Jalisco

Guadalajara is the heart of Mexican identity: birthplace of mariachi — World Heritage — tequila and charrería. Its historic center displays the twin-spired cathedral, the Degollado Theater and the Cabañas Hospice with Orozco's murals, a World Heritage Site.

In San Pedro Tlaquepaque, art is inherited generation after generation: entire families of potters, glass blowers and talavera glaziers keep Jalisco's folk art alive.

The Tequila Agave Landscape is World Heritage: endless fields of blue agave against red volcanic soil climb the slopes of Tequila Volcano, an hour from Guadalajara.

Jalisco's coast offers everything: Banderas Bay and Punta Mita — with the Four Seasons and St. Regis Jack Nicklaus courses — the bohemian vibe of Sayulita and the beaches of Puerto Vallarta between mountains and sea.