Attractions

El Arco de Cabo San Lucas

Category: Geological Formation
Cabo San Lucas, Baja, Mexico
Lands End, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Some people say it looks like a Triceratops taking a sip of water from the Pacific. I say it looks like one of the most beautiful natural rock formations set against the most beautiful backdrops in quite possibly the most beautiful part of the world. A highly distinctive and famous rock formation located at the southern tip of Cabo San Lucas - which is itself the extreme southern end of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula - El Arco de Cabo San Lucas (usually referred to simply as El Arco) is one of the top attractions in all of Cabo San Lucas. Take one of the many water taxis, snorkeling boats, sunset cruises or kayaking excursions out to El Arco and marvel at how the sunlight glazes off the rocks and the water. Take a dip in the warm waters and get up close and personal with this natural phenomenon. And make sure to bring your camera - because although it's one of the most photographed pieces of scenery in the world – that doesn’t mean it won’t make for one heck of a screensaver. And yeah, it kinda does look like a Triceratops taking a sip of water.

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Sierra de la Laguna

Category: Mountain
Cabo San Lucas, Baja, Mexico
Sierra de la Laguna, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

First of all – no, The Sierra de la Laguna doesn't have anything to do with the MTV reality show Laguna Beach. The Sierra de la Laguna is a mountain range on the Baja California Peninsula of Mexico and is located toward the southern end of the peninsula. With an elevation of 6,000 – 7,000 feet, la Laguna is a rugged and impressive series of mountains typically only admired from the comfortable confines of a wealthy Cabo patron's private jet. However, for the atypical Cabo tourist with a heart for adventure there are numerous hiking and backpacking trips up these slopes, but be forewarned – the various steep trails and switchback are quite perilous. It's advised that a local guide accompany all hikers through these serene and gorgeous trails no matter what the experience level, especially if you aim to reach the peak at El Picacho.

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Coronado Island

Category: Island(s)
Mexico
Isla Coronado , MX

It's a well known fact that if an area is commonly referred to as a "resort town" then it's either incredibly overpopulated and obnoxious or absolutely serene and perfect. Thankfully for Coronado Island, the latter label applies. An incredibly affluent island listed as a part of San Diego County (although it lies rather close to Cabo San Lucas), Coronado is an incredibly popular tourist destinations for both American and International travelers alike. Spanish for "the crowned one," Coronado has a population of around 24,000 that regularly enjoy the flawless weather and gorgeous beach front views. And in case a vacation leads to a desire to purchase property in Coronado be prepared to drop a pretty penny - it's listed as one of the top most expensive places to live in the nation! I guess that's why they call it a resort town.

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Golf in Cabo San Lucas

Category: Golf
Cabo San Lucas, Baja, Mexico
Cabo San Lucas, BS MX

How long does it take you to become the best at something? Well, for Cabo San Lucas it only took a few short years to become one of the best golf destinations in all of North America - and even the world. However, for those who know about the climate and geography of Cabo, this shouldn't come as a surprise. Add a pinch of lush landscape with a peppering of near constant mid 70 degree weather and an exploding tourism industry and voila - golf paradise! I mean, it makes sense that this small island in the Coral Sea attracted six signature championship golf courses in such a short time. It all started way back in 1990, when Don Koll, a successful California developer and passionate golf enthusiast commissioned Jack Nicklaus to design a twenty seven hole course at the Palmilla resort. Almost twenty years later it's almost impossible to travel a few miles in Cabo without running across one of these world class courses. The magnificent Cabo terrain definitely creates a unique landscape for the greens and fairways - even comparable to some of the best courses in California; however, it's the shimmering, splendid Sea of Cortez serving as a backdrop for many of these fantastic courses that makes the golf experience in Cabo San Lucas truly unique. Oh yeah, and the fact that it almost never rains might help as well.

