If you will travel to Mexico, do not leave the country without trying their cuisine. Here is some of the popular regional Cuisine in Mexico that you may want to try:

Mexican foods vary by region, depending on the local climate, ethnic differences, and geography. Spanish influence also contributes in each regional cuisine depending on the degree the region was influenced.

If you will go to the Northern Mexico, the cuisine here is more focused on meat dishes such as ostrich, goat, and beef.

If you will travel in the Central Mexico, you will notice their specialty are menudo, carnita, pozole, and barbacaoa.

Southeast Mexico serves spicy vegetable and chicken based cuisine.

These are just some of the dishes that are observed being served in the regions I mentioned. So, make sure to try out their cuisine once you reached Mexico.

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If you arrived to Cancun you will be created by a sea of touts who put on the hard sell, you will see visitors in Bermuda shorts and flip-flops, and the restaurants where noise was the norm.

Bacalar, Mexico is a rock solid tourst infrastructure. You will get to see ecoresort that focused on Maya architecture, cuisine, and historic spots. Bacalar is located on the southeastern part of the Yucatan peninsula in teh state of Quintana Roo. It is off the tourist radar because it is four hours from Cancun and half an hour from the Belize border.

If you will travel to Bacalar, Mexico you can stroll through the old Spanish San Felipe Fort. You will learn the history of Maya and the European pirates who raided the area in the 18th century. You can enjoy looking over the Laguna Bacalar, the limpid lagoon of seven colors.

These are just some of the interesting things that you will learn about Bacalar when you travel to Mexico.

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When you travel to Mexico, aside from its beautiful scenery and wonderful people, you will get to enjoy the local market and shopping. Here are some tips on how to bargain in Mexico local markets:

Never accept the first price you are offered. However, be realistic with your offer. Do not be agressive in your position. Some Mexican traders will get upset if they will feel lyou are devaluing their goods too much.

It will be your advantage if you can speak or atleast understand spanish. If you can speak even in a broken spanish, you will a stand to get a better deal from them.

Large shopping malls and chains will not barter with you. These are just some of the tips that you can use when you go to the local markets of Mexico. Enjoy your shopping!

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If you are in Mexico, you will surely love to eat most of their specialty foods for tourists. Here are some tips on how to eat Mexican Food:

Mexican food is always fired with lard and topped with creamy cheese. It could be high in sodium and loaded with saturated fats. However, if you are health conscious especially with the foods that you eat, you can tell your sever not to bring fried tortilla chips to the table.

You can also ask for a low fat sour cream instead of their flavored salsa.

Veracruz and other tomato-based sauces are better than the cream or cheese sauces they served in almost every dish.

These are just simple tips that could actually save you from eating up tons of unsaturated fats and will keep you stay healthy even on your vacation.

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Many retired travelers have fun in traveling to Mexico. They have the freedom to be in Mexico without any worries of going to work. 

Many older travelers love to Mexico, especially during off season where there is less demand and traffic in Mexico’s resort cities. Usually the summer months are in the least demand due to high temperatures. It is an advantage for a senior citizen traveler to enjoy shopping and organized tours in spending more time at the beach. 

There are numerous discount packages and group tours for seniors when traveling to Mexico. You will be surprised that there are many senior citizens tour clubs that offers members the opportunity to tour in Mexico with their family or group of friends.

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There are some requirements that you need to bring when you go to Mexico. Here are the things that might be asked from you:

You need to bring an identification card with you like passport, driver’s license if you are 18 years old and above.

You also need to bring your proof of citizenship. This is to show that you are a tourist from the country. One example of your proof of citizenship is your passport. Another is your birth certificate. It will be better to just bring your passport. This is the most convenient document to bring as your proof of citizenship.

You need to bring a tourist card or FMN.  Tourist card is your proof of document that you have a permission from the Mexican government to visit Mexico. The tourist card is free of charge.

These are just some of the items that you need to bring when you go to Mexico. Enjoy!

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Here are some things that you should know about airlines:

Airlines do not want to tell you that within the hours after the first fare quoted, there will offer special flight, which are less expensive deal than the first fare.

Illegal connections are cheaper. Illegal connections are connecting flights that are usually less than 45 mins apart-too close for airlines to feel safe in making them connect. This will show in their computer that these flights are being routed.

If you want the best seat in the plane, pick up the seat over the wings, these are the most comfortable and smooth ride seats. If you want some silence,  try to avoid seats near the galley and rest rooms. For leg room, you can take the first row or seats that are near the emergency exits.

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Once you are in your hotel, make sure to change the lock code of your room and your vault where you put your valuables. 

Ask for a safety vault and if you can change the lock. If you can’t don’t bother using it. 

Ask the receptionist if  there are certain parts in the city that you need to avoid for security reasons. You can take to someone who is working there, like the maids whom you can ask. 

Blend as much as possible. As soon as you arrive, look how they dress up and go to the nearest shopping mall and at least buy some pieces of shirts or whatever that may at least make you blend in the crowd. 

Carry cash in your pocket or small purse. Be discrete on where you are pulling your cash when you need to pay something. 

Avoid large crowds like public market or where there are pickpockets. 

At least learn some important Spanish words like thank you, help, you are welcome, hello, etc.

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I have posted several safety tips articles before going to Mexico. Here are some safety tips once you are already in Mexico:

Do not forget to buy a money belt and keep it under your clothes. There are already money pockets that can be put in your socks or under your pants, consider buying one. This is where you put most of your money especially when you are already there.

Once you are in your hotel, never keep your passport and your passport copies in one place. Never keep all your money and all your cards in one place or pocket.

Once you are in your hotel, make sure you to change the code of your vault or your room.

These are just some of the safety tips that you can do when you travel to Mexico or to any place international.

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If you are going to Mexico here are just some of the safety measures that you need to know before traveling:

Research the city or town where you are planning to go. You can check out the US state department website for more information about Mexico. You can also research the area in Mexico where you want to travel over the web.

When you are packing, make sure not to bring all your valuables. Just bring the essential things that you need when you travel.

Do not forget to scan your passport and travel documents and put them in your luggage. This is to make sure you have a copy if you lose some of the important documents you have.

List your bank and credit card international number, you will never know when you need it.

Do not forget to leave your itinerary with your loved one or relative. This is to make sure someone knows where you are and where you will be heading.

These are just simple tips to have a happy and safe trip!

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