With thousands of miles of coastline, Mexico offers everything one could want in the way of ocean-living, relaxing and exploring.

From soft, gentle breezes over warm brillant sand, lapped by gentle waves, to roaring and pounding surf, thrashing against black volcanic rock, and from misty and mystical jungles to high, shear cliffs, all provide opportunities for new experiences and finding different personalities of this magnificant country.

This Feature Section is dedicated to exploring the Mexico's coasts. The articles are in random order, so that you can discover the new along with re-visiting old places.

New Additions
Previous Articles
Eco-Tourism/Conservation Links
Maps
Photo Tours

Vacations Made Easy Acapulco - Cabo San Lucas - Cancún - Cozumel - Ixtapa - Mazatlán - Merida - Puerto Vallarta - Veracruz

New Additions

• Beyond Spring Break: Cancun Has Something for Everyone
• Puerto Vallarta - Escape to Paradise
• A Trip to Puerto Angel
• Old Mazatlán Has Its Charms

Previous Articles

• Photo Strip 160 - Mexico's Pacific Beaches (25 images)
• Fly to Puerto Vallarta - BUT Stay in Rincón de Guayabitos - By Tony Burton
  Exploring Guayabitos as a family destination.
  
  
• Photo Strip 149 - Rincón de Guayabitos - By the Burton Family
  Visual tour of Guayabitos.
  
  
• Puerto Escondido in December - A November 2001 Update - By Geri Anderson
  Oaxaca's favorite coastal destination. For serenity go early in December!
  
  
• Photo Strip 127 - Puerto Escondido Revisited
  Visual tour showing Puerto Escondido's December beaches.
  
  
• Mission San Javier - A Baja California Sur Side Trip - By John McCaffery
  An almost 'off-road' trip to one of the Baja's most famous Missions.
  
  
• A Zihuatenejo Snorkeling Adventure - By Jen Garland
  'How to' and 'how not to' enjoy Zhuat's beautiful coral waters.
  
  
• Living Easy in Mazatlán - By Thom McDonald. Updated November 2001
  A revisit to Mazatlán as a place to visit and to live.
  
  
• Cabo! Cabo San Lucas - By Joyce Wade
  Using the Internet to make reservations can produce pleasant surpises.
  
  
• Puerto Angel, Oaxaca: Little Jewel on the Bay - By L. P. Packman
  The 'other' favorite Oaxacan beach destination.
  
  
• The Mystical & Magical Pleasures of Puerto Vallarta - By Brent & Jane Cassie
  Puerto as can be explored from a visiting cruise ship.
  
  
• Photo Strip 150 - Puerto Vallarta
  A visual tour of Mexico's Cruise line port.
  
  
• "Off the Beaten Path" - Beaches of Mexico's Pacific Coast - By Geri Anderson
  
  
• Map of Central Pacific Beaches
  
  
• Beautiful Bay of Tenacatita
  
  
• Cabo Vrs Puerto Vallarta Beaches - Discussion Thread
  
  
• Puerto Escondido: Mexico's Hidden Oaxacan Beach - By Geri Anderson
  
  
• Exploring Puerto Vallarta on Foot - By Marla Hoover
  
  
• A Wee Malarkey about Melaque - By Wendy Devlin
  
  
• Cozumel - An Island Paradise - By Gloria Laskowski
  
  
• Bahias de Huatulco - By Sherry McLeod de Castrillon
  
  
• Bahias de Huatulco, Oaxaca - By Pam Vigil
  
  
• Rolfe Schell - At the Gates of Tulum - By Anthony Wright
  
  
• The Atlantis in Mexico Part 1 - By Wendy Devlin
  
  
• The Atlantis in Mexico Part 2 - By Wendy Devlin
  
  
• Merida - The White City of the Yucatan. - By Marvin H. Perton
  
  
• Manzanillo... Bustling Port/Quiet Resort, or Both? - By Susan Dearing
  
  
• Cabo San Lucas to San José del Cabo & the Beaches, BCS - By Joe Cummings
  
  
• Cozumel, Island of Many Faces - By Carey C. Sutton
  
  
• All Saints Adrift in Todos Santos - By Joe Cummings
  
  
• Oases on the Sea of Cortez - By Sophie Jensen
  
  
• Veracruz: Veracruz, Catemaco, Nanciyaga, Santiago Tuxtla. - By Patricia Alisau
  
  
• La Paz, Baja California Sur - By Sophie Jensen
  
  
• Mañana at the Lighthouse - Bahía la Ventana, Baja California Sur - By Wendy Devlin
  
