Best Places to Go in Mexico

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00:00 Intro 00:32 Oaxaca 01:18 Bacalar 01:38 Isla Holbox 01:55 Guanajuato 02:13 Sayulita  AFAR reveals our list of the best places to visit in Mexico, along with why you’ll want to add them to your travel bucket list. Check out the full video—then head over to afar.com to learn more. ---- CONNECT WITH AFAR Afar.com is a digital and print magazine that publishes travel tips, guides, news, and stories: https://www.afar.com  Get updates on the latest articles, travel news, and more from AFAR by signing up for the AFAR newsletter: https://afar.com/newsletters  Follow AFAR on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AfarMedia Follow AFAR on Twitter: https://twitter.com/afarmedia Follow AFAR on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afarmedia Follow AFAR on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/afarmedia  ---- CREDITS  Claudia Cardia - Video Editor Jessie Beck - AFAR Producer Elizabeth See - Designer Sarika Bansal - Editorial Director Michelle Heimerman - Photo Editor Chloe Arrojado - Associate Editor, Destinations  MUSIC “Do my Thing (Don’t Stop)”Mad Circuit/ Musicbed   FOOTAGE / PHOTOGRAPHY iStock Storyblocks

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00:00Hey there, it's Chloe from afar. It's hard to think of a country with quite the same

00:05mix of artistry, cuisine, and natural beauty as Mexico. I know that throughout my own personal

00:10travels which have included eating my way through Oaxaca, exploring the Yucatan Peninsula,

00:14and even traveling from Monterrey to Texas, I somehow leave the country with even more

00:18places to visit for the next time. Here's some places that you should put on your radar,

00:23and a lot of them are only a short flight away from the US. Let's get into it.

00:32Oaxaca is great to visit for artistic crafts and food. Take a walk around its historic

00:36center and you'll see stores selling traditionally made rugs and shoes only a minute's walk

00:39from Michelin-recognized restaurants serving up some experimental cuisine. Don't leave

00:43without trying some regional favorites, like the smoky liquor known as mezcal and some

00:47deep-fried chapulines, also known as grasshoppers. Cancun and Tulum on the Yucatan Peninsula

00:52are big on the traveler radar, but a three-hour drive south of Tulum is the wonderfully quiet

00:56Bacalar. It's a slow-paced town and its main attractions are water-filled sinkholes known

01:00as cenotes and its lake known as the Laguna de Bacalar. The lake's nicknamed the Lake

01:04of Seven Colors because of all the shades of blue you can see thanks to the different

01:08depths of its water. Isla Hobox, off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, is a must-visit

01:14if you want to experience spectacular beaches, yoga, and a growing boonie seat. This island's

01:18got a few boutique resorts, but still has a laid-back vibe with car-free streets and

01:22plenty of places for freshly-caught and grilled seafood. You might discover your next favorite

01:27wine in Guanajuato, a city in central Mexico. This place is a great jumping-off point for

01:31exploring the rest of Guanajuato State's growing winery. Every year, the city also

01:35puts on the Festival Internacional Serentino, where musicians, theater performers, and other

01:40artists from all over the world come to showcase their cultures.

01:44Saylita, on Mexico's west coast, is colorful and full of light, especially on main streets

01:49like Calle del Guinés. This beach town is around an hour-and-a-half drive north of Puerto

01:53Vallarta. Explore its Mercado de Artesanías for huichol art and jewelry from local craftsmen,

01:58and don't forget to leave some time for surfing the gentle, reliable waves too.

02:02I hope this video inspires you to see all of Mexico's wonderfully unique places, whether

02:07you want to hike its mountains or see the sunrise on a surfboard. Is there a place in

02:11Mexico you'd like to visit? Comment down below. Remember to hit that like button and subscribe

02:16for recommendations on the world's best places to visit. Thanks for watching, and happy travels!

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