Mexico – Vacation
in a Romantic Tropical Paradise by Metodi Mladenov
Mexico,
bordered in the south by Guatemala and Belize and in the north by the United
States of America, covers several thousand square miles and Mexico is divided
into 31 states and the federal districts. The Sea of Cortes, the Pacific Ocean,
the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico surround it.
Mexico is rich in, history, traditions art and religion and offers a complete
tourist infrastructure. Mexico is a diverse country that hosts one of the archaic
cultures of the Olmecan tribe, around 1500 years BC.
Mexico is famous for its nice and warm people, art and archaeology, unique food
pyramids, museums, Haciendas, vast seashores, architecture and cities. The varied
climate zones range from Snow Mountains in the Sierras to rainy jungles in the
Southeast and desert in the Northwest.
Acapulco,
Cancun, Cozumel, Los Cabos and Patzcuaro, are the most commonly visited cities
in Mexico that provide luxurious lifestyle and bonding with nature. According
to WTO, Mexico is the 8th major destination for foreigner visitors.
Chichen Itza,
Uxmal, EkBalam all bears rich history and heritage of the majestic Maya civilization.
San Miguel de Allende is another historic vacation destination that attracts
tourists.
Landscape, Climate, People & Food
The Mexican landscape is a combination of desert zone, semiarid zone, temperate
forests and tropical rainforests. High rugged mountains, high plateaus and tableland,
low coastal plains are all found in the same country.
Mexico is monolingual, Spanish being the main language. However, this Spanish
is different from the Castilian Spanish spoken in Spain. Mayan or Nahuatl, the
native languages are still widely spoken in some regions.
Spicy food and Tequila shots are the attractions of Mexican cities. Enchiladas,
Tacos, Tamales, Chicharron, tostadas, Pozole spices up every tongue that has
a taste for new cuisines. "Platillo Tipico" is a local specialty not
found everywhere is a variation, of a recipe.
"Michelada" is beer cocktail served in almost all the pubs of the country.
Its usually beer mixed with lime juice. There are other variations called "cubana" that
includes Clamato cocktail, soybean sauce, salt and a little bit of hot sauce.
The Culture
Mexicans are religious catholic people with somewhat relaxed sense of time.
Respect Mexico's laws. Mexican culture is often accepting of hitchhiking and
it is a common practice among Mexican young adults. Being the land of festivity
and celebration Mexico celebrates: the Fiesta of san Sebastian, The fair of the
3 Kings, New year, Blessings of the Sea, Palm Sunday, Flower Fair, Fiesta of
St. Mark the Evangelist, Fiesta of St. Isador the Farmer, National Ceramics Fair,
Guelaguetza, The Day of the Virgin of Charity and Assumption Day, Celebration
of San Miguel Arcángel, Annual Fiesta del Tequila, the Yucatan Bird Festival, Night
of the Radishes and many other festivals to invigorate the local spirits.
Vacation Rentals
Vacation rentals are mostly situated in places that overlooks the sparkling blue
ocean and white sand beach. There are Mediterranean villas, condominiums, residential
homes, beach houses, and other types of residential properties available for
vacation rentals.
Most location offers spectacular views of the sea, rocky tide pools, sometimes
surrounding Desert Mountains, family owned jungle and palm tree estates facing
the Caribbean’s. The heated pool, with swim-up seats and dolphin fountains,
are the luxuries and comfortable amenities provided to enjoy the surrounding
nature.
All furnished insides with exclusive architecture, large living rooms, fully
equipped bars, spacious rooms, studios, kitchen, private palapas, relaxing in
the Jacuzzi cooling off in the pool and bird watching sipping margaritas are
all the value additions to these vacation rentals.
The panoramic ocean views are the USP of vacation rentals in Mexico.
Metodi Mladenov is advisor at TravelWeaver.net and
writes about various topics like travel, real estate and investing. Visit his
blogs Primary Residence and moocities to
read more about these topics.