Mexico Vacation Travel Deals, Package Vacations, Hotels, Flights, Tours

Mexico is a modern country steeped in a rich and tumultuous historical heritage and featuring diverse and beautiful ecology that makes it the ideal backdrop for a vacation getaway. Mexico is part of North America along with Canada and the United States. It is bordered on the north by the United States, on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean, and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. It is the world's tenth most visited country.

This large country is divided by the Tropic of Cancer into temperate and tropical zones, giving Mexico one of the world's most diverse weather systems. In the south, the temperatures remain high throughout the year while in the north, temperatures can be hot and ...

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humid in the summer but generally cooler during the winter. Many parts of Mexico have a dry climate with sporadic rainfall, particularly in the north, while the south averages more rainfall. Mexico is home to 10 to 12 percent of the world's biodiversity featuring an astonishing numbers of reptile, amphibian, mammal and flora species. It features 64 national parks, 4 natural monuments, 26 areas of protected flora and fauna, 4 areas of natural reserve protection, and 17 sanctuaries. It is a country of staggering natural beauty and resources providing a natural playground of infinite possibilities. There are a growing number of ecologically friendly vacation packages and eco-tours available to lovers of nature and wildlife.

In addition to being ecologically rich, Mexico is a country with a unique and complex history. It features innumerable historic and archeological sites, as well as a large number of museums. Mexico is home to ancient Aztec pyramids, sacred Mayan ruins, ancient temples, and colonial cities. It is a country with a rich and diverse cultural heritage.

Mexico also boasts some of the most memorable beaches and is famed for its beach destinations. With sand swept coastlines and the sparkling, azure waters of the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, Mexico offers sublime sun kissed beaches and a myriad of opportunities for beach and water based fun. It is considered the top diving destination in the Western Hemisphere, in large part due to the Mayan Reef located off the coast of Cancun in the Caribbean, but also due to wonderful underwater world along the Pacific Coast. Mexico is an ideal destination for water sports, deep sea fishing, diving and snorkeling, and beachcombing and sunbathing. It is also a prime destination for golf and the joy that can be discovered on the unique and beautiful Mexican greens. Mexico also holds the distinction of being the world's most popular cruise destination.

This culturally and historically rich country offers the opportunity for land and water adventure, romance and memory making, authentic culinary discovery, and fantastic shopping; and it is an affordable country in which to travel. Pack some common sense, curiosity, and a sense of adventure and you are sure to enjoy a truly special vacation experience.