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United Mexican States.

Mexican States [ estados ]: Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro de Arteaga, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz-Llave, Yucatan and Zacatecas.

Mexico is bordered to the north by the United States of America, to the south-east by Guatemala and Belize, to the west by the Pacific Ocean and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

Capital City of Mexico: Mexico City 


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Car Rentals Mexico

 Holiday Autos  -   
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

Cruises

 Mexico Cruises  -  see cruises
A.o. Alaska Sightseeing Cruise West, Clipper, Commodore, Carnival, Norwegian, Odessa-American,  Premier Cruises, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Special Expeditions, Voyager Cruise Line, Windjammer

 Transcanal Cruise  -  see cruises
Holland America, Cunnard, Seabourn, Norwegian, World Explorer

Hotels Mexico

 Hotels in Mexico  -  Hotel Guide Mexico
Hotels in Ciudad de México, Playa del Carmen, Cancún, Puebla de Zaragoza, Holbox Island, Ixtapa, La Loma, Oaxaca de Juárez, Puerto Vallarta, Lafitte, Lázaro Cárdenas, Boca del Río, and more ...

 NH Centro Historico ****, Palma, 42 Centro, 06000 Mexico City
The NH Centro Histórico is located in the heart of the city of Mexico, only a few steps away from the historic Plaza de la Constitución better known as "Zócalo", and the magnificent historical Metropolitan Cathedral, the National Library and Mexico City Museum. The NH Centro Histórico offers the ideal starting point to visit the most important symbolic buildings and monuments.

 Hotel Beach Paradise ****, Boulevard Kukulcan, Cancun
This All Inclusive hotel in Cancun offers the ideal accommodation for enjoying the Caribbean beaches in the heart of the Riviera Maya. Located between the turquoise waters of the Caribbean and the Nichupte lagoon, the Hotel Beach Paradise offers a variety of restaurants and bars with wonderful sunset views and a wide range of activities and entertainment. You can keep fit in the gym or, if you prefer, relax in the hotel's jacuzzi.

 Hacienda Vista Real Resort and Spa *****, Paseo Xaman-Ha Ret. 3 Lotes 12 y 13, 77710 Playa del Carmen
Located in the heart of the Mayan Riviera, in the small town of Playa del Carmen, and approximately 56 kilometers to the south of the International Cancun's Airport. Experience a Vacation like No Other where Paradise is not a Destination, but your Vacation Lifestyle

 Mexhotels.com  -  comprehensive site with links and online bookings

Hostels Mexico / Budget Accommodation

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

Travelsphere  
Travelsphere is the UK's No. 1 operator of escorted holidays.

Kuoni Travel  -  All inclusive, Beach holidays, Dive holidays, Escorted tours, Family holidays, Golf holidays, Spa holidays and Weddings
Mexico highlights:
** The glory of Mayan culture, most impressively and unforgettably revealed at Chichen Itza, with its gigantic temples and pyramids, sporting arenas and sacrificial pools, and more serenely at the smaller sites like Uxmal and Tulum.
** The vast, enthralling Xcaret eco-park, near Playa del Carmen - don't miss the amazing cultural show in the evening.
** Merida, Valladolid and other elegant and atmospheric Spanish colonial towns and cities, distinguished by ornate cathedrals and chapels, tree-lined boulevards, bustling plazas and palatial haciendas.
** The exciting activities and excursions - jungle trekking, swimming with dolphins, manatees and stingrays, scuba diving in Cozumel, private chartered game fishing and many more.
** The buzzing nightlife and superb restaurants of Cancun and Playa del Carmen.

Sovereign Premium Holidays [ ATOL 230 ]
Flexible Luxury Holidays Mexico. Sovereign is a specialist tour operator with more than 30 years experience.

Page & Moy 
Activity Holidays, Christmas & New Year, Events, Holidays by Air, Resort Holidays, Short Breaks, Touring holidays.

Adventure Holidays in Mexico
Do you want to see wildlife, go trekking, discover fascinating cultures and ways of life, experience life in a tribal village, see the stars from a desert wilderness... Try one of the activity holidays, travel experiences not to be missed! Adventurecompany.co.uk.