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Espíritu Santo & Isla Partida

Category: Beach
Mexico
Espíritu Santo & Isla Partida, MX

Minus the inherent health complications, Espíritu Santo & Isla Partida are kind of like Siamese twins. Connected by a narrow isthmus formed from an ancient volcanic crater, these two land masses definitely have quite a lot in common. For one thing they're both home to some of the most gorgeous beach front scenery in the world. In fact, Ensenada Grande beach on Isla Partida was voted the most beautiful beach in all of Mexico by The Travel Magazine and one of the top 12 beaches in the entire world! Both of the land areas on these these islands are also under the strict protection by UNESCO as a biosphere; thus explaining the recent boom in eco-tourism for the region. With Espíritu Santo's land area of 31 square miles (the 12th largest island in Mexico) and Isla Partida's land area a much smaller 6 square miles, both of these islands provide ample amounts of space for its visitors to relax, enjoy and explore.

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Lazaro Cardenas and Boulevard Marina Streets

Category: Flea / Street market
Cabo San Lucas, Baja, Mexico
Boulevard Marina Streets, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

There are two types of shops found in Cabo San Lucas. One – the type that sells authentic Mexican goods (pottery and jewelry) made by locals and sold at a reasonable price. Two – the type that sells pop culture drenched, mass tourism infused items (shot glasses and T-shirts with inebriated frogs on the back) made in Taiwan and usually sold for slightly higher prices. Thankfully, Cabo San Lucas and its main market places – Lazaro Cardenas and Boulevard Marina Streets – provide both options to the savvy consumer. With several open air markets packed to the brim with animated vendors eager to sell their wares, both Lazaro Cardenas and Boulevard Marina Streets offer nothing but excitement and surprises for the brave shopper. Haggle with a vendor over the price of a hand woven blanket made in Oaxaca; laugh out loud at the fraternity dudes on Spring Break trying to find that special shot glass to put in their dorm room; or stop by the Blown Glass Factory and watch the glass blowers hard at work creating the colorful and decorative vases seen in every other shop on the street. SPECIAL NOTE: The markets tend to open around 10:00 a.m. but will usually open earlier if a cruise ship arrives early in the morning.

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La Paz

Category: Historic Town
La Paz, Baja, Mexico
La Paz, La Paz, BCS MX

Long considered one of the great America authors of the 20th Century, John Steinbeck set one of his most celebrated works of fiction “The Pearl” in the city of La Paz and mentions it extensively in his travelogue “The Log from the Sea of Cortez.” Clearly, if Steinbeck dedicated so much ink to this place then there must be something to it! Spanish for “the peace,” La Paz is the capital city of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur and is considered one of the most important regional commercial centers in all of Mexico due to its thriving eco-tourism industry. Home to the largest discovered pearl in the world, the crystal clear waters in the Bay of La Paz are considered one of the top spots in the world to dive, snorkel and kayak. For the boating enthusiast there are four boatyards, numerous marine supply stores and plenty of cruiser club activities; so live on the wild side and take a boat to one of the nearby island coves for some exploration and maybe even a sleep over! And for those entering the twilight years of their life, La Paz has recently become an ideal retirement spent thanks to the beautiful weather, peaceful atmosphere and relative closeness to the states (only a two hour flight from Los Angeles). Looks like Steinbeck got it right!

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Category: Ancient Ruins
Tulum, Yucatan / Mayan Riviera / Cancun, Mexico
Solidaridad, Q Roo MX

Imagine this – a perfectly preserved ancient Mayan Ruin - the type only seen in movies or in the worn pages of grandma's Encyclopedias. It's gorgeous – awe inspiring even. The stones glisten off the hot Mexican sun hinting at the history held within this structure. Oh yeah, and all of this is set against the gorgeous azure waters of the Caribbean Sea. Well that's the Mayan ruins of Tulum in a nutshell. Located along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico, these ancient, phenomenally preserved ruins are located on 39 foot cliffs that present the perfect vantage point of the roaring waves of the Caribbean. Thankfully, Tulum is a relatively compact and easily accessible site (compared to many of the other Maya sites in the region) – which means it's easy to get in, get around and get out. This is one of the many reason why tour buses bring constant streams of visitors in on a daily basis – helping make the Tulum ruins the third most visited archaeological site in Mexico. Clearly, it's quite a prime piece of real estate – no wonder the Mayans decided to build here.

