Mazatlán: carnival and beyond
4 min read • Feb 24, 2015
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…
Travel Stories
Mexico
- Striking it rich in Mexico: the Age of Silver in the Northern Central Highlands
6 min read • Jan 22, 2015
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.
- Oaxaca: the gourmet heart of Mexico
5 min read • Dec 17, 2014
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…
- Butterfly tourism: amazing wildlife experiences with the monarch butterflies of Mexico
4 min read • Dec 12, 2014
There are many contenders for the title of world’s greatest travelers. The wildebeest chasing the rains across the African plains. Birds heading for…
- Top 10 sights in Cancún and Yucatán
3 min read • Dec 5, 2014
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…
- ¡Salud Mexico! The story of tequila, mezcal and pulque
6 min read • Oct 30, 2014
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…
- Mexico's handicrafts – what to buy and where
6 min read • Oct 30, 2014
Color, culture and happy skeletons: these elements sum up the artesanías (handicrafts) created by Mexico’s diverse indigenous peoples. Some designs have…
- First Time Mexico City: make sense of the Distrito Federal
6 min read • Oct 29, 2014
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…
- Hot and spicy in Mexico: the chili experience
6 min read • Oct 16, 2014
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…
- On the trail of Mexico's best-kept secrets
5 min read • Sep 19, 2014
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…
- Mexico City's best markets
6 min read • Aug 6, 2014
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…
- Mexico City's best street food
6 min read • Aug 6, 2014
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…
- The 10 tastiest insects and bugs in Mexico
7 min read • Apr 4, 2014
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…
- EExploring Mexico's Pacific and Caribbean coasts
2 min read • Dec 17, 2012
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…
- Mexican kitchen: a gourmet guide to food in Mexico
4 min read • Nov 9, 2012
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…
- Mexican food: antojitos
4 min read • Jun 26, 2012
This is an excerpt from the Food & Drink chapter of Lonely Planet's Mexico guide.
- CCreative nation: Mexico's artistic genius
3 min read • Jun 14, 2012
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…
- OOn the Road in Baja
2 min read • Jun 10, 2012
The earth's second-longest peninsula, Baja encompasses more than 700 miles of the mystical, ethereal, majestic and untamed. Some feel the rush of…
- FFloating life: cruising Mexico City's canals
3 min read • Jun 4, 2012
Picture this: you're floating down a network of green canals in a colorful, open air trajinera (gondola) named Viva Lupita. Your silent boatman propels…
- AAgave adventures: sipping the spirits of Mexico
3 min read • May 25, 2012
Drinking agave-born elixirs is key to a trip to Mexico, but the salt-shot-lime routine - and head-pounding regret - are kid’s stuff. Real tequila and its…
- The Riviera Maya on a shoestring
3 min read • Apr 27, 2012
It may seem like the resort-studded tropical coastline of Mexico's Riviera Maya might be out of reach for the budget traveler. Think again. Though it…
- MMexico City's ultra-niche museums
3 min read • Apr 3, 2012
With good reason, guidebooks extol the virtues of the museums in Mexico's capital, including the world-famous Palacio de Bellas Artes (Fine Arts Museum)…