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Mexico

Mexico is an exciting place of different cultures cuisine and people with strong Spanish-American influences. Resorts range from traditional, authentic towns to the well developed, modern. The night life is extremely varied with lively bars restaurants and night clubs which stay open well into the night.
Cuisine Mexican food is not look the Tex-Mex food you get in the UK. Traditional Mexican food is spicy but not always hot. The food is usually accompanied by Mexican Sol or Corona beer.
Weather Tropical weather, it can rain heavily between June and October.
Currency Mexican Peso US Dollar
Flight Time 10 and 1/2 hours.
GMT Flight Difference GMT -6 hrs.
Language Spanish and English are the official languages.
Visas Not required.
Vaccinations Hepatitis A, Polio, Tetanus and Typhoid vaccinations are recommended. Malaria tablets should also be taken.

Cancun
Is full of American influences and is very bustling, there are numerous restaurants and hotels to choose from. Cancun offers the luxury of being able to choose from having busy exciting days to just days of relaxing on one of the twelve miles of powder white sandy beaches which edge the long peninsula. One side of this long strip of land is the turquoise Caribbean, whilst the other borders a vast lagoon.

Play Del Carmen
Village has an authentic Mexican atmosphere. Numerous shops selling local ceramics and silver. To the south is the area known as playcar, a more recent development with excellent hotels built along white sandy beaches. The waters here are ideal for diving.

Cozumel
Is the largest island in Mexico, and is best known for its diving and coral reef. Hotels are along the length of the coast and have their own beach of white sand.