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Quinta Avenida

Category: Street
Playa del Carmen, Yucatan / Mayan Riviera / Cancun, Mexico
Those who "habla" a little "espanol" might recognize that "Quinta Avenida" actually means Fifth Avenue in Spanish. First of all – congrats for passing Spanish 1; and second of all, no – this is not just some shameless "rip-off" of the high priced New Yor, Playa Del Carmen Mexico

Those who "habla" a little "espanol" might recognize that "Quinta Avenida" actually means Fifth Avenue in Spanish. First of all – congrats for passing Spanish 1; and second of all, no – this is not just some shameless "rip-off" of the high priced New York Fifth Avenue. In fact, this pedestrian only street is kind of the opposite of its uber-commercialized and high priced NYC equivalent. Capturing an authentic Mexican ambiance, this mile long stretch of road is dotted with plenty of local bars, open air restaurants, and unique shops offering anything ranging from the latest style and brands of purses and clothing (often at much cheaper prices!) to artwork, leather and jewelry made locally and imported from all over the Caribbean. Oh yeah – and there's plenty of access to two of the essential Playa souvenirs – Mexican tequila and Cuban Cigars. And for those who wonder what that soothing rhythm they keep hearing just off in the distance is – it isn't that Mariachi band (rarely soothing) – it's actually the ocean, it's waves crashing against the sandy shores not more than a hundred yards away.

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Xaman-Ha Aviary

Category: Bird Watching
Playa del Carmen, Yucatan / Mayan Riviera / Cancun, Mexico
Playa Del Carmen, QR MX
Visiting Details
SPECIAL NOTE: Although the aviary is open daily from 9 to 5, it's noted that the best time for bird observation is from 9:00 am to 11:00 am and 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

I'm not gonna lie. I am not a big fan of birds. Most of my memories with these feathered foes involve them waking me up incredibly early on Saturday mornings and occasionally leaving copious amounts of droppings on my car (and in one case, my head). However, one visit to the Xaman –Ha Aviary changed all that. See, this gorgeous natural habitat for sixty some odd species of birds isn't the home to the annoying pigeons one normally associates with suburban America. These are the birds that appear on the front of stamps or whose feathers Cher models her hairstyles after. In this bird sanctuary not only do flamingos, parrots, macaws and coastal fowls live in harmony but they also don't seem to mind humans occasionally crossing their paths. The aviary is located in a secure and somewhat tamed portion of the Yucatán jungle where visitors are free to roam under the lenient supervision of the experienced and friendly staff and guides. And for the burgeoning horticulturalists the exotic flowers and plants are labeled all the necessary information.

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Scuba Diving in Playa del Carmen

Category: Scuba Diving/Snorkeling
Playa del Carmen, Yucatan / Mayan Riviera / Cancun, Mexico
Playa Del Carmen, QR MX

A lot of people associate Cozumel with the best diving in Mexico. While it's true Cozumel offers pristine diving conditions and beautiful underwater scenery, taking the short trip over to Playa Del Carmen offers even more when it comes to phenomenal under water diving. Home to the second largest barrier reef in the world, the gorgeous waters of Playa offers unlimited visibility, stunning underwater marine life (all the colors of the rainbow) and a cave system – called cenotes – that are unique to this region. Cenotes (pronounced say-no-tay) is actually derived from the Mayan word meaning "the sacred well," which is a fitting description of this unique underwater phenomenon. Cenotes are actually large caverns (around 35 feet deep) full of stalactites and stalagmites with no current and crystal clear waters semi-heated to 78 degrees. It makes for an easy and comfortable diving experience and even gives to the sensation of flying when swimming between stalactites and stalagmites.

