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PORTS OF MEXICO
Acapulco, Mexico
Cabo San Lucas
Cozumel, Mexico
Mazatlan, Mexico
Puerto Vallarta
CRUISE DESTINATIONS
Baja California
Bay of Campeche
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Tehuantepec
Pacific Ocean
Yucatan Peninsula
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Cozumel Mexico
The coral island
has seen some hard times, sure - like Spanish invasion, death by
smallpox and a flailing economy - but in the decades since it appeared
on the tourist map, the island has for the most part been enjoying its
status as a calm but charming island that profits from its prime diving
reputation. Known as Ah-Cuzamil-Peten (Island of Swallows) it is
Mexico's only Caribbean isla, as well as the country's largest and most
populated island.
Thanks to a Jacques Cousteau documentary on its world-class reefs it has
been a favorite international diving destination since 1961. It is
literally swimming with diving sites - about 100 have been identified
within 5km (3mi) of Cozumel, and at least a dozen of them are shallow
enough for snorkeling. Unless you're doing one or the other of those
activities, however, there is probably not too much reason to stay here
long - unless, of course, you're just looking for a gorgeous spot to put
your feet up.
Mexico Cruise Destinations
The state is bordered by the United States on the north, the
Pacific Ocean on
the west, the Gulf of
Mexico and the
Caribbean Sea on the east, and Guatemala and Belize on the south.
Mexico is more than 1,200 miles wide along its northern border with the
United States, but narrows to only 130 miles in the south, between the
Bay of Campeche
and the Gulf of
Tehuantepec.
In northwestern Mexico, the peninsula of
Baja California
extends southeast below California. In the southeastern part of the
country, the
Yucatán Peninsula extends northeast toward Cuba, separating the Gulf
of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea. |
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