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 National
Sports
Soccer
Soccer is the most popular sport in Mexico. The
World Cup finales, in 1970 and 1986, were organized in the Estadio
Azteca de Mexico that seats 110 000 people. For
information about these games and the results, log on to 
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The cockfights, the pelota (jai alai) and the wrestling
(lucha libre), are also very valued sports or shows in Mexico.
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Bullfight
The Bullfight is also very popular. It is considered as a ritual
dance and a fight more than a sport. The fights occur on Sunday
afternoon at a very specific time. Some bullrings are more authentic
like the ones in Mexico, Querétaro,
Texcoco, Tlaxcala, Aguascalientes.
The bullrings of Cancun
and Acapulco are
staged for tourists. You can consult the website
for the schedules of the next fights, the results and the biography
of the matadors.
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the selection of photos about
the corrida
Rodeo
The Mexican rodeo or charreada is the occasion of colorful shows
through the whole country, except Yucatán
and the South. They take place two or three times a year, especially
in Mexico City at Easter.
The"festival del Mariachi
y la Charrería" of Guadalajara (27 august-06th
september 2010) is the window of this sport, even if less
mediatized than the soccer.
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the selection of photos about
the charrería
Leisure
- Organized circuits
The diverse geography and climate of Mexico allows
for an adventurous and discovery tourism as well as sports tourism.
Joining an organized circuit allows you to shift the organization
and logistics to someone else. With a competent and enthusiast guide,
you will better understand and appreciate the interest of some sites.
Traveling with a group will allow you to reach
some remote places without efficient public transportation. Many
Mexican agencies propose good tourist or sports circuits. They are
many choices in Mexico : Mountain Bike, trekking,
climbing, walking, equitation, hang gliding, paragliding, hiking,
horseback riding, rafting, kayaking, speleology, diving, fishing,
surfing and biking. Also is the observation of the Monarch butterflies,
birds, whales, flora and discovery of the jaguar. The big resorts
have tennis courts and golf courses.
Rafting : San Luís Potosí/Morelos/Oaxaca/Guerrero
Mountain bike : Aguascalientes/Barranca
del Cobre/Creel/Cozumel/Cuernavaca/Durango/Monterrey
Climbing : Hidalgo/Barranca
Cardameña/Creel/Sinforosa/Yucatán/Monterrey/Tuxtla
Gutiérrez
Speleology : Campeche/Taxco/Chiapas.
Non-exhaustive listing of Mexican tour operators :
Terra Maya : travel agency in Mérida
(Yucatán) - 
(999) 944 53 59 - portable (999) 156 81 58, Calle 38 # 104 between
21 & 23 – Colonia Buenavista - 97127 - Mérida -
contact@terra-maya.com
-
- Ask for Axelle or Olivier.
Ecoturismo Yucatán Mérida : calle 3 # 235
x 32A y 34, Col. Pensiones,
(999) 925-21-87 / 920 27 72 – 
925 90 47, .
Ecotourism in Maya world focusing on civilization and archaeology,
combined with biking, speleology, kayak, birds watching, hiking,
observation of fauna and flora; also car and bike rental. Site in
English and Spanish.
Adventures SelvAzul
- Puebla -
(222) 237 48 87, .
Ecotourism and adventure within the States of Puebla,
Veracruz and Chiapas
including rafting, hiking, biking, climbing, mountaineering, sea
kayak and volcano climbing.
Aventura Pantera in Durango -
(618) 813 98 75,
.
Mountain biking in the desert and the mountain around Durango, camp
in the Mapimi desert, trekking/hiking in the Tarahumara Mountain,
camping, birds watching. Also, whale watching from Baja California.
Canopy Tours in
Puerto Vallarta
- Info@CanopyTours-Vallarta.com
,
(322) 223-0504 / 1 800 396 91 68 or 1 619 955 69 93 - Free call from USA or Canada
: 1-877-563-4113. Tours organized in the jungle (recommanded by
Trip advisor).
Cazadores del Viento in Mexico City : /
55 64 47 97 or 55 84 25 42,
organization of flights with paraglide or paramotor; also organization
of visits of archaeological or botanical sites, etc.) – Initiation
and perfecting classes – flight over 25 sites among the most
beautiful in Mexico.
Contraste Laguna
Desertica in Durango :
(618) 715 0003 / 715 2051,
- - camp in the Mapimi desert. On their site, you can find many
tourism and adventure operators (« Ecoturismo y Aventura en
Mexico ») with different activities listed by States as well
as hotels reservation.
Ecoturismo Malarrimo in Guerrero Negro (BC) :
(615) 157 01 00,
- whale watching in season, excursions in the Sierra in Baja California.
"El Tour" San
Cristóbal de Las Casas :
(967) 678-02-02,.
One to four week- Biking tours with its own bike (bike rental possible)
on the Pacific Coast, in
the peninsula of Yucatán and Chiapas,
with experimented and English speaking guides.
Farflung Adventures
in Veracruz :
1 800 359 26 27,
- trilingual site ; rafting on the rivers from the foothills of
Puebla to the plain of
Veracruz. Rafting on other
rivers like Rio Grande…) is available.
Marlene Ehrenberg
Mexico : /
(55) 55 50 90 80,
- marlenehrenberg@axtel.net - Ecological and cultural captivating circuits are proposed by Mexicans
: Astronomical observation in the desert, discovery of the Huichol
territory close to the village of Real
de Catorce, etc.
Tierraventura Oaxaca
:
(951) 501 13 63,
- Small group trips with multilingual guides in remote places
in the State of Oaxaca, focusing on hiking, nature, craft, traditional
medicine, community tourist projects and meeting with locals.
Amtave : (55) 55 44 75 67 / 55 44 95 90 / 01 800 654 44 52, .
They promote and protect ecotourism and adventure –related
activities and sites (more than 70) in Mexico. The headquarter is
in Mexico City, info@amtave.org.
Earthfoot :
- They present very small-scale, locally produced, low-impact Ecotours.
G0RP (Great Outdoor
Recreation Pages),
- Complete panoply of trips according to vacation theme.
Planeta.com
- Excellent site that proposes a lot of interesting links.
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