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Mexico (Spanish: México), the United Mexican States (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos), is a country in North America, between the United States of America to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast. Its coastlines include the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

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Nearby countries

United States of America

Guatemala

Belize

Airports: MEX CUN CDG LON MAD AMS FRA

Note to self

Cancun is a cheap city to fly into, however if you are adventurous and on a budget consider the 6 hour bus ride down to Chetumal for an adventure in Belize. Once in Belize in Corozal Town, consider a trip to Orange Walk Town if you like bird watching.To get to Orange Walk Town take a cab to the ''New market'' where the buses that come to Belize Park and there get on a bus to Orange Walk Town. If it’s about 4 PM get a taxi (you should not pay more than 80.00 Mexican pesos) to the Mexican Border and there wait for a bus to Orange Walk Town. You can also get to Flores (Guatemala) from here.

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Puerto Morelos

For those of you staying in the **Cancún** area, **Puerto Morelos** is a quiet beach town if you don't like noise. If you do like noise head to **Playa del Carmen**.

Monte Albán

[from en.wikipedia.org]: Monte Albán is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán Municipality in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. The site is located on a low mountainous range rising above the plain in the central section of the Valley of Oaxaca, where the latter's northern Etla, eastern Tlacolula, and southern Zimatlán and Ocotlán branches meet. The present-day state capital Oaxaca City is located approximately 9 km (6 mi) east of Monte Albán.

Cave of the Crystals

[from en.wikipedia.org]: Cave of the Crystals or Giant Crystal Cave is a cave connected to the Naica Mine at a depth of 300 metres (980 ft), in Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico. It takes the form of a chamber within the limestone host rock of the mine, and is about 109 metres (358 ft) long with a volume of 5,000 to 6,000 cubic metres.

Popocatépetl

[from en.wikipedia.org]: Popocatépetl is an active stratovolcano located in the states of Puebla, Morelos, and Mexico in central Mexico. It lies in the eastern half of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. At 5,393 m (17,694 ft) it is the second highest peak in Mexico, after Citlaltépetl at 5,636 m (18,491 ft).

Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines

Founded by the Spanish in the early 16th century, Guanajuato became the world's leading silver-extraction centre in the 18th century. This past can be seen in its 'subterranean streets' and the 'Boca del Inferno', a ... [image from whc.unesco.org]

Ekʼ Balam

[from en.wikipedia.org]: Ekʼ Balam is a Yucatec-Maya archaeological site within the municipality of Temozón, Yucatán, Mexico. It lies in the Northern Maya lowlands, 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Valladolid and 56 kilometres (35 mi) northeast of Chichen Itza. From the Preclassic until the Postclassic period, it was the seat of a Mayan kingdom.

Swimming With Manatees In Mexico

Above you see me getting a kiss by a manatee. They are amazing animals and getting kissed by a manatee is a pretty intimate thing. I thought long and hard about [image from Shawna Coronado]

Exploring the Jungle Ruins of Palenque - Man Vs Globe

After an unforgettable few days celebrating Dia de los Muertos in Oaxaca, it was time to leave the colourful colonial town behind and head to the jungles of Chiapas, Mexico’s southernmost state, known to be more tropical and rugged than its northern neighbours. Chiapas is home to one of the largest indigenous populations in the […] [image from Man Vs Globe]

Agua Azul

[from en.wikipedia.org]: The Cascadas de Agua Azul are a series of waterfalls found on the Xanil River in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas. They are located in the Municipality of Tumbalá, 69 kilometres (43 mi) from Palenque, near Mexican Federal Highway 199.

Carnaval Chetumal

If you want to do more than transit here, visit around March consider the **Carnaval Chetumal**.

Day of the Dead

[from en.wikipedia.org]: The Day of the Dead is a holiday traditionally celebrated on November 1 and 2, though other days, such as October 31 or November 6, may be included depending on the locality. The multi-day holiday involves family and friends gathering to pay respects and remember friends and family members who have died. These celebrations can take a humorous tone, as celebrants remember amusing events and anecdotes about the departed. It is widely observed in Mexico, where it largely developed, and is also observed in other places, especially by people of Mexican heritage. The observance falls during the Christian period of Allhallowtide. Some argue that there are Indigenous Mexican or ancient Aztec influences that account for the custom, though others see it as a local expression of the Allhallowtide season that was brought to the region by the Spanish; the Day of the Dead has become a way to remember those forebears of Mexican culture. The Day of the Dead is largely seen as having a festive characteristic.

