The top five reasons to go to Cancún (besides the obvious one!)
Okay, you don’t really need five reasons to go to Cancún. One should suffice: the beach in this city, if you’ve ever seen photos of it! But here are five reasons more that you should be packing your bags and setting out on a trip to the glorious Mexican Caribbean: Check out – or, better yet, check into – the Moon Palace: one of the region’s top ten beach resorts, and all-inclusive to boot. Swimming pools? How about ten. Places to
Going to the Yucatán? Dive into a cenote!
Forget the ocean; when you come to Cancún and the Yucatán, the water you really need to swim in is in a “cenote”! What’s that? Pronounced “sen-oh-tay,”It’s an underground pool: a sinkhole where fresh water, which comes from the low-lying region’s many lakes and rivers, mixes with salt water from the sea. The ancient Mayans believed that cenotes were a direct link to the underworld. And in ancient times, human sacrifices may have been held at them. Now, however, these
Where to Go in Mexico: 5 Places Worth the Trip
Last Updated October 2026 – This post contains affiliate links. I may earn a small commission at no cost to you. The best way to see Mexico is to make more than one trip. Pick one or two places that fit the vacation you actually want, and leave room to relax instead of running around. Mexico will call you back. Here's where I'd start, including the spots I've been to myself. Puerto Vallarta (on my list)PV is on the Pacific side, with