Thomas Cook  -  Cancun and Mexico City

My Travel  -  Sun Holidays in Mexico

  -  Create your perfect trip to Mexico
Flight, Hotel and Car.



 Locogringo.com  -  Mayan Riviera Vacation Resorts & Rentals Mexican Caribbean
Riviera Maya Towns: Akumal, Cozumel, Playa del Carmen, Playacar, Puerto Aventuras, Puerto Morelos, Soliman Bay & Tankah Bay, Tulum, Laguna Bacalar, Dzibanche & Kohunlich ruins and Xcalak

 Vacacionar  -  Agencia de Viajes a México y el Caribe
Hoteles, Vuelos, Autos, Paquetes turísticos y mucho más

Travel Guides Mexico / Destination Guide / Related books

Travel Guides Mexico [ amazon.co.uk ]

Mexico - Lonely Planet  -  Sandra Bao, Susan Forsyth, Beth Greenfield
An updated guide to Mexico that delivers the whole enchilada, from Aztec and Mayan temples to desert drives and highland hikes.
Paperback 1028 pages (September 2004); Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; Language: English; ISBN: 1740596862
Mexico (Eyewitness Travel Guides)  -  Anna Streiffert
Whether you are going loco in Acapulco or exploring the mysterious pyramids of Chichen Itza, this guide should help you. It also includes tips on where to enjoy the best tortillas and tequilas in town, showing how you can soak up the true Mexican experience with the locals.
Paperback 384 pages (November 6, 2003); Publisher: Dorling Kindersley; Language: English; ISBN: 0751368768
The Rough Guide to Mexico - 6th Edition  -  John Fisher, Peter Eltringham
Paperback 912 pages (March 25, 2004); Publisher: Rough Guides; Language: English; ISBN: 1843532530
Central America and Mexico (Footprint Handbooks)  -  Peter Hutchison
From the Tortilla Curtain to the Darien Gap. Best of festivals. Red hot lava tongues and deep blue sea holes. Get off the beaten track. Warmongering Aztecs and Maya sacrifice. Where to eat, drink and sleep. Chocolate makers and surf breakers. The pick of diving and trekking. Full-colour maps. Mischief-making monkeys, spookey-eyed frogs and 'bonking' Bellbirds...
Paperback 1280 pages (August 27, 2004); Publisher: Footprint Handbooks; Language: English; ISBN: 1904777112
Backpackers' Latin America: Southern Mexico, Belize and Guatemala 
Caroline Lascom (Editor), Peter Hutchison (Editor), Claire Boobbyer (Editor)
Hit the trail and get the best bits from of Latin America! This new guide, in our new series of guides to established backpacker routes, takes on Southern Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. Perfect for a late career break and for those looking to experience something out of the ordinary, Backpackers' Latin America Vol 2 is chock-full of tips, advice and suggestions to get the most out of your trip. With extensive planning tools in the lengthy and readable 'Essentials' section, this guide will help you uncover the real essence of travelling!
Paperback 400 pages (March 25, 2005); Publisher: Footprint Handbooks; Language: English; ISBN: 1904777287
Maya World: Guatemala, Belize, Southern Mexico - Rough Guide 
Peter Eltringham, Iain Stewart, John Fisher
This handbook to the Mayan region presents informed advice on exploring the coral atolls, the rainforest and nature reserves and the region's colonial architecture. Also featured are insider recommendations on where to stay, eat and drink, whatever your budget, plus shopping in the village markets.
Some three thousand years ago, nomadic tribes began to settle deep in the Mesoamerican rainforests, establishing the foundations of the most sophisticated ancient civilization on the American continent. The land they chose, which we know today as the Maya World, extends through southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and a sliver of El Salvador and Honduras. It's an astonishingly diverse environment, with the hot, scrub -forested plain of the Yucatán peninsula in the north blending gradually into the lowland jungle of the centre, and in the south a spectacular mountainous region, studded with volcanoes and crater lakes and draped with pine and cloudforests. While the southern coastline is pounded by the Pacific Ocean, gentler Caribbean waters lap the white-sand beaches and coral islands that fringe the region's eastern shores.
Paperback 624 pages (November 29, 2001); Publisher: Rough Guides; Language: English; ISBN: 1858287421