Markets in Oaxaca City, Oaxaca – Mexico City Streets

Sumidero Canyon

[from en.wikipedia.org]: Sumidero Canyon is a deep natural canyon located just north of the city of Chiapa de Corzo in the state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. The canyon's creation began around the same time as the Grand Canyon in the U.S. state of Arizona, by a crack in the area's crust and subsequent erosion by the Grijalva River, which still runs through it. Sumidero Canyon has vertical walls which reach as high as 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), with the river turning up to 90 degrees during the 13-kilometre (8 mi) length of the narrow passage.

Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve

[from en.wikipedia.org]: The Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve is a World Heritage Site containing most of the overwintering sites of the eastern population of the monarch butterfly. The reserve is located in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine-oak forests ecoregion on the border of Michoacán and State of Mexico, 100 km, northwest of Mexico City. Millions of butterflies arrive in the reserve annually. Butterflies only inhabit a fraction of the 56,000 hectares of the reserve from October–March. The biosphere's mission is to protect the butterfly species and its habitat.

Becan

[from en.wikipedia.org]: Becan is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. Becan is located near the center of the Yucatán Peninsula, in the present-day Mexican state of Campeche, about 150 km (93.2 mi) north of Tikal. The Maya sites of Balamku, Calakmul, Chicanna and Xpuhil are nearby. The name Becan was bestowed on the site by archaeologists who rediscovered the site, meaning "ravine or canyon formed by water" in Yukatek Maya, after the site's most prominent and unusual feature, its surrounding ditch.

