Evening star., 1949-06-12
americans GO to Mexico By the Thousands
Because They Find What They Want There


World War II. close to 500 900
United States vacationists have
been fiocking TO Mexico-in spring,
summer. fall and winter.
They don't go just because
Mexico Is Uncle Sans easily
accessible next-door neighbor. for,
since Pan American World Always
linked all the Americas. there isn't
a country or colony in the Western
Hemisphere that can't be reached
from the United States In a mat
ter Of hours or. at most. In q day
and a half.
North Americans invade Mexico
the year-around because, no mat
ter what their tastes may be. they
find about everything they want
there. -
Weather almost never mars q
holiday in Mexico. Although the
Tropic Of Cancer bisects the coun-
try. most OF the towns you'll visit
are in the mountain valleys where
temperatures are delightfully."- tenn
pered by altitude. Mexico's two
seasons are the dry and the rainy.
The latter occurs during the sum-
mer. but the rains begin at pm.
and end before morning.
Mexico is a land of mighty
mountains and ovai-shaped val
leys. 1000 to 5000 feet above sea
level. Mexico has pine and cedar
forests, snow-capped peaks. noun
tain towns where days are SPAR
king and cool. and seaside resorts
in the lush. lazy tropics.
Altitude Tempers Temperatures.
In Mexico. you can go deep-sea
fishing and swimming In either the
Pacific Ocean or the Gulf Of
Mexico. You can ride horseback,
play tennis and golf, or just lounge
in a hammock under a palm tree
You can see Spanish colonial towns
and Indian pueblos untouched by
the Goth century. You can
spend an evening in an elaborate
night club and marvel next day at
an archaeological city built almost
1000 years ago by a great but little
known civilization.
Mexico is an Indian country.
with Spanish overtones-a land of
ancient cathedrals and modern
skyscrapers. Of oxcarts and burros
and motor cars and airplanes. In
the country towns people paint
only the front of their houses and
change the shade of their dogs to
red. green and yellow with harm
less dye.
The imprint of the United
States is unmistakably. on Mex
leo. You'll find chocolate sun
daes. ice cream sodas, hamburg
ers and hot dogs in most towns
frequented by tourists. The North
Americans intense dislike of Latin
American coffee is assuaged with
a canned, concentrated United
States brand, served with United
States canned milk.
Mexico Is one of the easiest and
most inexpensive Latin American
countries in which to get around.
And there is always some one on
hand who speaks English.
Ground-riding auto m o biles S,
known as turismos, and buses and
airlines connect the country.
You'll probably fly to most of the
major resorts and historic cities
because air travel costs a lot less
In Mexico than in the United
States. Moreover. Mexico's noun
famous terrain makes surface
transportation about as soothing
as a roller-coaster ride.
Last July. Mexico devalued tts
peso. And lately 1t has been
quoted at an unofficial rate that
makes Mexico an even greater
bargain. This. in turn, means
vacationists can extend their stay
and see more Of Mexico because
hotel, restaurant, night club.
transportation and sightseeing
costs have not gone up. And the
government is exerting strict
supervision to prevent any in
crease in prices.