Mexico - any top tips, places to go and see?

[Mark]

Me and Mrs Mark are thinking of heading to Mexico in October, probably flying to Cancun and heading off down the coast for a couple of weeks for some sightseeing, diving and some beach action. So far we've only been told to avoid the American high school holiday period and I've a Lonely Planet book in the post but was wondering if anyone's got any interesting recommendations they'd like to share.

Thanks in advance

[ClareC]

I went to Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burtons house(s) on puerta vallarta, that was pretty cool. Its been kept as was! They couldnt live together or apart so the two sides are linked by a bridge :-)

[SteveT]

Dont drink the water, and only eat freshly cooked food. Take insurance which covers you for bandit attacks if at all possible.

The Danish football team, having whupped Uruguay 6-1 when Uruguay were top of the South American league, were brought to their knees by swimming in the hotel pool and eating the local food, they had all the food flown in from Denmark from then on, but the damage was done weakened by Montezuma's revenge.

[catma]

Down from Cancun you find Tulum, pretty much most of the yucatan is interesting and oaxaca if travelling more inland.

[SteveT]

A couple of friends visiting Yucatan found a bag of uncut coke on the beach and spent the next three weeks snorting for England.

It is worth a visit to yucatan even without the coke.

[Annasfield]

Stay clear of pigs with runny snouts?