itza. If you have the option to do this (sometimes your tour will offer the stop), go for it! It was one of the highlights of our entire trip. I think entry...
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Local Places Puerto Vallarta
20 Reviews Yelapa is truly unique. A small village of about 1,500 native residents, now with electricity that arrives by wire and not by solar cell. There used to be only five phones - one is in the hotel but...
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Sian Ka'an Playa del Carmen
7 Reviews Si'an Kaan is a national park to the south from Tulum, where you can see lots of wildlife. A boat will take you around a huge bay with mostly fresh water. You'll see lots of birds in mangrove brush....
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Beach Activities Cabo San Lucas
9 Reviews Cerritos Beach is (was) an off the beaten path kind of beach but now everyone knows!! About an hour north of Cabo, just before you get to Todos Santos. They have now built a restaurant/beach club...
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Residential Areas Tijuana
12 Reviews "La mona" or "La mujer casa" (the doll or The house women) She looks as the statue of liberty, but is a home. The home of Armando Mu?os and Family. Mu?oz was a dreamer, and made of his dream a...
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Isla de la Piedra (Stone Island) Mazatlán
3 Reviews When we take the local ferry to Stone Island, we leave from the fishing docks where the local fishermen keep the fishing & shrimping boats. It's quite interesting seeing the area because it probably...
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Bioparque Estrella Monterrey
1 Review Bioparque Estrella (Star Biopark) is an atractive free zoo, where people can see african spices in this huge park. Many others activities let to know regional flora and fauna. It is 40 Km south of...
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Yagul Oaxaca de Juárez
4 Reviews Getting to Yagul without a tour can take some time, patience, and some walking. The bus the plies the road between Oaxaca City and Mitla and onwards passes within 1.5 kilometers from the archeological...
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Chichen Itza Cancún
15 Reviews Stoped in a small town on the outskirts of Merida and stayed in a Hacienda. Very different from the usual hotels etc but very interesting and cozy. Took the local transportation. Cost 10 pesos and...
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Festivals/Customs Puerto Vallarta
7 Reviews I wish more people would include the "good" prices they negotiate! I started at the top of the Malecon and worked my way down to the Romantic Zone. The prices were cheaper at the starting end, but I...
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Beach Playa del Carmen
5 Reviews paraiso beach club is a great place to have happy hr. starts at 3:00 also try their amberjack slightly breaded, delicious & I'm not much of a fish eater, went back twice last trip. when sitting on...
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Tours Cabo San Lucas
4 Reviews I just returned from Cabo, Mexico and I had a wonderful trip. We stayed at the Fiesta American Grand, which I will have to tell you is a true 5 star experience. It is not just beautiful but the staff,...
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Flags / Monuments Tijuana
3 Reviews This photo shows a south view of Tijuana and includes the giant Mexican flag which flies above the city for all to see. It is about 86 feet wide and 150 feet long and can be seen from the USA side as...
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Cultural/Historical Mazatlán
19 Reviews Desde los tiempos en que las oficinas aduanales fueron cambiadas del poblado de Villa Unión al Puerto de Mazatlán en el año de 1828, se hizo evidente que se requería de un edificio apropiado que...
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Cola de Caballo Monterrey
2 Reviews Waterfall Cola de Caballo Buses leave at the central bus station and go about an hour, then a mini bus will take you up to waterfall. To get in without paying the fee walk up the street a bit and take...
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Tree of Tule Oaxaca de Juárez
7 Reviews booked the 18th a tour for tule, teotitlan del valle, mitla ,hierve el aqua and mazatlan. I went here on the 20th of februari 2008. Needed to be at ready at 9.45 - 10.00 at hostal Ponchon. bus came to...
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We decided to rent some quad moto for an afternoon and go for a ride in jungle along with a guide and some other people staying in same resort. It was a great afternoon since we travelled through the jungle, visited some nice places we would never reach if walking or driving a car and visited some nice cenotes, were we had the chance of bathing.