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Playa Tukan

Category: Beach
Playa del Carmen, Yucatan / Mayan Riviera / Cancun, Mexico
Playa Tukan, Playa Del Carmen Mexico

Playa del Carmen almost feels like one amazing beach, and one of the best sections of Playa del Carmen is Playa Tukan. Well known for its lively beach club atmosphere, Playa Tukan is a perfect vacation spot for singles (young and old) and families (young and old). With the clear waters of the Caribbean sloshing against the perfectly fine sand, Playa Tukan not only provides a great spot to get that perfect summer tan but also has several restaurants and beach bars with reasonably priced food and drinks within walking distance. Make sure to visit early in the morning when the sun is just rising and the swarm of tourists have yet to invade these pristine shores.

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Colonial Center

Category: Town Center / Square / Plaza
San Miguel de Allende, Central Mexico / Colonial Circuit, Mexico
San Miguel De Allende, GTO MX

San Miguel de Allende’s tiny cobblestone streets are lined by beautiful colonial buildings with massive wooden doors and ornate balconies. Start out at the main square, El Jardín, anchored by the Parróquia church. Visit the restored home of independence leader Ignacio Allende on the square’s southwest corner, and peak into little art galleries and gift shops on the tiny streets off the square. Drop by La Casa del Conde Canal (House of the Count of Canal), now home to the art school Instituto Allende, for a look at students painting and sculpting.

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Museo Casa de Allende

Category: Historic House
San Miguel de Allende, Central Mexico / Colonial Circuit, Mexico
San Miguel De Allende, GTO MX

The restored home of independence leader Ignacio Allende, for whom San Miguel de Allende was named, is now a museum. The museum tells the story of Allende’s life and the Mexican independence movement, which began in nearby Dolores Hidalgo. The museum also contains fossils, pre-Hispanic pottery, and colonial-era furnishings, and the house itself is a beautiful example of colonial architecture.

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Centro Cultural Ignacio Ramirez

Category: Cultural Center
San Miguel de Allende, Central Mexico / Colonial Circuit, Mexico
Dr. Ignacio Hernández Macías 75, San Miguel De Allende, Gt MX

The Centro Cultural Ignacio Ramirez, also known as Escuela de Bellas Artes, is housed in a former convent built around a central courtyard with large trees and fountains. The center offers courses in art, sculpture, music and dance and is a venue for concerts and lectures. Check out the beautiful murals and stop for some refreshments at the restaurant on site, Las Musas.

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Centro Historico

Category: Old City
Mexico City, Central Mexico / Colonial Circuit, Mexico
Mexico City, DF MX

Plaza de la Constitución (Constitution Plaza), more commonly known as Zócalo (Main Plaza), is the pulsating heart of Mexico City’s Centro Historico. Only Moscow's Red Square is bigger than Zócalo. The area’s over 1,400 colonial buildings give the area a distinctly Spanish feel, but archeological excavations just off the square remind visitors of a different past—the destroyed Aztec City of Tenochtitlán. A temple, Templo Mayor, on the excavated grounds is open to the public. Make sure you visit the impressive cathedral on the north side of the square and the colonial Palacio Nacional (National Palace).

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Museo Frida Kahlo

Category: Museum
Mexico City, Central Mexico / Colonial Circuit, Mexico
Calle Londres 247, Mexico City, DF 04100 MX

Mexico’s most famous female artist, Frida Kahlo, grew up in a cobalt blue house on Calle Londres in the neighborhood of Coyoacan, and for the last 13 years of her life she lived in the house with her equally famous husband, artist Diego Rivera. The house, now a museum, tells the story of Frida and Diego in letters, sketches, paintings and the Mexican arts and crafts the couple collected together. Although the museum holds very few paintings by Frida, you still feel her presence in her personal objects, such as the corset she was confined to for the rest of her life after a tram accident at the age of 18, and her wheelchair posed in front of an unfinished painting.