Transportation / How do I travel to Mexico

 All Mexican Airports

 Chihuahua International Airport
 Puerto Vallarta International Airport

 British Airways  -  Flights to Mexico 
British Airways has frequent flights to Mexico City. Your Mexico City flight lands at Benito Juárez Airport, in the north-east of Mexico City. The airport is just three miles from the centre of Mexico City, so you'll be enjoying tequilas and spicy tacos in one of Mexico City's many lively bars and restaurants in no time after your flight.

  -  Flights to Mexico
Book cheap flights to Mexico at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

 Airline Tickets Mexico / Discount Flights 
Cheap flight tickets Mexico / Price comparison possible.

 Maps International  -  Maps of Mexico   
Mapsinternational.co.uk is one of the largest map shops online.
 Online Map Mexico [ Uni Texas  -  Perry-Castañeda Library  -  Map Collection ]
 Roadmap Mexico


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 Travel Insurance  -  online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 Mexican Ministry of Tourism  -  London Office
This site will give you useful information about tourist destinations around Mexico. You will be able to find endless options to your holidays: ancient and modern culture, splendid architecture, sunny beaches, desserts , colonial cities, sports, exceptional mountains, unique folklore, ecological sites and so much more.
 Mexico-travel.com  -  Mexico's official web site
Loads of photos, point and click maps, detailed accommodation listings, sightseeing options, and much more.

 México City  -  Capital City of Mexico  -  Complete city guide to Mexico City

 Acapulco  -  complete city guide to Acapulco
 Cabo  -  complete city guide to Cabo
 Cancun  -  complete city guide to Cancun
Beautiful beaches [famous for its turquois waters and snow-white sand], great weather and excellent, non -stop nightlife. Gateway tot the Mundo Maya.- Mayan Wordl, a fascinating voyage through ancient ruins and culture that still thrives today.
 DoCancun
 Go2mexico.com
Features 15 beach/inland areas with point-and-click map. Destination coverage includes sightseeing, accommodation, dining, shopping, sports, plus maps and colour photos.
 GoCancun.com  -  Official Website of the Cancún Convention & Visitors Bureau
About Cancun, Places to Stay, things to do etc.
 Guadalajara  -  complete city guide to Guadalajara
 Mazatlán  -  complete city guide to Mazatlan
 Monterrey  -  complete city guide to Monterrey
 Oaxaca  -  complete city guide to Oaxaca
 Puerto Vallarta  -  complete city guide to Puerto Vallarta
 Puerto-vallarta.com
First rate site for Puerto Vallarta lovers. Includes events calendar, ecotourism info, hotel links, general sightseeing info.