Mexico City

Average temperatures

Jan

21^°C6

Precipitation: 8 mm

Feb

23^°C7

Precipitation: 6 mm

Mar

26^°C9

Precipitation: 10 mm

Apr

27^°C11

Precipitation: 23 mm

May

26^°C12

Precipitation: 57 mm

Jun

25^°C12

Precipitation: 135 mm

Jul

23^°C12

Precipitation: 161 mm

Aug

23^°C12

Precipitation: 153 mm

Sep

23^°C12

Precipitation: 128 mm

Oct

22^°C10

Precipitation: 54 mm

Nov

22^°C8

Precipitation: 13 mm

Dec

21^°C7

Precipitation: 7 mm

Acapulco

Average temperatures

Jan

30.4^°C23.3

Precipitation: 14.8 mm

Feb

30.4^°C23.5

Precipitation: 5.8 mm

Mar

30.4^°C23.5

Precipitation: 2.2 mm

Apr

30.8^°C24

Precipitation: 3.2 mm

May

31.6^°C25.1

Precipitation: 26.1 mm

Jun

31.9^°C25.2

Precipitation: 263.3 mm

Jul

32.3^°C25.1

Precipitation: 246.9 mm

Aug

32.2^°C25.1

Precipitation: 295.2 mm

Sep

31.6^°C24.7

Precipitation: 309.6 mm

Oct

31.7^°C25.1

Precipitation: 138.8 mm

Nov

31.4^°C24.8

Precipitation: 20.1 mm

Dec

30.9^°C24.1

Precipitation: 10.8 mm

Cancún

Average temperatures

Jan

28^°C20

Precipitation: 105 mm

Feb

29^°C20

Precipitation: 50 mm

Mar

31^°C21

Precipitation: 44 mm

Apr

32^°C23

Precipitation: 41 mm

May

34^°C24

Precipitation: 87 mm

Jun

34^°C25

Precipitation: 138 mm

Jul

34^°C25

Precipitation: 78 mm

Aug

35^°C25

Precipitation: 88 mm

Sep

34^°C24

Precipitation: 182 mm

Oct

32^°C23

Precipitation: 272 mm

Nov

30^°C22

Precipitation: 130 mm

Dec

29^°C21

Precipitation: 86 mm

Guadalajara

Average temperatures

Jan

24.7^°C9.5

Precipitation: 15.6 mm

Feb

26.5^°C10.3

Precipitation: 6.6 mm

Mar

29^°C12.3

Precipitation: 4.7 mm

Apr

31.2^°C14.3

Precipitation: 6.2 mm

May

32.5^°C16.4

Precipitation: 24.9 mm

Jun

30.5^°C17.3

Precipitation: 191.2 mm

Jul

27.5^°C16.5

Precipitation: 272.5 mm

Aug

27.3^°C16.4

Precipitation: 226.1 mm

Sep

27.1^°C16.5

Precipitation: 169.5 mm

Oct

27.1^°C14.9

Precipitation: 61.4 mm

Nov

26.4^°C12.1

Precipitation: 13.7 mm

Dec

24.7^°C10.3

Precipitation: 10 mm

Mazatlan

Average temperatures

Jan

25.1^°C11.7

Precipitation: 10.2 mm

Feb

26.7^°C12.1

Precipitation: 8.3 mm

Mar

28.7^°C13.3

Precipitation: 4.2 mm

Apr

31.5^°C15.5

Precipitation: 1.6 mm

May

33.2^°C18.4

Precipitation: 8 mm

Jun

35.1^°C23.1

Precipitation: 35 mm

Jul

36.6^°C25.4

Precipitation: 192.8 mm

Aug

35.5^°C25.2

Precipitation: 256.7 mm

Sep

34.7^°C24.7

Precipitation: 202.4 mm

Oct

31.3^°C21.6

Precipitation: 80 mm

Nov

29.7^°C16.1

Precipitation: 25.3 mm

Dec

26.5^°C12.6

Precipitation: 20 mm

Monterrey

Average temperatures

Jan

20.7^°C8.2

Precipitation: 16.6 mm

Feb

23.2^°C10

Precipitation: 16.5 mm

Mar

26.9^°C13.2

Precipitation: 19.9 mm

Apr

30^°C16.7

Precipitation: 29.7 mm

May

32.2^°C20.2

Precipitation: 52.3 mm

Jun

33.8^°C22

Precipitation: 68.4 mm

Jul

34.8^°C22.3

Precipitation: 43 mm

Aug

34.5^°C22.5

Precipitation: 81.6 mm

Sep

31.5^°C20.9

Precipitation: 150.6 mm

Oct

27.6^°C17.2

Precipitation: 75.1 mm

Nov

24.1^°C12.7

Precipitation: 23 mm

Dec

21.2^°C9.1

Precipitation: 14.1 mm

San Luis Potosi

Average temperatures

Jan

20.6^°C5.5

