 Mexico Four decades ago, Cozumel, Mexico's largest island, was a quiet fishing hamlet that received only a handful of visitors each year. Today it's one of the world's top diving destinations – thanks in part to Jacques Cousteau, who introduced the local reefs to the diving world.
More than 70 dive shops cater to those who come to enjoy the myriad reefs (including renowned Palancar, which lies just offshore), the more than 200 species of fish that inhabit them, and visibility of up to 100 feet. Not to mention the island's amazing water-filled caves called cenotes.
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 your idea of vacation fun starts with sand, sun, sea, and nonstop action, then you'll love Cancun. It wasn't always that way. In the 1970s Cancun was just a long sandspit and a small fishing village. The Mexican government, however, had a different future in mind for those white-sand beaches and that turquoise water, and now the resort island is dotted with about 100 hotels that can handle some to 2 million visitors a year. Much of the Cancun experience has been crafted to reflect popular American tastes. If you want to party till dawn, it's no problema.
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