 Banco de Mexico  -  Spanish / English language

 Mexicosi.com
Topics include business, finance, travel, news items. Limited destination coverage (Mexico City / Los Cabos / Acapulco /others) does include city maps.
 Mexonline.com/travel.htm
Complete resource centre on Mexico. Travel coverage (as "Directory & Info Centres") includes accommodation links and some "official" tourism board sites.
 Hotwired.com/rough/mexico/
Site breaks Mexico into nine regions, then provides very insightful descriptions ("views") of what to see/do, how to get around. Well written, honest critiques (if somewhat irreverent) try to cut through the hype and tell it like it is.
 Trybaja.com
Baja aficionados will dig this very hip site; complete with video/audio enhancements and city-by-city Baja coverage. Sponsored by Mexico Excursions with Big Tuna Bill.
 www2.planeta.com
An excellent site for eco-adventure options in Mexico and "academic" coverage of Mexican environmental issues. Index allows access to articles on Mexico ecotourism and adventure travel experiences.
 Diego Rivera
Features artist's life and work with links to other Mexican artist sites (including wife Frida Kahlo).
 Mexconnect.com
 Maztravel.com
Wow! What every destination site should aspire to be. Excellent coverage from American couple living in Mazatlán. Insightful dining reviews, assistance with home/condo rentals, lots of pictures, maps, ferry info, events schedule, and helpful commentary by some real Mazatlán lovers.
 Mysterious Places  -  virtual tour  -  Mysteries of the Maya
They ruled the jungles of the Yucatan for over a thousand years. Ferocious warriors, the Maya fought the Spanish and held them in a stalemate for twenty years. Finally, in the end, they walked away from their pyramids and temples and returned to the fields leaving behind ruins that boggle the imagination. Who were the Mayans, what were their beliefs, and what happened to them? Follow the links above for answers to these questions and to find out how you can journey in the footsteps of this mysterious culture. 
MysteriousPlaces seeks to give the visitor information, educational materials, and personal observations about the remains of ancient civilizations, sacred sites and unusual locations from around the world.
 Southmex.com
Coverage of art, travel, news items, "traditions" and living in Mexico. Somewhat limited destination coverage at present, but good coverage of San Miguel de Allende, Lake Chapala, Guanajuato.
 Virtualmex.com
A "Mexico Mall" with focus on travel, retirement, and relocation services. "Tourist Activities" reviews holiday pastimes (diving, golfing, hiking, whale watching, etc.). Mexico "book store" plus interactive map and lots of other Mexico links.
 Mexicomike.com
Spend some time with Mexico's guru of ground travel- Mike Nelson. He treks some 20,000 kms. per year on Mexican highways and backroads. Good spa coverage! Humorous and honest tidbits on travel. Not to be missed!
 Mexicobusiness.com
Site of Mexico Business, a first-rate monthly magazine on business, tourism, government. Access to past articles from magazine can be downloaded.
 Mediawest.com
 Informative overview of the Copper Canyon rail journey; photos, maps, travel tips and other info.
 Mexweb.com.mx
Broad listing of links to variety of interesting Mexico sites; mostly hotel links.
 La Vitrina
Official site of the Mexican Cultural Institute in New York; calendar of events, current affairs, film & video notes, articles, plus links to Mexican museums, travel resources. Updated monthly and well worth a look.
 Mexdesco.com
From the publishers of the excellent monthly magazine "Mexico Desconocido" ("Unknown Mexico"). Excellent search capabilities from enormous archives of past issues (English and Spanish); on-line guides to Mundo Maya (with lots of photos), Copper Canyon, Sea of Cortés and Colonial Cities. First rate site.
 Cancunmx.com
A killer site for Cancun lovers; loads of visitor comments and links; great photos of beach conditions for every Cancun hotel! Dining, sightseeing, nightlife... the whole enchilada!
 Cozumelonline.com
Very cool site with complete island description, tours, history, dining, adventure travel.
 Travelmexico.com
From the publishers of Travelers Guide to Mexico - a top notch site!

Cuisine - Mexican Foods / recipes

Mexican cuisine is known for its intense and varied flavors, colorful decoration, and the variety of spices that it has.

 Cuisine of Mexico
 Mexican Recipes
  Mexican Cooking (Global Gourmet S.)   -  Roger Hicks
This title presents over 100 authentic recipes, representing the best of Mexican cooking, and an information text on Mexican culinary traditions, habits and tastes.
Paperback 96 pages (May 1, 2000); Publisher: Apple Press; Language: English; ISBN: 1840922540
  1000 Mexican Recipes   -  Marge Poore
Mexican cooking is made wonderfully accessible with this comprehensie yet personal cookbook. Offering 1 ,000 recipes for traditional fare from all the regions of Mexico, as well as dishes inspired by the nueva cocina of today's top Mexican chefs, this cookbook covers what home cooks need and want to know about Mexican cooking. Throughout, the author shares the cultural and culinary heritage of the people and food of Mexico from her perspective as a traveler and impassioned enthusiast of the country. Home cooks will delight in the mouthwatering recipes such as Corn with Chipotle Butter, Chicken Quesadillas, Pork Chops with Poblano Chile Sauce, and Mexican Coffee Flan. There are two dozen kinds of salsa and more than 45 delicious chicken dishes, plus much more ---- enough exciting choices to fill weeknight dinner and special occasion menus for years!
Hardcover 656 pages (September 15, 2001); Publisher: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S. ; Language: English; ISBN: 0764564870