So, we rented a car and the lady at the car place said "You have to see Hierve de Agua", so we said, "Why not?" The only way to see this place is by renting a car because it is really out there in the middle of no where! You have to take dirt road up in the highlands to find the place. We stopped at a little town to ask where we were and they said "just keep going, you cannot miss it!" Well, after about an hour on the road, we finally made it, and it was well worth the effort! The place is actually some highly concentrated mineral springs that have crusted over with time. You can walk on the places where the water comes out and view the spectacular scenery around the falls. It was a wonderful site!Here is a more detailed description from a website: There are two impressive petrified waterfalls here (calcium carbonate), that were formed thousands of years ago, as the result of dripping...
Location of supposedly the largest tree in the world. The tree is HUGE, you cannot encompass it all in one picture up close. Located near Oaxaca City, it's worth the short taxi or bus drive to see this gigantic living tree!
Well, if you are a "high mountain person" and want to see snow in Mexico (Yes, you have heard right!), this one of the best adventure you will be able to take there. Get to the top of the Iztacihualt, 5300 meters high! It will take you 2 days to get there and you will need to be in very good shape and used to high altitudes and that's about it, the way not being one of the toughest for that kind of height!
In the Yucatan state you will cross lot of "Cenote". It's a natural huge well outside or inside and sometime with a big cave. Oh course you can have a swim in thoses "Cenote".In the picture it's a cenote near Valladolid, 5km from the center when you take the road to Chichen Itza. You can jump from the top (6 -8 meters) So fun and refreshing !
If you can wake up early, I would strongly recommend this little adventure... accessible from Mexico City. The idea is to get to the top of the mountain until the sun is starting to rise. Do it with some friends, get some warm clothes... After a 1.5 h drive, you will have only a one hour walk to get to the top of the mountain (volcan), then wait and you will have an incredible view on the Popocatepelt and the Iztacihuat!
One of the most incredible place to go!Real de catorce was built around its silver reserves reputation then the city started to decline year after year, silver being togher to find. Today it is almost a ghost city with all the stories left behind, people get there for the incredible past or because they want to find "peyotes" (cactus with speficities that make them a forbiden drug!) There is only one way to get there, you will have to go through a tunnel done more than 200 years ago with TNT!A real adventure, real people... For info, this is the place where the movie "The Mexican" with Brad Pitt was shot!
Erendira, about an hours drive from Ensenada in northern Baja California, is a jewel well hidden from conventional american tourists. Its hard to get there; its somewhat of an understatement to say that the roads are crappy... Its worth it, though, if you're into taking walks in amazing nature and just enjoying impressive scenarios.
When traveling to exotic destinations, don't forget to make new friends, such as the two bathing beauties in the picture. They had just returned from Scuba diving and were soaking up a little sun at poolside.
Wherever you are in Mexico don't miss the spectacular performance of 'Voladores'. Four men tied with a rope fall into space head down from the top of a pole 20-25 meters high, while the fifth one seated on the platform spins it playing a flute. This ancient rite began by Totonacs tribe in Central Mexico as a ceremony of fertility in God Xipe Totec's honour. Nowadays it has become a tourist attraction performed in all Mexico.
Four Seasons Mexico City Mexico City
6 Reviews and 219 Opinions If you are there over the weekend, do forget to check-out the rate. We paid about US$165 excl tax...
Club Med Cancun All Inclusive Cancún
4 Reviews and 958 Opinions I spent a week at the Club Med from 18-25 May 2008 with my 12-yr old daughter and thoroughly enjoyed...
Marival Residences & World Spa Puerto Vallarta Puerto Vallarta
6 Reviews and 313 Opinions We had a DREAM VACATION at the Marival Resort. We will be going back once or twice a year. The...
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Q: Going to Puerto Vallarta for Cino de Mayo. Never been to PV before. Any tips you can provide me?
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