Vibrant, colourful, unique – a different side of America
With its Native American heritage and distinct Spanish flavour, Mexico is a country like no other.
Its varied terrain ranges from cactus-studded deserts to white sandy beaches and blue waters, from tropical rainforest and jungle-clad hills to steep rocky canyons and narrow gorges, and from snow-capped volcano peaks to bustling cities.
Despite invasions, wars, dictatorships, recessions and earthquakes, Mexico’s people remain warm and friendly, its countryside unspoilt by development. Throughout the country, holiday-makers will find ancient Mayan temples strewn in jungles, ruins of Aztec civilisations, rural indigenous villages, Spanish colonial cities and silver-mining towns, and traditional Mexican ports. Cities glory in a unique style of architecture combining colonial and pagan elements, and blending Art Nouveau, Baroque, Art Deco and Native American design into the structure of their churches and public structures. The country's culture displays a similar blend of the traditional and modern, pagan meeting Christian in a series of fiestas throughout the year.
Mexico also boasts several hundred miles of coastline extending through both the Pacific and the Caribbean. This is what makes Mexico such a popular summer holiday destination, resorts such as Acapulco, Cancun and the Baja California peninsula being among the best known vacation havens.
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