History of Mexico

Independence: 16 September 1810 (from Spain)

 Mexico's History  -  Wikipedia
Prehistory Mexico, Pre-Columbian Mexico, Spanish conquest, Wars of independence, Creole conservatism and the struggle for liberal reforms, French intervention and an emperor, Order, progress and the Díaz dictatorship, The Mexican revolution, Stabilization and the revolution institutionalized, The PRI, Fall of the PRI, Rulers and presidents of Mexico.
 Aztec  -  see Wikipedia
The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th and 16th century. They were a civilization with a rich mythology and cultural heritage. Their capital was Tenochtitlan on the shore of Lake Texcoco – the site of modern-day Mexico City.
 Brown University  -  Dupee Mexican History Collection
 J. Paul Getty Trust  -  Mexico: from Empire to Revolution
A chronicle of Mexico from approximately 1857 to 1923. Reproduced in the digital resource are cabinet cards, cartes-de-visite, albums, postcards and other forms of photography
The Maya (Ancient Peoples & Places S.)  - Michael D. Coe
A new edition of an accessible introduction to the ancient New World civilization incorporates the latest archaeological findings, including the discoveries of San Bartolo murals, new information about the founders of the Tikal and Copan communities, and the regional significance of the Ek' Balam kingdom. Original.
Paperback 272 pages (August 31, 2005); Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd; Language: English; ISBN: 0500285055

Music, Culture & Entertainment

Mariachi music is the most well-known regional music of Mexico.

The Rough Guide to Mexican Spanish (A Dictionary Phrasebook) - This phrasebook follows a dictionary format and features comprehensive English-Mexican Spanish and Mexican Spanish-English sections. It also contains cultural tips for difficult situations, such as making a phone call, and a practical menu reader.
Paperback 256 pages (October 7, 1999); Publisher: Rough Guides; Language: English; ISBN: 1858286093
The Secret World of the Aztecs (Adventures in Art S.) - Ferdinand Anton
Aztec culture flourished for only 200 years, but even in that short time these ancient Americans, or "Mexicas" as they call themselves, produced countless extraordinary works of art that tell us much about the way they lived and worshipped. This introduction to Aztec culture seeks to provide young readers with a wealth of background about the establishment of Aztec civilization around 1300 AD at Tenochtitlan, where they built magnificent pyramids and temples. It explains their rules of governing; their calendar and other technological achievements; their systems of trade and agriculture; and how they fought, prayed, and were eventually vanquished by the Spanish conquistadors. There are illustrations of their artistry - including clothing, jewellery , pottery, religious idols, weapons, hieroglyphs and sculpture - along with facts for those interested in this people and their significant contributions to modern civilization.
Hardcover 30 pages (October 2002); Publisher: Prestel Publishing Ltd.; Language: English; ISBN: 379132702X
 Culture of Mexico
 Music of Mexico
Mariachi from Mexico [ To hear a song sample, click on the song titles ]
Audio CD (March 31, 1998); Label: Laserlight; ASIN: B000006N2H

Web Portals / Mexican Search Engines / Directories

 Mexico Online  -  Online Guide To Mexico
 Mexico Web 
 Terra  -  Portal  -  Spanish
 Trace-sc.com
Mexico "index" with specific links to all sorts of Mexico sites. Features Travel and Leisure, Culture and History , Politics, and links to over 100 individual hotel sites and several Mexico destination sites.
 Wotw.com/mexico 
A comprehensive Mexico site; general travel tips and loads of links to hotel web sites and destination information sources. Mundo Maya link (.com/mundomaya) features state-by-state directories with hotels, dining, local operators, ruins, ecological reserves, and state maps.

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