Frommer's Mexico 2005
Chapter One
The Best of Mexico
Across Mexico, in villages and cities, in mountains, tropical coasts, and jungle
settings, enchanting surprises await travelers. These might take the form of a
fantastic small-town festival, delightful dining in a memorable restaurant, or
even a stretch of road through heavenly countryside. Below is a starter list of our
favorites, to which you'll have the pleasure of adding your own discoveries.
1 The Best Beach Vacations
Puerto Vallarta: Spectacularly
wide Banderas Bay offers 42km
(26 miles) of beaches. Some, like
Playa Los Muertos-the popular
public beach in town-abound
with palapa restaurants, beach
volleyball, and parasailing. The
beaches of Punta Mita, the exclusive
development north of Vallarta,
are of the white-sand variety,
with crystalline waters and coral
reefs just offshore. Others around
the bay nestle in coves, accessible
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