Puerto Vallarta

Mexico Pacific coast - off season

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July 31st 2008
The tourist seasons in Mexico are set not by the weather, but when the Americans and Canadians deign to head south. Christmas, Easter and Spring Break are therefore the high seasons and the rest of the time is the low season. Apart from the Christian holidays the Mexican holiday season starts in July, just as the weather starts to deteriorate. This year the weather on the Pacific coast was ... read more

North America » Mexico

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more