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Courtesy of Lonely Planet

Mexico is a traveler's paradise with its desert landscapes, snow-capped volcanoes, ancient ruins, teeming industrialized cities, time-warped colonial towns, glitzy resorts, lonely beaches and a myriad of flora and fauna.

The bursting megalopolis of Mexico City is an hour's flight from the tropical rain forests and Mayan villages of Chiapas. Along the northern border, Mexico's mixed cultures merge with those of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.

Mexico's profusion of people and landscapes reflect the country's extraordinary history, which is part Amerindian, part Spanish. There is nothing new about the so-called New World. Despite its colonial legacy and rampant modernization, nearly 300 distinct indigenous groups still survive, thanks largely to their rural locations. This mix of modern and traditional, clichéd and surreal, is the key to Mexico's popularity among travelers.