Mexico

It could happen while you're climbing a Mayan ruin, descending a formidable canyon, strolling through the shady plaza of a colonial town in the heat and torpor of siesta time, lolling on a Pacific coast beach, snorkelling in Caribbean waters, or even gawking at chilies in a town market. But no matter where you are, you won't be in Mexico long before it does happen: you realize that what makes this country so alluring is its diversity. Mexico is a blend of peoples, cultures, landscapes, worlds old and new, and of legacies of the vanquished and the conqueror. The mix is so enchanting you'll hardly notice when you fall under its spell.