We take you through some captivating visuals of the country which has as many as 31 UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Tourists walk on Caracol beach in Cancun. Mexico is seeking to overhaul its image abroad after a raft of bad publicity over drug related violence, beheadings and shootings has taken its toll on the holiday industry. Foreign tourism is a key source of income in Mexico and the country wants to reclaim its share of the market by reminding potential visitors about its wonderful beaches and archaeological sites.
The Kukulkan pyramid stands at the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. Chichen Itza is one of the new seven Wonders of the World.
An actor performs on the streets during the "Three Kings Day" festival in Mexico City. "Three Kings Day" is a Christian holiday in Mexico which celebrates the Three Wise Men who brought gifts to Christ as a child.
Women dressed as Escaramuzas, also known as cowgirls, and a Charro are seen before their performance during the anniversary of the inauguration of Lienzo La Nacional in Mexico City in mid-2010. The Lienzo La Nacional is where Mexican cowboys known as Charros practice La Charreria, a type of a rodeo based on their working practices. La Charreria has been a national sport since 1933.
A aerial view of The Pyramid of the Moon at Mexico's Teotihuacan archaeological ruins. In the shadow of colossal pyramids left by a great Mexican civilisation, a Wal-Mart rises, and some locals have gone to court to overturn its approval. Local activists are fighting the warehouse style store, saying it threatens the ruins and will destroy local commerce and a way of life that dates back centuries.
The Metropolitan cathedral is lit by coloured lights and surrounded by lasers pointing towards the sky in Zocalo Square in Mexico City. Mexico is getting ready for the celebration of the Day of the Dead when Mexicans pay homage to their dead relatives by preparing meals and decorating their graves. The Day of the Dead festival has its origins in a pre-Hispanic Aztec belief that the dead return to Earth one day each year to visit their loved ones.
Folkloric dancers perform during the annual Charros and Mariachi parade in Guadalajara. Charros are cowboys and cowgirls, and Mariachis are traditional Mexican musicians who play songs for paying customers in public places, bars and restaurants and are renowned for their elaborate outfits and sombreros.
A Volkswagen Beetle in front of Mexico City's Cathedral.
A general view of stone figures in Tula city in Mexico. Tula is best known today for its fearsome 15-foot-high (4.5 metre) stone warrior figures. The grisly find of the buried bones of 24 pre-Hispanic Mexican children may be the first evidence that the ancient Toltec civilisation sacrificed children.
Mexicos' Popocatepetl volcano throws up a column of ash and steam thousands of feet into the air as Cholula cathedral, built on top of a pyramid, appears in the foreground.
The Kukulkan pyramid stands at the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. Chichen Itza is one of the new seven Wonders of the World.
An actor performs on the streets during the "Three Kings Day" festival in Mexico City. "Three Kings Day" is a Christian holiday in Mexico which celebrates the Three Wise Men who brought gifts to Christ as a child.
Women dressed as Escaramuzas, also known as cowgirls, and a Charro are seen before their performance during the anniversary of the inauguration of Lienzo La Nacional in Mexico City in mid-2010. The Lienzo La Nacional is where Mexican cowboys known as Charros practice La Charreria, a type of a rodeo based on their working practices. La Charreria has been a national sport since 1933.
A aerial view of The Pyramid of the Moon at Mexico's Teotihuacan archaeological ruins. In the shadow of colossal pyramids left by a great Mexican civilisation, a Wal-Mart rises, and some locals have gone to court to overturn its approval. Local activists are fighting the warehouse style store, saying it threatens the ruins and will destroy local commerce and a way of life that dates back centuries.
The Metropolitan cathedral is lit by coloured lights and surrounded by lasers pointing towards the sky in Zocalo Square in Mexico City. Mexico is getting ready for the celebration of the Day of the Dead when Mexicans pay homage to their dead relatives by preparing meals and decorating their graves. The Day of the Dead festival has its origins in a pre-Hispanic Aztec belief that the dead return to Earth one day each year to visit their loved ones.
Folkloric dancers perform during the annual Charros and Mariachi parade in Guadalajara. Charros are cowboys and cowgirls, and Mariachis are traditional Mexican musicians who play songs for paying customers in public places, bars and restaurants and are renowned for their elaborate outfits and sombreros.
A Volkswagen Beetle in front of Mexico City's Cathedral.
A general view of stone figures in Tula city in Mexico. Tula is best known today for its fearsome 15-foot-high (4.5 metre) stone warrior figures. The grisly find of the buried bones of 24 pre-Hispanic Mexican children may be the first evidence that the ancient Toltec civilisation sacrificed children.
Mexicos' Popocatepetl volcano throws up a column of ash and steam thousands of feet into the air as Cholula cathedral, built on top of a pyramid, appears in the foreground.
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