ing you need to know before you go:
rements, currency details, package
ound, and more.
nce
e uniform in its often exotic tropical
e resorts along this coast couldn’t be
om high-energy seaside cities to pris-
he Mexico that first lured vacationers
attracted to this coast for its numer-
cted bays from which they set sail to
co’s first tourists found the same ele-
fferent reasons—they were seeking
nd stretches of blue coves nicely com-
l landscape of the adjacent coastal
lly the top priority for most travelers
the beach towns detailed in this book
nd-and-surf needs for a few days, or
d also combine several coastal resorts
oastal with the colonial, say, with vis-
and Oaxaca City, or Acapulco and
ersonalities, but you get the requisite
er you choose a city that offers virtu-
r a rustic town providing little more
ide relaxation.
election of resorts has evolved in the
ther they offer an ideal attraction for
he region encompasses the country’s
TED MATERIA
attractions, but on a smaller,
pulco. They attract travelers for
ternational high-rise hotels in
y pace of the other. To get here,
en make the 4- to 5-hour trip
ugh one can fly directly into
xacan Coast, lie the small, laid-
ido and Puerto Angel, both on
ed communities. The region’s
hías de Huatulco, couples an
he kind of modern infrastruc-
find in the country’s more
ompass 36 beaches—many are
nd—and countless inlets and
ingly known for its ecotourism
in the way of shopping or
lear blue waters and quiet, rest-
me.
d to Taxco, a colonial city that
is famed for its hundreds of sil-
, known as the land of eternal
exceptional spa facilities, while
d historic attractions.
stunning coastline and tropical
s, however, paved roads are few,
Mexico’s poorest, despite decades-
d many other currencies).
800/446-3942) is an excellent
can request brochures on the
st common questions from the
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