Precipitation: 13.6 mm

Feb

22.5^°C6.8

Precipitation: 7.9 mm

Mar

25.4^°C9.3

Precipitation: 6.4 mm

Apr

27.7^°C11.9

Precipitation: 19.6 mm

May

28.4^°C13.7

Precipitation: 38.2 mm

Jun

26.7^°C14.1

Precipitation: 64.3 mm

Jul

24.8^°C13.4

Precipitation: 66.6 mm

Aug

25^°C13.4

Precipitation: 58.6 mm

Sep

23.8^°C12.9

Precipitation: 65.2 mm

Oct

23.2^°C10.8

Precipitation: 30.7 mm

Nov

22.4^°C8.2

Precipitation: 11.2 mm

Dec

20.7^°C6.4

Precipitation: 9.8 mm

Taxco

Average temperatures

Jan

25.1^°C16.3

Precipitation: 13.9 mm

Feb

26.2^°C16.7

Precipitation: 9.2 mm

Mar

28.3^°C17.6

Precipitation: 9.7 mm

Apr

28.7^°C18.1

Precipitation: 29.4 mm

May

27.7^°C17.8

Precipitation: 84.2 mm

Jun

27.2^°C17.6

Precipitation: 240.7 mm

Jul

26.4^°C17.8

Precipitation: 184.8 mm

Aug

26.5^°C17.7

Precipitation: 226 mm

Sep

25.7^°C17.4

Precipitation: 251.6 mm

Oct

26.4^°C17.4

Precipitation: 85.9 mm

Nov

25.9^°C16.6

Precipitation: 13 mm

Dec

25^°C16.1

Precipitation: 10.5 mm

Tijuana

Average temperatures

Jan

20^°C7

Precipitation: 44 mm

Feb

21^°C8

Precipitation: 37 mm

Mar

21^°C9

Precipitation: 43 mm

Apr

22^°C10

Precipitation: 18 mm

May

24^°C12

Precipitation: 4.4 mm

Jun

25^°C14

Precipitation: 0.7 mm

Jul

28^°C17

Precipitation: 0.7 mm

Aug

28^°C18

Precipitation: 0.9 mm

Sep

28^°C16

Precipitation: 5 mm

Oct

26^°C13

Precipitation: 7.8 mm

Nov

24^°C10

Precipitation: 34 mm

Dec

21^°C7

Precipitation: 37 mm

Puerto Peñasco

Average temperatures

Jan

19.1^°C9.3

Precipitation: 5.9 mm

Feb

20.3^°C10.5

Precipitation: 8.9 mm

Mar

23.2^°C12.3

Precipitation: 6.3 mm

Apr

26.1^°C14.9

Precipitation: 2.9 mm

May

29.3^°C18.5

Precipitation: 0.1 mm

Jun

32.5^°C22.2

Precipitation: 0.3 mm

Jul

34.9^°C27.2

Precipitation: 3.8 mm

Aug

35.7^°C27.6

Precipitation: 1.6 mm

Sep

35^°C25.4

Precipitation: 8.3 mm

Oct

30.3^°C19.2

Precipitation: 7.8 mm

Nov

24.5^°C13.3

Precipitation: 5.1 mm

Dec

18.8^°C9.8

Precipitation: 15 mm

Tulum

Average temperatures

Jan

29.3^°C17.8

Precipitation: 60.7 mm

Feb

29.8^°C18.2

Precipitation: 48.3 mm

Mar

30.9^°C19.8

Precipitation: 31.2 mm

Apr

31.4^°C21.1

Precipitation: 38.8 mm

May

32.2^°C21.8

Precipitation: 103.6 mm

Jun

32^°C22.5

Precipitation: 156.5 mm

Jul

32.3^°C21.7

Precipitation: 102 mm

Aug

32.4^°C21.7

Precipitation: 101.7 mm

Sep

31.8^°C21.4

Precipitation: 167.2 mm

Oct

31.2^°C20.6

Precipitation: 178.1 mm

Nov

30.5^°C19.4

Precipitation: 83.7 mm

Dec

29.4^°C18.2

Precipitation: 65 mm

Guanajuato

Average temperatures

Jan

22^°C7

Precipitation: 16 mm

Feb

24^°C8

Precipitation: 12 mm

Mar

27^°C10

Precipitation: 8.8 mm

Apr

29^°C12

Precipitation: 8.1 mm

May

31^°C14

Precipitation: 42 mm

Jun

29^°C15

Precipitation: 137 mm

Jul

27^°C14

Precipitation: 180 mm

Aug

27^°C14

Precipitation: 149 mm

Sep

26^°C14

Precipitation: 123 mm

Oct

26^°C12

Precipitation: 36 mm

Nov

24^°C9

Precipitation: 10 mm

Dec

23^°C8

Precipitation: 8 mm

Chetumal

Average temperatures

Jan

28.5^°C18.3

Precipitation: 64.4 mm

Feb

29.5^°C19.2

Precipitation: 35.9 mm

Mar

