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Cancun’s best all-round beach serves up excellent swimming, diving and local entertainment.

Shop for Mexican handicrafts, clothing and souvenirs at this busy downtown market. Enjoy cultural experiences such as folk music and dance performances. 

Visit this enchanting Pueblo Mágico, famous for its sacred hilltop pyramid, 16th-century convent, art museums and handicraft markets. 

Explore this opulent former home of Mexican royalty, perched high above the city, and learn about the history of Mexico. 

The long sweep of golden sand is the perfect complement to the art galleries and handicraft markets at this South Coast Nayarit resort.

Explore this opulent former home of Mexican royalty, perched high above the city, and learn about the history of Mexico. 

This quaint riverside town decorated with colonial monuments is a starting point for boat trips into the spectacular Cañon del Sumidero.

Explore this opulent former home of Mexican royalty, perched high above the city, and learn about the history of Mexico. 

Mexico’s first Spanish-founded settlement is an atmospheric port city home to colonial landmarks. It is a great jumping-off point for less crowded beaches.

Join locals at this popular, leafy plaza in the heart of colonial Tequisquiapan. It is overlooked by a grand neoclassical church and is the perfect people-watching spot.

Explore this opulent former home of Mexican royalty, perched high above the city, and learn about the history of Mexico. 

This small, peaceful island is packed with some of Mexico’s most pristine beaches and jungle, and is home to one of Cancun’s more traditional communities. 

Mexico’s first Spanish-founded settlement is an atmospheric port city home to colonial landmarks. It is a great jumping-off point for less crowded beaches.

Explore this opulent former home of Mexican royalty, perched high above the city, and learn about the history of Mexico. 

Watch in awe as locals perform spectacular dives from a raised platform into an area of shallow and rocky water.

Off the main tourist paths, this Mexican town has a charming peaceful environment on the shores of the Pacific Ocean.

Discover the bohemian flair and artisanal items in the market stalls that stretch across a street with a history entwined with frogs.

Explore this opulent former home of Mexican royalty, perched high above the city, and learn about the history of Mexico.