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What
to see:
MEXICO
has something for everyone,
whatever your
style and whatever your budget. The biggest problem you'll
have is trying to pick your specifics from such diversity!
Mexico City is a good place to start; it is second largest
city in the world and pulsates with the music of the marioachi
bands and the sirens of police cars. Art, history, religion,
music and shopping - whatever you want,
Mexico
has it in sombreros, though be warned the crime rate is high and travelling as
a lone female you may feel vulnerable, so vigilance and common sense should not
be left at home.
Just
outside Mexico City is Teotihuccan (easily accessed by tourist buses), the ancient
city which housed 200,000 people in the 6th century. 'Impressive' does not begin
to sum up the walk down the Avenue of the Dead to the Pyramid of the Sun.
For
those seeking the splendours of Mayan civilisation off the beaten track, head
for Palenque National Park way down south by the Guatemala border, where 500 buildings
dating back 1,500 years lie (all but 43 of them still hidden) in verdant jungle.
This is guaranteed to knock your socks off!
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Head
further east from here into the Yucatan Peninsula and you're in the Mayan heartland
where their ancestors still live today.
There
are plenty of architectural sites as well as some beautiful coastal resorts. The
coastal resort in Mexico has to be Acapulco, whose name unfortunately reminds
me of Phil Collins going loco (if only he went to live there and found love with
some native, maybe that would stop him making such terribly dull music about his
marriage break-up).
But
don't let Phil put you off. Acapulco is marvellous. Famous for its cliff divers,
bars, beaches, and shopping, it has that bizarre mix of extreme affluence and
absolute poverty (or to put it another way, the filthy rich and the plain filthy)
which shocks you rigid if you walk too far from the glittering waterfront restaurants
and malls.
For
an altogether mellower (and possibly more Mexican) experience, head for the city
Oaxaca in the Central State of . . . Oaxaca. The large Mexican-Indian population
give the Spanish-built city a unique and altogether more gentle feel.
It's
a good place to buy brightly coloured woven cotton clothes that say 'Mexican'
when you're back home but 'Tourist' when you're there.
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When
to go:
Best time to go:
Oct - May pleasant, May-Oct wet and hot
Eco-view:
Mexico
City has really bad air pollution
Must
take: Paracetamol
(tequila can be deadly)
Overall
View:
It's
a place to chill out in the mountains for a few days and get yourself together
to recover from, or prepare for, the more hectic Mexican cities.
Mexico
. . . go there, try it - you'll find a lot of something you like!
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