10 Places in Mexico Where the Locals Love to Go

Tulum, Quintana Roo

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Valle de Bravo, Estado de México

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Cuernavaca, Morelos

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Huatulco, Oaxaca

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Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California

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Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo

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Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco

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Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit

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Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, Guerrero

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Oaxaca, Oaxaca

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