A prosperous industrial city in the north of Mexico, Chihuahua is on the western flank of the desert of the same name. Chihuahua’s 18th-century cathedral is the outstanding Baroque monument in the north of the country and is the highlight of an engaging historic centre. A few giants of Mexican history lived in Chihuahua, either …
When the Spanish founded Mexico City in the 16th century they built everything on top of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire. In the city’s Historic Centre there are Baroque monuments constructed with recycled pre-Columbian blocks, and the excavated ruins of the Templo Mayor sit beside the cathedral and National Palace. This sums up …
On the Mayan Riviera, Tulum is a coastal resort that has become fashionable over the last decade for its laid-back atmosphere and new age crowd. Some of Tulum’s allure comes from its long and wide beaches, peppered with beach clubs and cabaña lodgings, where servers bring everything you could want to your hammock or sun …
A high-rise holiday heaven, Cancún is a planned resort first laid out in the 1970s. Just the name” Cancún” stands for powdery white beaches, turquoise seas, attentive service and easy luxury. You may also think of rowdy students down for Spring Break, and it’s true that people come to Cancún to cut loose for up …
A dream for divers and snorkelers, Cozumel is a diminutive tropical island in the Caribbean Sea off Quintana Roo’s Mayan Riviera. The island’s south and west coasts are encircled by sandbars and coral reefs, inhabited by multi-coloured fish, nurse sharks, sea turtles, rays, eels and starfish. You don’t need to be Jacques Cousteau to discover …
Until the 16th century Izamal was a mighty Mayan city, with six pyramids around a huge ceremonial plaza at the largest urban centre in the North Yucatec Plains. After the Bishop Diego de Landa arrived at Izamal’s mission in the mid-16th century the city would never be the same again, and colonial buildings were placed …
A tropical dreamscape, Huatulco is a small resort in Oaxaca bordering its own national park. Until the airport was modernised in the 2000s there was no easy way down to Huatulco, and even today the only international flights come from Chicago and various airports in Canada. The resort has nine Bays and 36 beaches along …
At the very end of the Baja California Peninsula, Cabo San Lucas is a modern resort that ticks all the boxes for nature lovers, active sports aficionados and beach bums. The postcard landmark in Cabo San Lucas is the Arco, a stirring natural arch in a group of tormented granite rock formations at Land’s End. …
At the southern tip of Baja California Sur where the Pacific meets the Sea of Cortez, Los Cabos is a thriving tourist region that has only just come to the world’s attention. The Los Cabos Corridor between the main towns of Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo is a succession of enticing coves …
A city that has cropped up almost overnight, Playa del Carmen is now one of the most desirable getaways on Yucatán Peninsula. This length of coast on the Mexican Caribbean is known as the Mayan Riviera. And as well as boasting world-class white sandy beaches and all the marine life of the Caribbean, the Riviera …