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Backpacking Mexico: 11 best places to visit

The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Mexico, ranked and mapped. Tap any place to drop it into a free, day-by-day route built around how you actually travel.

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  1. 1

    Mexico City

    CDMX

    Vast, delicious megacity.

  2. 2

    Oaxaca

    Oaxaca

    Food, mezcal and craft.

  3. 3

    Tulum

    Quintana Roo

    Cliff ruins over the Caribbean.

  4. Palenque, Mexico4

    Palenque

    Chiapas

    Maya temples in rainforest.

  5. 5

    Guanajuato

    Guanajuato

    Colourful alley-maze city.

  6. 6

    Chichén Itzá

    Yucatán

    The iconic Maya pyramid.

  7. Playa del Carmen, Mexico7

    Playa del Carmen

    Quintana Roo

    Beach town and cenotes.

  8. 8

    Puerto Escondido

    Oaxaca

    Pacific surf and sunsets.

  9. Mérida, Mexico9

    Mérida

    Yucatán

    Colonial Yucatán capital.

  10. 10

    Sayulita

    Nayarit

    Boho surf village.

  11. 11

    Copper Canyon

    Chihuahua

    Deeper than the Grand Canyon.

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