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Having lived in Mexico for many years, I have come to believe that the word “ley” has a very different meaning here from the concept of “law” I grew up with as a child.

Cancún is a planned city, developed by entrepreneurs as an alternative to Acapulco.

Anywhere else, Lake Los Negritos would have been turned into a recreation area and its curative mudpots into an expensive spa.

Pronatura, Mexico’s biggest conservation organization, is involved in a myriad of activities, from practical projects such as providing communities with clean drinking water, to ones with esoteric goals such as ending poverty.

Located only 12 kilometers south of the famed Rio Caliente, the San Miguel Volcano represents a part of Jalisco’s Primavera Forest that few visitors have ever seen.

The town of Magdalena, located about 75 kilometers northwest of Guadalajara, is famous for opals.