With the beautiful Gulf Coast on one site and the Pacific Ocean on the other, with both ancient Aztec temples and gleaming modern buildings, Mexico is much more than just the United States’ neighbor to the south.
Today’s Mexico is still a land of deserts and mountainous plateaus; the smoking volcano of Teotihuacn near Mexico City is echoed by nearby pyramids all the way down to the tropical wonderland of the Yucatn Peninsula. But it’s also one of the most modern cities in the world. The poverty level in Mexico has been slashed by over a third during the last few years, and their burgeoning trades with other countries are quickly modernizing the country. It may not be long before its equal in stature with the United States.
If you choose to go on a Mexico vacation, you’re certain to find all the comforts you’re used to at home. You don’t have to worry about “drinking the water” today. Though the cities are crowded and traffic can not just foreign, but alien, culture has been exchanged between the U.S. and Mexico for so many years that you will find the people just different enough to be interesting. And while in some...