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Museo Leon Trotsky

Category: Museum
Mexico City, Central Mexico / Colonial Circuit, Mexico
45 Calle Viena, Mexico City, DF MX

With the help of his friends Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, Leon Trotsky found refuge in Mexico after being expelled from the Soviet Union. He first stayed with Kahlo and Rivera in their house on Calle Londres, before moving in to a house on Calle Viena in 1939. The windows towards the street were covered with brick, giving the house the feel like a bunker, to protect the revolutionary from assassination attempts. The house shows the marks of an attempt on Trotsky’s life in the form of bullet holes in the walls in his bedroom and in the bedroom of his young grandson. One of Stalin’s agents finally caught up with him in 1940 and buried a pick axe in Trotsky's skull as he worked in his study. The house has been preserved as it was on the day of the assassination and is now a museum. Trotsky's grave is in the courtyard.

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Temple of Inscriptions

Category: Ancient Ruins
Palenque, Oaxaca Region, Mexico
Palenque, CHIS MX

As you climb the hill up to the old city, the first structure you will see is the 80-feet tall Templo de las Inscripciones (Temple of Inscriptions), a funerary monument to K'inich Janaab' Pakal (Pakal the Great), who ruled from 615 to 683. The structure takes its name from the lengthy text preserved on its sides, which has been of great help to scholars deciphering Mayan iconography. The top interior stairs lead down to Pakal's tomb, which is not open to the public. His jewel-covered body is now at the National Anthropology Museum in Mexico City. Pakal was only 12 years old when he assumed power in 615. He ruled for nearly 70 years and restored Palenque to its former glory. He aligned Palenque with Tikal and Yaxchilan, and together the three cities controlled the region. Pakal is also credited with a renaissance in the city's art and architecture.

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Temple of the Skull and Templo XIII

Category: Ancient Ruins
Palenque, Oaxaca Region, Mexico
Palenque, CHIS MX

To the right of Palenque’s main entrance is Templo de la Calavera (Temple of the Skull), named after an animal skull relief at the base of one pillar, and Templo XIII, the tomb of a high-ranking woman. The tomb, uncovered around fifteen years ago, contained a malachite mask and around one thousand pieces of jade. Because of its proximity to Pakal's tomb, the woman might have been Pakal's wife.

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Palace

Category: Ancient Ruins
Palenque, Oaxaca Region, Mexico
Palenque, CHIS MX

El Palacio (The Palace) is an intricate maze of corridors and courtyards, built over a period of 400 years, from the 5th to the 9th centuries. The palace was likely the home of Palenque's rulers. A four-story tower, built in the 8th century, was likely was used to observe the winter solstice over the Templo de las Inscripciones. The northeast courtyard, known as the Patio de los Cautivos, has a collection of relief sculptures believed to be trophies from conquered cities. The southern part of the temple has an underground area with toilets and sweat baths.

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Category: Cliffs / Cliff Divers
Acapulco, Mexican Riviera, Mexico
La Quebrada, Acapulco, GRO MX

Seeing divers leap off the 130-feet cliffs at La Quebrada into the cove below is nothing less than amazing. If their timing is off, the fall could be fatal. Only when a wave comes in is it safe to dive in. Dives are scheduled at one o’clock in the afternoon, and in the evenings at 7:00, 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30. At night, the divers carry torches to light their plunge into the dark waters. Watch the dives from balconies near the cove for a small fee, or over dinner at El Mirador hotel.

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Category: Beach
Acapulco, Mexican Riviera, Mexico
Pie de la Cuesta, Acapulco, GRO MX

Pie de la Cuesta, about six miles northwest of Acapulco, is a beautiful sliver of land with the Pacific Ocean on one side and the freshwater Laguna de Coyuca on the other. Go for a swim on the lakeside—the surf in this part of the sea is dangerous—and take a boat trip around the lagoon. As the day comes to an end, watch the spectacular sunset from one of the many seaside seafood restaurants.

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Parque Papagayo

Category: Park
Acapulco, Mexican Riviera, Mexico
Costera Miguel Alemán, Acapulco, GRO MX

Take the kids to Parque Papagayo, a public park with free admission where they can visit the roller-skating rink, rent paddle boats, visit the small zoo, or go for a ride in the amusement park. The park also leads to two beaches, Playa Hornos and Playa Hornitos. The park is open from 6 am to 8 pm. The amusement park part opens later, at 4 pm, and closes at 11 pm.

