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Nifty (and Gnarly) Puerto Escondido

  Esconced on the lower Pacific ¨Emerald Coast¨ in the state of Oaxaca, the town of Puerto Escondido (which means ¨hidden port¨) was up until the 1960s barely a pinprick on the map, with dirt streets and just a handful of residents mostly devoted to fishing. Then in 1960 a coastal road reached the village, making it accessible to the outside world, and a village hall was built. Most consequentially for tourism, it was during that decade that surfers (pioneered by a group of Venezuelans,…

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3 great underwater tours on the Riviera Maya

The vacation-oriented coast south of Cancún on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula is famed for its resorts as well as their various shopping, dining, nightlife, and a broad menu of daytime activities. And one of the Riviera Maya's top activities is diving and snorkeling amid the corals that lie offshore, part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef - the world's second largest after Australia's Great Barrier Reef. For snorkeling you don't need any prior training or experience, and here's a trio of the top…

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5 of the best things to do in Cancún

Located at the northeast coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, this L-shape resort island, alongside a city home to hundreds of thousands of Mexicans, many of whom work in the tourism industry, was essentially created by the Mexican government in 1974. Its core appeal has always been its beaches and nightlfe (along with the chance to take day trips to incredible Mayan archaeological sites; there's even a tiny one right here, called Ruinas del Rey). And over the years many other options have…

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  • Like sports statistics geeks, InternationalLiving.com runs the numbers on eight different factors to come up with an annual ranking of the best countries for retirees. This year, Mexico came in third, just barely behind Panama and Ecuador. (The U.S.? #15. The U.K.? #22.)

    Here are the top ten, with numerical scores on a scale of 100:

    Ecuador - 81
    Panama - 80
    Mexico - 79
    France - 78
    Italy - 78
    Uruguay - 77
    Malta - 76
    Chile - 76
    Spain - 75
    Costa Rica - 75

    The challenge, I believe, is that you have to feel okay about giving up Medicare.
  • Darryl
    You're right.
  • You can do it for free just by walking across the border in TJ or Juarez. I would imagine the tour guide would probably have to pay for protection on the tour like this so I wouldn't do it solely on the grounds that my fee would be going to support those criminals.
  • Good morning, world. Last night some friends were discussing a new tourism craze in Mexico: Entrepreneurs are leading tourists through neighborhoods rife with violent crime and drug wars. One of them is thinking of taking one of these tours, but I, normally, an adventurous traveler, advised him not to. What do you know about it, and what would you say?
  • Visiting Laguna Bacalar? Check out http://CasaBacalar.com. Right next to Rancho Encantado.
    Saludos, John
  • Book on undiscovered Yucatan Peninsula coming right along. Still need ideas, leads, suggestions, lodging, PR etc? I'm interested in unusual, unknown places & things.
  • Andrea, I have a rental on my site in San Miguel Allende and have a connection for other options. Contact me if interested at 1-888-332-8477
    http://www.bajasurvacationrentals.com/rentals/view/Casa-Seis-Fuente...
  • Darryl, it was as claustrophobic as if they were burying me. Hmm, there's probably a reason for that.
  • Here's a blast from the past...Puerto Vallarta on The World on Wheels. Older report but with new pictures added. One of our favorite beach destinations. Hint: for the best beaches, head south of town: http://tinyurl.com/yerxbf2

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  • Ed, I think that would be so cool to explore. Was the tunnel in Eqypt too claustrophobic or...?
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