Anyone ever vacationed in Mexico, Central America or the Caribbean?

Question

Where are some of the best places to go? I'm looking to go on a vacation for roughly 2 weeks sometime in the next year. I'm 25 and am not looking to party like crazy as much as I'm looking to explore and enjoy the different things to see.

Answer 1

I visited Kingston Jamaica, Cozumel Mexico, and the Cayman Islands 2 years ago and it was an amazing time.  I was on Carnival's ship Victory.  I definitely suggest cruising to your destinations.  It makes getting in and out of countries MUCH easier.  Just show your id provided by the cruise line to get on and off the ship and that's it!  They have multiple excursions you can choose from and book ahead of time so that when you get on the ship they take it from there!  It's much safer to travel this way as well.  The tour guides make sure to take extra special care of the cruise tourists so that the cruise lines continue to do business with them.  I took the Zion tour bus to nine mile Jamaica, the home of Bob Marley and was able to visit his grave.  We drank rum punch and listened to his music on the way their and back.  I just chilled on the beach most of the day in Mexico, but did a little four wheeling around the island before we left.  I swam with stingrays in the cayman islands and fed them shrimp.  I also went to a turtle farm and "h**l" as they call it.  It's dead coral that used to be covered by the ocean that has turned black.  I have a lot of pictures from my trip if you would like me to email you some....Just let me know :)  Better yet, I should just come with you and be your personal tour guide!

Answer 2

Guatemala!  We sailed our boat from San Diego to Ecuador and enjoyed 3 months backpacking in Central America.  Our favorite countries were Guatemala, Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador, in that order.  

In 2 weeks you can fly in to Guatemala City then get a bus to the Rio Dulce.  It is a quaint town with kayaking, hiking and sailing opportunities.  You can really get into the jungle if you grab a lancha to Finca Tatin on the Rio Tatin, not far from Rio Dulce.

From there you can visit Livingston for Carribean / Garifuna flavor or head directly on up to Tikal for Mayan ruins that are a 'Don't Miss'!  We'd reccommend staying in El Remate either at Don David or Sak Luk depending on your budget.

Lanquin is a very cool stop.  The turquoise blue pools at Semuc Champey are refreshing and beautiful.  Best place to stay there is El Retiro.  You can visit nearby a nearby cave and then tube down the river back to El Retiro.

Next stop, Antigua.  Great colonial city with many sight-seeing opportunities, museums and great bars and restaurants.  Volcan Pacaya is an awesome day hike.  Take a guided tour for about $10/person.  You actually get to walk on the lava field and get as close as you are willing to red hot lava!

Lake Atitlan would probably be a good stop to relax and take in some cool scenery before heading home.  We loved San Pedro.  It has a hippie vibe due to the developing ex-pat community, but also a very traditional Mayan feel to it at the same time.  Hotel San Francisco is where we stayed.  Great view, but very, very basic.  There is a nicer place right on the lake.  Also on Lake Atitlan are San Marcos and Panajachel.  San Marcos offers inexpensive and totally fabulous massages and is inhabited by many vegans and alternative healing sorts of people.  Panajachel is the best place to pick up gifts before you head home.  Get off the main street and you'll find some good bargains.

Hope this helps!  We have many pics of our travels on our website www.svterrafirma.com

Answer 3

Lots of people have gone to Mexico already...its beutiful but if you are looking for something different then

If you visit Cental america then its a must you visit

Costa Rica its a beutifullllllllllllllll place. do a search about it in Yahoo and you would like to visit Honduras, Roatan islands are a must, they have a beutiful Coastal Reef. lots to see. :)

have fun!

Answer 4

El Salvador and other countries in Central America are the best places for having fun and for vacation.These are the most beautiful in my opion because I was born in one of those beautiful countries.I was born in El Salvador and I loved living there.It's not hot like a desert or cold like the polar but cool and wam.There are lots of places to see and to visit.

Answer 5

You can try Dominican Republic... It's a very beautiful place, many things to do and the prices are very very low. You can find out more on Yahoo Travel. Good Luck!

Answer 6

I have been to Costa Rica and found this country to be absolutely fabulous. There is a wide range of attractions. If you like beaches, they have black, white, yellow sand beaches. If you like the jungle... there is plenty of that...

if you like rivers, there are some to go rafting on.

The locals are super friendly and every place I went there was quite enjoyable. Whereever you end up going, I wish you a great time exploring.

Answer 7

Check out Merida on the Yucatan. Very nice old city. You can do day trips to Mayan ruins.

Answer 8

Go to Mexico DF just for three days and then I recommended to travel Yucatan Peninsula, Merida, Cancun and Playa del Carmen, After that go to Guatemala specially the colonial cities like Granada or Antigua, you will love it and it is unexpensive

Answer 9

You could visit the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, it has beautiful beaches and a wonderful culture. The only problem now is that there are some huge problems in Oaxaca and the State has becomed restless and unsafe for now. This problem might be over by December and you could visit then:

Beaches

-Puerto Escondido

-Huatulco

-Salina Cruz

-Zicatela

-Chacahua

-Puerto Angelito

-- In the City of Oaxaca (State's capital) you can visit:

- Monte Alban (amazing pyramids)

- Iglesia de Santo Domingo (really beautiful Church and there is also a museum which is really worth visiting too)

- Iglesia de la Soledad

-- A bit away from the capital, just hop on a bus and you can go to:

- El arbol del Tule (one of the biggest and oldest trees in the world, the local kids will gladly show you all the famous figures in the tree for a small tip)

- Mitla

- Hierve el Agua

- San Bartolo Coyotepec (Black pottery, Oaxaca is the State where it originated from, really beautiful)

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If you only have one week and don't mind not going to the beach you can visit the State of San Luis Potosi and neighboring cities:

You can spend a day or so in the city of San Luis Potosi (State capital) and then travel to "La Huasteca Potosina" where you can camp, visit some great waterfalls, swim, dive in "La Media Luna", hike and rapell down "El Sotano de las Golondrinas", visit some ancient ruins built in the jungle. Afterwards you can travel north to visit "Real De Catorce" (where the movie "The Mexican" was filmed) a trully magical town.

Tons of different things to do in this beautiful state, http://www.descubresanluispotosi.com/web...

(Click on "ENTER" on the bottom right side)

Another great thing about SLP is its location, there are many different cities to visit that are just 2hrs away (driving) like Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende, Queretaro, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes... so you can visit for the day and drive back to SLP to spend the night.

While in San Luis Potosi don't miss the chance to try the "Enchiladas Potosinas", "Tamales Huastecos", "zacahuil", "tunas" (a cactus fruit).

There are also many great Cities/States to visit like Puebla, Zacatecas, Jalisco, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas, and Yucatan (among others) Almost everywhere you go in Mexico you will find tourists, Mexico has great beaches but there are many other great places to visit besides them.

Answer 10

St. Thomas was beautiful and don't miss St. John for all its' natural beauty. In Mexico were stayed in Cancun, party if you want to, beautiful beaches, visited many Mayan ruins. You will love the history behind their pyramids.....Friends loved Costa Rica, explored rain forests, saw interesting wildlife, beautiful scenery and waterfalls, so different than anything we can see in the states.....

Answer 11

It's all about the Caribbean. We just got back from having our honeymoon throughout the islands.

The best place to go is Saint Thomas - the water is clear and it's overall a very clean and safe island with a lot of history.

There is an island about a mile off the coast of St. Thomas called Water Island (it's super small) - we took an awesome bike tour and it was interesting because during WWII the island was used as an army base - so there are tons of secret tunnels and whatnot.

Have fun!