  
• How did Manzanillo get its name? - By Susan Dearing
  
  
• Sea to Sierra - Colima - By Wendy Devlin
  
  
• The wild and beautiful peninsula of Baja California is as close as your computer - By Ron Mader
  
  
• The Sunniest - Acapulco - By Mike Oliver
  
  
• Overview of the areas of Puerto Vallarta
  
  
• San Blas, Tepic and in Between - By Sophie Annan Jensen
  
  
• Carnival Cozumel - By David Hammer
  
  
• Puerto Vallarta - Getting to Know the City - By Susan Schroeder
  
  
• The Coastal Architecture of Mexico - By Tim Street-Porter
  
  
• Sailing or Boating in Mexican Waters - Latitude 38's First Timer's Guide
  
  
• Mazatlán on a Budget - By Steve Immel
  
  
• San Patricio/Melaque - Revisited. Part 1 - By Wendy Devlin
  
  
• Puerto Escondido's Romantic Hotel Santa Fe - By Geri Anderson
  
  
• Holding On to the Dream in Cancun - Commentary - By James Siegel
  
  
• Huatulco -- an Undiscovered Paradise - By Karen Blue
  
  
• A Dream in the Baja - By Wendy Devlin
  
  
• Mexcaltitan, Island City in the Swamp - By Sophie Jensen
  
  
• Wandering Through Nayarit
  
  
• Iguanas fly at Midnight - San Patricio/Melaque - By Wendy Devlin
  
  
• Below Tulum; The Ruins and Sites of Yucatan's East Coast Highway, Route 307
  
  
• Johnny's Beach - By John Howells
  
  
• Modern Day Cancun - An Interview with Jules Siegel
  
  
• Puerto Morelos - By Roger Cunningham
  
  
• "Bijou's Odessy" - An Adventure in Boating in Mexico
  
  
• Is Cancun Plastic? - Commentary
  
  
• Fishing in Mexico
  
  

Ron Mader's Coastal Eco-Tourism/Conservation Links

• Flamingo Conservation - Roger Steeb
  
  
• Discovering Tampico's Subtle Delights - Jerry Scott Mills
  
  
• Yucatán Tales - Jeanine Kitchel
  
  
• Planeta Platica - Coastal Environments
  
  
• Mexico Ecotourism Network
  
  
• Protected Areas in Mexico
  
  

Maps

• BAJA
  
  
• NAYARIT
  
  
• BEACH AREAS
  
  

Photo Tours

• Photo Strip 1 - La Manzanilla
  
  
• Photo Strip 2 - Bocca Beach RV park
  
  
• Photo Strip 16 - Mazatlán
  
  
• Photo Strip 22 - Jalisco & Nayarit Beaches
  
  
• Photo Strip 23 - Jalisco & Nayarit Beaches
  
  
• Photo Strip 24 - Jalisco & Nayarit Beaches
  
  
• Photo Strip 25 - Jalisco & Nayarit Beaches
  
  
• Photo Strip 26 - Jalisco & Nayarit Beaches
  
  
• Photo Strip 35 - The Coastal Architecture of Mexico
  
  
• Photo Strip 46 - Old Mazatlán
  
  
• Photo Strip 57 - Cabo San Lucas to San José del Cabo & the Beaches, BCS
  
  
• Photo Strip 50 - Seascapes of Cabo San Lucas
  
  
• Photo Strip 51 - Hotels of Cabo San Lucas
  
  
• Photo Strip 52 - Florascapes of Cabo San Lucas
  
  
• Photo Strip 59 - Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca
  
  
• Photo Strip 60 - Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca
  
  
• Photo Strip 71 - Images of Manzanillo
  
  
• Photo Strip 73 - Bahias de Huatulco, Oaxaca
  
  
• Photo Strip 89 - Mazatlán
  
  
• Photo Strip 90 - Mazatlán
  
  
• Photo Strip 95 - Carnival Cozumel
  
  
• Photo Strip 137 - Bahias de Huatulco
  
  
• Photo Strip 160 - Mexico's Pacific Beaches (25 images)