1. Yucatán Peninsula
Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatán
Yucatán
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- Mérida (state capital)
- Maya Archaeological Sites (Chichén Itzá – a World Heritage Site, Uxmal – a World Heritage Site, Tulum, and Ek’ Balam)
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Campeche
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- Campeche/San Francisco de Campeche (state capital)
- Maya Archaeological Sites (Calakmul – a World Heritage Site, Edzná, Chicanná)
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Quintana Roo
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- Chetumal (state capital)
- Cancún (largest city in state)
- Maya Archaeological Site (Coba)
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2. Valley of Mexico
Mexico City and Mexico State
Mexico City
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- Mexico City (national capital and largest city/metro in nation) – Zócalo, Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, National Museum of Anthropology, and Xochimilco
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Mexico State
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- Toluca/Toluca de Lerdo (state capital and fifth largest national metro area)
- Ecatepec/Ecatepec de Morelos (largest city in state; part of Mexico City metro area)
- Teotihuacan
- Iztaccíhuatl-Popocatépetl National Park – Popocatépetl
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3. Central Mexico
Morelos, Puebla, and Tlaxcala
Puebla
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- Puebla/Puebla de Zaragoza (state capital and fourth largest national metro area)
- Cholula – Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios
- Iztaccíhuatl-Popocatépetl National Park – Popocatépetl
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Morelos
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- Cuernavaca (state capital)
- Iztaccíhuatl-Popocatépetl National Park – Popocatépetl
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Tlaxcala
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- Tlaxcala (state capital)
- San Pablo del Monte (formerly Villa Vicente Guerrero – largest city in state)
- Firefly sanctuary in Nanacamilpa
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4. North Central Mexico
Chihuahua and Durango
Chihuahua
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- Chihuahua (state capital)
- Juárez/Ciudad Juárez (largest city in state and eighth largest national metro area)
- Copper Canyon
- Cave of the Crystals
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Durango
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- Durango/Victoria de Durango (state capital)
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5. South Pacific Coast Mexico
Michoacán and Guerrero
Michoacán/Michoacán de Ocampo
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- Morelia (state capital)
- Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
- Pátzcuaro (especially during Dia De Muertos – Day of the Dead)
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Guerrero
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- Chilpancingo de los Bravo (state capital)
- Acapulco (largest city in state) – La Quebrada Cliff Divers
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6. North Pacific Coast Mexico
Nayarit, Jalisco, and Colima
Nayarit
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- Tepic (state capital)
- Riviera Nayarit – Islas Marietas National Park (Hidden Beach)
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Jalisco
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- Guadalajara (state capital and national second city) – Instituto Cultural de Cabañas (a World Heritage site), Plaza de Armas, Catedral de Guadalajara (Guadalajara Cathedral), Palacio de Gobierno (Government Palace), Teatro Degollado, Plaza de la Liberación (Liberation Square), Jardin de San Agustín (San Agustín Garden), Plaza Guadalajara, Templo de Nuestra Señora de la Merced, and Andador Fray Antonio Alcalde
- Puerto Vallarta
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Colima
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- Colima (state capital)
- Manzanillo (largest city in state)
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7. Southern Mexico
Chiapas and Oaxaca
Chiapas
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- Tuxtla Gutiérrez (state capital)
- Maya Archaeological Sites (Palenque – a World Heritage Site, Yaxchilan, and Bonampak)
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Oaxaca
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- Oaxaca/Oaxaca de Juárez (state capital)
- Monte Albán
- Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca
- Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve
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8. Bay of Campeche
Tabasco and Veracruz
Tabasco
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- Villahermosa (state capital)
- Maya Archaeological Sites (Comalcalco, Potonchán, and Pomona)
- San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán Olmec archaeological sites
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Veracruz
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- Xalapa (state capital)
- Veracruz (largest city in state) – San Juan de Ulúa
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9. Baja California Peninsula
Baja California and Baja California Sur
Baja California
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- Mexicali (state capital)
- Tijuana (largest city in state and sixth largest national metro area)
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Baja California Sur
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- La Paz (state capital)
- Cabo San Lucas
- Arch of Cabo San Lucas
- Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco
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10. Southern Bajio Mexico
Guanajuato, Querétaro, and Hidalgo
Guanajuato
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- Guanajuato (state capital)
- León (largest city in state and seventh largest national metro area)
- San Miguel de Allende
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Querétaro
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- Querétaro/Santiago de Querétaro (state capital and tenth largest national metro area)
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Hidalgo
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- Pachuca (state capital)
- Xihuingo – Teotihuacan ruins
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11. Northern Bajio Mexico
Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosi, and Zacatecas
Aguascalientes
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- Aguascalientes (state capital) – Garden of San Marcos and Plaza de las Tres Centurias
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San Luis Potosi
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- San Luis/San Luis Potosí (state capital) – San Luis Potosí Cathedral, Museo Nacional de la Máscara, Plaza de Aranzazu, and Plaza Del Carmen
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Zacatecas
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- Zacatecas (state capital) – Zacatecas Cathedral
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12. Rio Grande Mexico
Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas
Coahuila
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- Saltillo (state capital)
- Torreón (ninth largest national metro area) – Canal de la Perla pedestrian tunnel
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Nuevo León
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- Monterrey (state capital, national second city and third largest national metro area) – Macroplaza, Faro del Comercio (Lighthouse of Commerce), Palacio de Gobierno (Government Palace), Esplanada de los Héroes (Heroes’ Esplanade), Fuente de la Vida (Neptune Fountain), Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de Monterrey (Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Monterrey), Paseo Santa Lucía (Santa Lucia Riverwalk), and Barrio Antiguo old Spanish Quarter
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Tamaulipas
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- Ciudad Victoria (state capital)
- Reynosa (largest city in state)
- Matamoros/Heroica Matamoros
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13. Gulf of California Mexico
Sinaloa and Sonora
Sinaloa
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- Culiacán (state capital)
- Petroglyphs of Las Labradas
- Historical Town The Royal of the Eleven Thousand Virgins of Cosala
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Sonora
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- Hermosillo (state capital)
- El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve
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