Mexico Travel

PHOTOS: Mexico's Whale Shark Festival

Posted 05.22.2012

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The fifth-annual Whale Shark Festival hits Isla Mujeres, Mexico on June 21, offering visitors to the island off the coast of Cancun the rare chance to...

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Spring Breakers Still Travelling To Mexico Despite Security Warnings

AP | Posted 05.02.2012

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MEXICO CITY -- Mexico is taking a rare opportunity to tweak neighboring Texas, saying the number of U.S. spring breakers visiting Mexico this year ros...

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Are We Safer In Mexico Than At Home?

Lonely Planet | Robert Reid | Posted 05.02.2012

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Every week or so I get asked, 'Is it safe to go to Mexico?' I had always said, if you're thoughtful about where you go, yes. But after my most recent ...

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InstaBaja

Lindblad Expeditions | Posted 05.02.2012

The same week news broke that Facebook would acquire Instagram, two travelers used the app to shoot their Baja California expedition, capturing a $1 billion memory of a gorgeous wilderness.

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Finding Unexpected Art In Puerto Vallarta

Bob Schulman | Posted 04.25.2012

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Years of work and millions of dollars have revamped the Malecon into an eye-popping, 12-block-long art show peppered by dozens of sculptures, mosaics and paintings along with all kinds of indoor and outdoor galleries.

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Tulum With Kids

Fathom | Posted 04.01.2012

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Tulum had exactly what my my wife, my kids and I needed in a winter getaway from New York City: stunning white sand beaches, a calm ocean to swim in and great restaurants,

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PHOTOS: Where We're Headed This Summer

Posted 03.29.2012

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New data from travel search site Kayak show that Americans are interested in staying home -- or at least in North America -- this summer. More and ...

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PHOTOS: Visiting The Hometown Of Mexican Independence

AP | KATHERINE CORCORAN | Posted 05.07.2012

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GUANAJUATO, Mexico — Walking uphill on cobblestone, I am struck by the altitude's perfect mix of hot sun and crisp air. A street vendor's cry ec...

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Mexico City 'Vocho' Cabs Retiring

AP | By MARK STEVENSON | Posted 03.05.2012

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MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's capital is ready to stomp out its iconic Volkswagen "Bug" taxis. Officials said Friday that the last of the old-style VW Beet...

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Official Calls Mexico Travel Warning 'Ridiculous'

AP | Posted 04.16.2012

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MEXICO CITY — Mexico's top domestic security official says a U.S. State Department travel warning on almost half of Mexico's states is "ridiculo...

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Exploring Two Sides Of Puerto Vallarta

Barbara Barton Sloane | Posted 03.27.2012

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I'd fly 200 feet above the dense green Mexican rain forest on a 2,000-foot-long zip line. And -- comforting thought -- after this I would only have 11 more zip lines to go.

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Mexico Developing Tourist-Friendly 'World's Aquarium'

Posted 01.03.2012

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One of the world's most interesting marine preserves sits off the coast of Baja California, not far from Los Cabos, in a quiet area called Cabo Pulmo....

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Mexico Starts Countdown To 2012 Apocalypse

AP | By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON | Posted 02.19.2012

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MEXICO CITY -- Seize the day. Only 52 weeks and a day are left before Dec. 21, 2012, when some believe the Maya predicted the end of the world....

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Mexico Building Immense New Resort On The Pacific

Bob Schulman | Posted 02.05.2012

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You may have to squint to find these spots on the map -- if they show up at all -- but look for them about half-way down the west coast of Mexico. What's happening there? Playa Espiritu is going to be the country's next tropical Eden.

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A Black Friday Stampede In Baja

James Campion | Posted 02.03.2012

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As more people, mostly mildly perturbed Caucasians, stumble into the café, the rain intensifies, prompting the recitation of precipitation history from Señor Clavo: "It has only rained twice in the past year, amigo, for ten minutes each."

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'Candid Camera' Meets 'Taxicab Confessions' To Boost Tourism To Mexico

Bob Schulman | Posted 01.14.2012

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The offer of a free ride to selected travelers is a key part of the Mexico Tourism Board's new promotion called the "Mexico Taxi Project," a take on the HBO reality series, "Taxicab Confessions."

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Gold, Booze And Tourists: Mazatlan's Plazuela Machado

Bob Schulman | Posted 01.08.2012

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Ships packed with 49ers often stopped at Mazatlan to let the lads enjoy a little R

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PHOTOS: Colorful Mexican Folk Art In Alebrijes Parade

Huffington Post | Chris C. Anderson | Posted 01.06.2012

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Last weekend Mexico City residents and art lovers watched as a parade of fantastic creatures wandered the streets. Since 2007 the Museo de Arte Pop...

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PHOTOS: A Haunted Island Protected By Dolls

Atlas Obscura | Posted 12.18.2011

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Today, the slowly decaying remnants of dolls hang from trees and hide in bushes in an effort to ward off the restless spirit of a young girl who -- as legend tells it -- drowned offshore.

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PHOTOS: Touring Juarez, Murder Capital Of The World

Karen Curley | Posted 11.12.2011

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People looked happy and relaxed. I only saw the cops twice and they didn't look like the ruthless thugs that newspapers make them out to be.

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PHOTOS: Touring Juarez, Murder Capital Of The World

Karen Curley | Posted 11.12.2011

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People looked happy and relaxed. I only saw the cops twice and they didn't look like the ruthless thugs that newspapers make them out to be.

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Baked Travelers Head North Through Nogales (PHOTOS)

Karen Curley | Posted 10.21.2011

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The Sonora desert floor can reach up to 139 degrees, literally baking the humbled masses heading north.

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Destin-Nation Mexico: Best Beaches South of the Border (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Kate Auletta | Posted 08.15.2011

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There's a reason so many songs have been written about our southern neighbors. Mexico is home to nearly 114 million people, with 78% of the population...

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Tijuana Will Not Be Ignored (PHOTOS)

Karen Curley | Posted 10.09.2011

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Tijuana is Los Angeles naughty cousin. Angelenos call the town TJ and visit only when their better angels are on smoke break.

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Want To Bury Your Divorce, Literally? Head To Mexico

businessinsider.com | Juliana Shallcross, HotelChatter | Posted 10.03.2011

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Are you Maria Shriver? Newly divorced? Ready to fling your wedding ring into a deep dark abyss? How about giving it a burial party down in Mexic...

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