Mexico Travel Stories

May 5, 2015 • 5 min read

There’s nothing quite like Friday night fight night at the Arena México. This long-standing venue in central Mexico City is the place to see one of the…

Apr 30, 2015 • 4 min read

You can (and many do) head to the Cabo resorts of Baja California Sur and do nothing more energetic than raise your arm by the pool to order another…

Apr 30, 2015 • 4 min read

Some visitors to Baja might imagine that the peninsula’s history extends no further back than the mixing of the first margarita in the 1970s. But move…

Feb 27, 2015 • 6 min read

Just when you think things can’t get any stranger in Mexico City, they usually do. In fact, the sprawling capital offers so many unusual sights that you…

Feb 24, 2015 • 4 min read

Mazatlán, on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, has pretty much everything you could want from a vacation: year-round warm climate, miles of sandy beaches, a…

Jan 22, 2015 • 6 min read

The fabled silver mining cities of central Mexico are a great place to dig into some significant (if not always so glittery) periods of Mexican history.

Dec 17, 2014 • 5 min read

Mexican cuisine is so good it’s on Unesco’s cultural heritage list. And while you can eat well across the entire country, the top place to sample the best…

Dec 12, 2014 • 4 min read

There are many contenders for the title of world’s greatest travelers. The wildebeest chasing the rains across the African plains. Birds heading for…

Dec 5, 2014 • 3 min read

It's no great secret why Cancún, and to a larger extent the Yucatán Peninsula, has become Mexico's top tourist destination. Some people are lured by the…

Oct 30, 2014 • 6 min read

When it comes to tequila, most people already know about lick, sip and suck. But what’s the deal with tequila’s smoky older sibling, mezcal? And why are…

Oct 30, 2014 • 6 min read

Color, culture and happy skeletons: these elements sum up the artesanías (handicrafts) created by Mexico’s diverse indigenous peoples. Some designs have…

Oct 29, 2014 • 6 min read

Mexico City is fast becoming one of the world’s great capitals. Contrary to its reputation for being dirty, crowded and dangerous, this city has a rich…

Oct 16, 2014 • 6 min read

In Mexico it’s the chili that defines the dish, its color and even its name. This voyage around the country will help you choose your favourite – or, for…

Sep 19, 2014 • 5 min read

Forget the seaside margaritas and hire yourself a set of wheels to explore this huge, varied but eminently driveable country, and discover some of its…

Aug 6, 2014 • 6 min read

Lo recorrí por años enteros, de mercado a mercado, porque México está en los mercados. (I went from market to market for years, because Mexico is in its…

Aug 6, 2014 • 6 min read

Mexico’s street food is some of the best in the world. And well it should be, with a pedigree dating back to pre-Hispanic times – the Spaniards were…

Apr 4, 2014 • 7 min read

Once you get over the ew of eating spicy grasshoppers or a creamy winged-ant salsa, you’ll find some high-protein cuisine that is organic and definitely…

Dec 17, 2012 • 2 min read

When people think Mexico, many see  golden sand, blue water and green palms. Hundreds of beaches fit this bill: some near-empty with a few palm-thatched…

Nov 9, 2012 • 4 min read

Mexicans love food, especially their own. Visit Mexico and you will soon get a sense of how important food is in their lives: ask where to find, say, the…

Jun 26, 2012 • 4 min read

This is an excerpt from the Food & Drink chapter of Lonely Planet's Mexico guide.

Jun 14, 2012 • 3 min read

Ever since pre-Hispanic times, the Mexican people have shown an innate talent for artistic representation and a keen eye for color. From the awesome…

Jun 10, 2012 • 2 min read

The earth's second-longest peninsula, Baja encompasses more than 700 miles of the mystical, ethereal, majestic and untamed. Some feel the rush of…