Yucatán Peninsula

Chichén Itzá, Tulum and Caribbean reefs.

The Short List

Heritage · UNESCO

Yucatán

The great Maya city and its stepped pyramid, El Castillo, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

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Must-See

Beaches · Beaches

Quintana Roo

White sand, Caribbean water, and a Maya town on a cliff, with freshwater sinkholes called cenotes inland.

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Heritage · UNESCO

Yucatán

The Yucatán's elegant capital, near the finest Puuc Maya architecture at Uxmal.

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Worth a Detour

Beaches · Beaches

Quintana Roo

Mexico's big resort strip on the Caribbean, with a short ferry to laid-back Isla Mujeres.

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Worth a Detour

Beaches · Diving

Quintana Roo

One of the world's top places for reef diving and snorkeling.

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Heritage · UNESCO

A walled pirate-era port, and a giant, deep-jungle Maya city.

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