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A holiday in Mexico will provide all you will need for a truly memorable holiday. Mexico is a country that balances desert landscapes, vast uncrowded beaches and a charmingly crumbling colonial heritage with untamed nightlife and the glamour of a major world holiday destination.

Mexico City is everything you'd expect from the third biggest metropolis in the world. Its bustling streets and cafes aren't for the faint-hearted and visitors will be whipped into an enjoyable frenzy by the pounding of Latin beats that throb through its arteries, restaurants and bars. For a more laidback entry to the town, a trip to one of the multiple world-renowned museums or a wander through the Spanish colonial palaces will prove equally stimulating and just as colourful.

Just south lies the charming town of Acapulco, recently voted an essential 2006 destination by the prestigious Frommer travel guide. It won't take visitors long to gauge why - a heritage soaked in the lore of pirates and spice trading, lush tropical foliage and deep warm lagoons make this seaside port a holidaymaker's paradise. Enduringly popular with the rich and famous, modern Acapulco also boasts numerous glittering resorts, private beaches and nightlife that literally revels on until dawn every day. Daredevils will be pleased to know that cliff-diving is a keen local pastime.

Of course, a holiday to Mexico wouldn't be complete without a stay in Cancun. Crystal seas, balmy breezes and legendary beaches make Cancun a consistent holiday favourite for families, although couples will be equally wooed by its hot Caribbean nights and gorgeous surrounding scenery. By day, all kinds of watersports, fishing and diving are on offer, while the city's bars and restaurants explode in a typically effusive post-siesta furore after dark.

In the 1960s, the Mexican government realised the terrific earning potential of tourism for the country's faltering economy. In 1967 the government commissioned a survey to find the location with the most potential for tourism in the country and Cancun came out top. From then on, Mexico ploughed all its resources into the area, aiming to transform a tiny agricultural village to one of the finest holiday resorts in the world.

Now Cancun has a resident population of about half a million, all of whom rely on the two million tourists who flock to the vast swathes of white sanded beaches and turquoise seas that girdle the coastline. The place is more that just a resort: it is one of the world's only tourist cities. From the well planned grid of wide highways to drinkable tap water to championship standard golf courses, Cancun caters for the tourists' every desire. And that is without mentioning the endless hotels, clubs, bars and restaurants.

Cancun's locals are well used to their Yankee neighbours making best use of their relaxing beach holidays, pulsating sports trips that include water skiing and scuba diving, and of course, the notorious youthfully charged 'Spring Break'.

Such is the willingness to make their, largely American, visitors as comfortable as possible, you can spend weeks shopping without the need to pay in Mexican pesos, for most establishments accept American dollars. Furthermore, English is widely spoken.

But the Yucatan houses offer more subtle delights for the more curious Mexican visitor. The peninsula is site to some of the most stunning ancient Mayan ruins. Palaces, observatories, temples and offering sites remain in the region, having kept superbly well for thousands of years.

Chichen Itza, one of the centres of Mayan civilisation which stretched over southern Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala, thrived between 700 and 900 AD. The site features a stunning 24 metre high temple called Kukulkan, which is flanked by a ball court, a temple called the Sacred Canote that accesses an underwater river and a group of columns which feature carvings of Toltec warriors, a nearby tribe.

There are tens of other sites dotted around the region, each featuring its own unique brand of ruin, including Palenque, where the pyramids are set in the context of thick jungle, and on the coast, Tulum, where the ancient Mayan buildings are crumbling on the edge of cliffs overlooking the crystal waters of the Caribbean.

While Cancun may be the first name that leaps out of the holiday guide, and for good reason, the Yucatan is a thriving region of Mexico that offers much more; bristling in historical architecture, set in rich natural surroundings, the Mayan ruins add more authentic flavour to an area of startling contrasts.

Those of a more relaxed disposition are advised to drift towards the peaceful frontier area of Baja California, the warm cobbled streets of Puerto Vallarta or the famed archeological zone of Teotihuacan, which nestles in the mountains near the Valle de Mexico. These honeyed spots are the perfect antidote to the spicy bustle of Mexico's larger towns, and boast a huge number of intriguing ruins and museums that will keep serious travellers interested for weeks.

Mexican food is world famous for a very good reason, and as long as visitors steer away from more tourist-orientated menus they will be guaranteed a delicious taste of the country's rich culinary heritage. Home-made tortillas, frijoles, guacamole, enchiladas and so forth will get mouths watering even in the sweltering heat.

Flights run daily from the UK to Mexico City and Cancun. As a bonus once you've arrived, flights to the Caribbean and the rest of Latin America from Mexico tend to be fairly cheap, so if you fancy staving off real life for a bit longer and exploring further the option is always there.

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