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    DESTINATIONS

    Where should we go?

    Pacific, Baja, and Caribbean — real local knowledge, no filler.

    Caribbean & Yucatán
    Cancún, Quintana Roo
    Quintana Roo

    Cancún

    Cenote tours, Zona Hotelera, Isla Mujeres

    Riviera Maya
    Quintana Roo

    Riviera Maya

    Tulum, Akumal turtles, cenotes

    Akumal — sea turtle snorkeling, Riviera Maya
    Swim With Turtles

    Akumal

    Sea turtle snorkeling, Riviera Maya

    Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo
    Quintana Roo

    Isla Mujeres

    Playa Norte, reef, 20 min from Cancún

    Cozumel, Quintana Roo
    Quintana Roo

    Cozumel

    World-class reef diving, drift dives

    Isla Holbox, Quintana Roo
    Quintana Roo

    Isla Holbox

    Whale sharks, bioluminescence, no cars

    Bacalar, Quintana Roo
    Quintana Roo

    Bacalar

    Laguna de los 7 Colores

    Baja California
    Los Cabos, Baja California Sur
    Baja California Sur

    Los Cabos

    Cabo San Lucas, San José del Cabo

    La Paz, Baja California Sur
    Baja California Sur

    La Paz

    Blue whales, Balandra, Espíritu Santo

    Pacific South — Nayarit to Oaxaca
    Riviera Nayarit
    Riviera Nayarit

    Nayarit

    Sayulita, San Pancho, Punta de Mita

    Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
    Jalisco

    Puerto Vallarta

    Zona Romántica, Malecón, Bucerías

    Oaxaca Coast
    Oaxaca

    Oaxaca Coast

    Puerto Escondido, Huatulco, Mazunte

    Manzanillo, Colima
    Colima

    Manzanillo

    Sport fishing, Bahía de Santiago

    Mazatlán, Sinaloa
    Sinaloa

    Mazatlán

    Historic Centro, Zona Dorada, marlin

    Sonora — Local Coverage
    San Carlos Sonora
    Mr. Playas' Home Turf

    San Carlos

    Nuevo Guaymas, Sonora

    Bahía de Kino
    Sonora

    Bahía de Kino

    Hermosillo, Sonora

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