Their descendants, including the Mayan and Aztecs, built a succession of highly developed civilizations that flourished from 1200 B.C.E. The first people to inhabit this land may have arrived 20,000 years before Columbus. Mexico City, a metropolis of delightful climate and modern buildings amid historic charm, lies ringed by snow-capped volcanoes that slope down to pine forests, deserts, and balmy tropical beaches.
Towns retain the flavor of a Spanish colony that flourished-even boasted a university-half a century before Jamestown began. Monuments recall the exploits of a handful of Spaniards who toppled a mighty empire in a conquest unparalleled in history. Pyramids where Aztec priests performed human sacrifices still stand, approaching in bulk Egypt's largest. Mexico's rich past offers a visitor's backdrop of enchantment. Readers are encouraged to visit the Department of State's web site at for the most recent information available on travel to this country. Supplemental material has been added to increase coverage of minor cities, facts have been updated, and some material has been condensed. This chapter was adapted from the Department of State Post Report 2000 for Mexico.
Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Ciudad Ju árez, Tijuana, Hermosillo, Matamoros, Mazatl án, M érida, Nuevo Laredo, PueblaĪcapulco, Aguascalientes, Campeche, Chihuahua, Ciudad Obreg ón, Coyoac án, Cuernavaca, Culiac án, Durango, Guanajuato, Guaymas, Irapuato, Ixtapalapa, Jalapa, La Paz, Le ón, Manzanillo, Mexicali, Morelia, Nezahualc óyotl, Oaxaca, Orizaba, Pachuca, Poza Rica, Puerto Vallarta, Quer étaro, Saltillo, San Luis Potos í, Tampico, Taxco, Tepic, Toluca, Veracruz, Xochimilco, Zacatecas EDITOR'S NOTE
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