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Colonial Center and Casa de La Corregidora

Category: Cultural Center
Queretaro, Central Mexico / Colonial Circuit, Mexico
Querétaro, Queretaro de Arteaga MX

Start your exploration of Querétaro’s colonial center at the main plaza, Plaza de la Independencia. For beautiful examples of baroque architecture, stop by the churches of Santa Clara and Santa Rosa de Viterbo. Visit the Casa de La Corregidora, home of Doña Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez, a heroine of the War of Independence whose image appears on coins and postage stamps. Doña Josefa was the wife of the Corregidor, a city magistrate. Through her involvement with the rebels, Doña Josefa’s and the Correigdor’s house became the center of the revolutionary movement. The rebels were betrayed by a supporter, and, unaware of his wife's activities, the Correigdor was asked to conduct a town-wide house search. To prevent Doña Josefa from exchanging information with her fellow conspirators, he imprisoned her in her room in the house that is now a museum.

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Cerro de Campanas

Category: Historic Town
Queretaro, Central Mexico / Colonial Circuit, Mexico
Querétaro, Queretaro de Arteaga MX

Experience a piece of Mexican history at the Cerro de Campanas (Hill of Bells), where Emperor Maximilian was executed three years after assuming the Mexican throne. Maximilian was a member of Austria's Imperial Habsburg-Lorraine family. He became emperor of Mexico through the backing of Napoleon III of France and a group of Mexican monarchists. After retreating to Querétaro from Mexico City and surviving a 100-day siege, Maximilian was captured by the Republican forces, led by Benito Juárez, in 1867 and executed by firing squad. In 1900, the Habsburg family erected a small chapel on the site where the emperor was executed.

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Hot springs in Tequisquiapan

Category: Hot Springs / Geyser
Queretaro, Central Mexico / Colonial Circuit, Mexico
Querétaro, Queretaro de Arteaga MX

Roughly 40 miles west of Querétaro is the little town of Tequisquiapan, famous for its hot springs. The volcanic springs are believed to have healing powers, relieving symptoms of arthritis, gout and insomnia. We can’t promise that you’ll sleep any better after your dip, but a visit to the springs, followed by shopping in little galleries selling arts, crafts and traditional textiles, is still a nice way to spend an afternoon.

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Puerto Angel, Mazunte and Zicatela

Category: Surfing
Huatulco, Oaxaca Region, Mexico
Puerto Angel, Huatulco Mexico

Visit the little fishing village of Puerto Angel, an hour an hour away from Huatulco, nestled in a beautiful bay, and continue on to Centro Mexicano de La Tortuga (National Turtle Center) in Mazunte. The sea turtle is a protected species in Mexico and in January every year, baby turtles are released from the center’s turtle aquariums into their natural habitat. Watch the waves break against the shore at Zicatela, the site of the World Surfing Championship every November.

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Local Cruises

Category: Boat Tour
Huatulco, Oaxaca Region, Mexico
Huatulco, OAX MX

The best way to see the magnificent bays of Huatulco is by boat—many of the bays can’t be reached by land. Catch a catamaran in Santa Cruz and explore the bays of Santa Cruz, Organo, Maguey, Cacaluta, Chachacual and San Augustín. Make sure the cruise you choose stops along the way, for a chance to swim and snorkel in the bays’ calm, clear waters, and lunch on fresh seafood.

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Adventure and eco-tours

Category: Ecological Tour
Huatulco, Oaxaca Region, Mexico
Huatulco, OAX MX

Explore the mountains and the jungles surrounding the bays on an ecological tour. Tour the mountains on horseback, or the ecological reserves of the Bays of Cacaluta, Maguey and Organo in an all terrain vehicle. Go river rafting on the Copalita, starting deep in the jungle and ending where the river meets the sea. Spot parrots and other exotic birds as you travel through the jungle to the coffee plantations high in the Oaxaca mountain range. Learn about the cultivation and production of coffee from a local guide. Go for a swim in the river connecting the many waterfalls around the plantations.

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