Neighbours :  Guatemala   Usa   Belize  

Puerto Vallarta description : Forty years ago, a torrid love affair fanned the flames of interest in this once sleepy city. Now known as a hub of the “Mexican Riviera,� its cobblestone streets mix with classy resorts turning this city into the second most visited in the country.

Country description : Mexico (mek'sikō) [key], Span. México or Méjico (both: mā'hēkō) [key], officially United Mexican States, republic (2005 est. pop. 106,203,000), 753,665 sq mi (1,952,500 sq km), S North America. It borders on the United States in the north, on the Gulf of Mexico (including its arm, the Bay of Campeche) and the Caribbean Sea in the east, on Belize and Guatemala in the southeast, and on the Pacific Ocean in the south and west. Mexico is divided into 31 states and the Federal District, which includes most of the country's capital and largest city, Mexico City.