30.7^°C21.5

Precipitation: 26.4 mm

Apr

32.1^°C23.7

Precipitation: 36.4 mm

May

32.7^°C24.6

Precipitation: 128 mm

Jun

32.3^°C25

Precipitation: 192.7 mm

Jul

32.4^°C24.5

Precipitation: 146.1 mm

Aug

32.8^°C24.3

Precipitation: 143.7 mm

Sep

32.5^°C24

Precipitation: 206.8 mm

Oct

31.5^°C22.4

Precipitation: 169 mm

Nov

30^°C20.4

Precipitation: 92.8 mm

Dec

28.8^°C18.9

Precipitation: 65.4 mm

Puerto Morelos

Average temperatures

Jan

28.2^°C18.4

Precipitation: 78.6 mm

Feb

28.6^°C18.2

Precipitation: 45.2 mm

Mar

29.7^°C20

Precipitation: 42.3 mm

Apr

31.2^°C22.2

Precipitation: 54 mm

May

32.3^°C23.3

Precipitation: 102 mm

Jun

32.4^°C23.7

Precipitation: 138.3 mm

Jul

33^°C23.8

Precipitation: 90.3 mm

Aug

33.3^°C23.3

Precipitation: 126.7 mm

Sep

32.3^°C23.3

Precipitation: 187.1 mm

Oct

31.2^°C21.9

Precipitation: 184 mm

Nov

29.7^°C20.4

Precipitation: 98.8 mm

Dec

28.4^°C19

Precipitation: 74.7 mm

Valladolid (Mexico)

Average temperatures

Jan

29.8^°C17.1

Precipitation: 39 mm

Feb

31.3^°C17.5

Precipitation: 56.8 mm

Mar

33^°C18.5

Precipitation: 59.1 mm

Apr

35.2^°C20.6

Precipitation: 33.8 mm

May

36.2^°C22.1

Precipitation: 74.6 mm

Jun

34.5^°C23.1

Precipitation: 172 mm

Jul

34.6^°C22.2

Precipitation: 141.9 mm

Aug

34.6^°C22.2

Precipitation: 141.5 mm

Sep

33.9^°C22.2

Precipitation: 176.8 mm

Oct

32.4^°C21.2

Precipitation: 145.9 mm

Nov

31.1^°C18.9

Precipitation: 46.4 mm

Dec

29.9^°C17.6

Precipitation: 53.5 mm

Playa del Carmen

Average temperatures

Jan

27.8^°C17.9

Precipitation: 61.2 mm

Feb

28.5^°C18.3

Precipitation: 50.5 mm

Mar

29.6^°C19

Precipitation: 28.1 mm

Apr

30.8^°C21.3

Precipitation: 51.2 mm

May

31.7^°C22.9

Precipitation: 78.1 mm

Jun

32^°C23.7

Precipitation: 153 mm

Jul

32.5^°C23.5

Precipitation: 126.3 mm

Aug

32.9^°C23.2

Precipitation: 126.3 mm

Sep

32.6^°C23.1

Precipitation: 168.8 mm

Oct

30.8^°C21.7

Precipitation: 284.3 mm

Nov

29.3^°C19.4

Precipitation: 130.3 mm

Dec

28.6^°C18.2

Precipitation: 73.1 mm

Cozumel

Average temperatures

Jan

28.6^°C19.4

Precipitation: 81.4 mm

Feb

29.1^°C19.4

Precipitation: 60 mm

Mar

30.9^°C20.7

Precipitation: 32.2 mm

Apr

32^°C21.8

Precipitation: 44.8 mm

May

32.7^°C22.9

Precipitation: 110.6 mm

Jun

32.4^°C23.8

Precipitation: 191.7 mm

Jul

32.6^°C23.5

Precipitation: 115.5 mm

Aug

33^°C23.5

Precipitation: 141.7 mm

Sep

31.9^°C23.6

Precipitation: 240.2 mm

Oct

30.7^°C23.1

Precipitation: 242.5 mm

Nov

29.7^°C21.7

Precipitation: 122.5 mm

Dec

28.6^°C20.3

Precipitation: 106.8 mm

Merida (Mexico)

Average temperatures

Jan

30.8^°C17.2

Precipitation: 38.4 mm

Feb

31.5^°C17.3

Precipitation: 32.2 mm

Mar

34^°C18.6

Precipitation: 22.5 mm

Apr

35.6^°C20.2

Precipitation: 24.4 mm

May

36.3^°C21.7

Precipitation: 69.4 mm

Jun

35.3^°C21.6

Precipitation: 138.3 mm

Jul

35^°C21.4

Precipitation: 158.7 mm

Aug

34.9^°C21.3

Precipitation: 140.7 mm

Sep

34.2^°C21.6

Precipitation: 183.1 mm

Oct

32.7^°C20.8

Precipitation: 127.9 mm

Nov

31.5^°C19.3

Precipitation: 56.2 mm

Dec

30.6^°C17.5

Precipitation: 45.1 mm