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The eastern monarch population winters in a few fir forests west of Mexico City. Here is how to pick the right month and the right sanctuary, and what the safety advice means for your plans.
Mexico's great pre-Hispanic city is an easy hour from the capital, but the rules keep moving: what tickets cost in 2026, which pyramids you can still climb, and how to do the day trip by bus, tour or driver.
A 124-metre-deep marine sinkhole you can see from space, protected as a natural monument on Lighthouse Reef Atoll. How to choose between the 40-metre dive, the rim snorkel and the one-hour flight, and when the sea allows it.
Sperm whales year-round, a lake that boils and a trail the length of the island. How to plan a first visit to Dominica, from the new whale reserve rules to site passes, seasons and getting there.
In this high valley of southern Mexico, food and identity are inseparable — seven moles, smoke-filled markets, and clay-pot mezcal that tastes of a specific hillside. A guide to eating your way into Oaxaca's soul.
