Mexico and Central America Animal, Museum + People pictures

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Puerto Escondido’s liveliest beach offers attractions year-round with its big waves, international surf competitions, folk festivals and pulsating nightlife.

Puerto Escondido’s liveliest beach offers attractions year-round with its big waves, international surf competitions, folk festivals and pulsating nightlife.

With a personality of its own, this beach adds a little extra. Watch fishermen use the beach as their port. You can even fish with them. 

Glass-bottom boats take vacationers around the picturesque coastline of this gorgeous bay, where you can participate in diving and whale watching.

See how this former fishing village has transformed into a stunning Caribbean destination centered on the acclaimed Hol Chan Marine Reserve.

Framed by a golden arch, the tumultuous water and pointed rocks of this sandy bay provide a turbulent alternative to neighboring Lover’s Beach.

Spot wildlife and marvel at striking geological formations while riding along a stretch of pristine golden sand on an all-terrain bike. 

Discover one of the world’s tallest aqueducts, thermal spas and architectural wonders from Mexico’s colonial years at this town in western Hidalgo.

Go beach hopping, try adventure sports, play 18 holes at luxury golf clubs and stay overnight at celebrity hangouts.  

Stunning beaches, rolling waves, water sports, jungle treks and superb restaurants await visitors at this stylish getaway on the Pacific coast.

Dabble in a variety of adventure sports, admire an enormous aqueduct and spot interesting geological formations at this ecotourism park.

Explore Mexican history through government-sanctioned artworks from the 1920s in this museum that was once a boys’ school.

Peruse artworks created by one of Zacatecas’ most prestigious abstract artists, as well as international collections of abstract sculptures and paintings.

Appreciate the art in everyday objects through the eyes of a part-time collector for 50 years. Some of these treasures are astonishingly beautiful.

Admire the picturesque and serene setting and interact with your favorite animals in one of the largest zoos in the country.

Take part in fun-filled activities suitable for all ages, explore a botanical garden and enjoy picnics on grassy lawns at this large ecological park.

Admire the picturesque and serene setting and interact with your favorite animals in one of the largest zoos in the country.

Admire the picturesque and serene setting and interact with your favorite animals in one of the largest zoos in the country.

Explore Mexican history through government-sanctioned artworks from the 1920s in this museum that was once a boys’ school.

Explore Mexican history through government-sanctioned artworks from the 1920s in this museum that was once a boys’ school.

Discover one of the world’s tallest aqueducts, thermal spas and architectural wonders from Mexico’s colonial years at this town in western Hidalgo.

Admire the picturesque and serene setting and interact with your favorite animals in one of the largest zoos in the country.