Tourist guide Mexico

Mexico is a naturally beautiful, vast and diverse country whose economy has experienced significant growth over the last few years, allowing for major investments in its tourism industry. Mexico is the third largest country in Latin America, yet it has the largest population. Mexico City is the oldest metropolis on the American continent and has some of the best weather in the world with an average temperature of 22°C (72°F). Mexico City is home to excellent hotels, meeting facilities and superb sightseeing opportunities. The seaside resort of Cancun is home to the country’s most developed tourist destination, with myriad top-quality hotels, convention centres and restaurants. Other exciting spots for visitors such as Guadalajara, a beautiful city whose fortune was founded on silver mining, as well as Los Cabos, whose unique position at the tip of the Baja peninsula means it is always a sun-drenched haven for tourists and ideal for your incentive events. Whatever your meeting needs are, you will find Mexico very accommodating – either on the Atlantic or Pacific coast, the facilities, exceptional hospitality and beauty make Mexico an ideal destination.

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Capital :
Mexico (Distrito Federal)

Main cities :
Cancun, Tijuana and Mexico City

Official language :
Spanish

Currency :

•    Peso (MXP)

Public Holidays :

•    New Year’s Day (Año Nuevo) : 1 Jan 2011 / 2012
•    Constitution Day (Día de la Constitución) : 7 Feb 2011 / 6 Feb 2012
•    Benito Juárez's birthday : 21 Mar 2011 / 19 Mar 2012
•    Labour Day : 1 May 2011 / 2012
•    Independence Day : 16 Sep 2011 / 2012
•    Revolution Day : 20 Nov 2011 / 2012
•    Christmas Day : 25 Dec 2011 / 2012
•    Change of Federal Government : 1 Dec 2012 (every 6 years: next one is 2012)