THE TRAVELLER IN
CENTRAL AMERICA

As with South America,the
region of central America
poses manu pitfalls for
the traveller, and few
areas are what may be
termed holiday destinations.
Guatamala,Honduras,El
Salvador,Costa Rica etc
are all beset by social
and political unrest making
them fairly hazardous
places to contemplate
visiting.
Mexico is the exception in
the area and has a booming
tourist industry both from
Europe and from the States.
Acapulco on Mexico's south
west coast is a very
popular spot, especially
for American tourists.Over
the last couple of years
the Yucatan peninsula
has been developed and
especially the tailor made
holiday resort of Cancun
which has received favourable
reports from many UK
vistors after it was
featured by Airtours holidays.
(Not featured in 1993)

Acapulco and nearby beaches
are truly magnificent and
are particularly good for
water-sport enthusiast.

Mexico Excursions:
Mexico has a rich Aztec/
Toltec heritage and there
are many temple sites
scattered throughout the
country.Excursions are
recommended to:
Teotihuacan
Tula
Guadalajara
Mitla
The Independance Trail


MEXICO FACTS:
Capital :Mexico City

Pop:79,000,000

Currency:100 centavaos=
1 peso

National Airlines:
Mexicana
Aeromexico

Airports:
Mexico City
Guadalajara
Monterrey
Acapulco

Language:
Spanish though
English is extensively
spoken.

Sea:Major cruise ports
at Acapulco,Cozumel,
Tampico and Mazatlan.

Accomodation:Very varied
range, including some
top of the range luxury
hotels.

Electricity:110 volts

Time zones:
Mexico spans three
different time zones
GMT-6 General Mexico time
GMT-7 Mountain time
GMT-8 Pacific time