ENTRY/EXIT REQUIREMENTS: For the latest entry requirements, contact the Embassy of Mexico web site at http://portal.sre.gob.mx/usa/ or contact the Embassy of Mexico at 1911 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20006, telephone (202) 736-1000 or any Mexican consulate in the United States for the most current information. All Americans traveling by air outside the United States are required to present a passport or other valid travel document to enter or re-enter the United States. This requirement will be extended to sea travel (except closed loop cruises), including ferry service, by the summer of 2009. Until then, U.S. citizens traveling by sea must have government-issued photo identification and a document showing their U.S. citizenship (for example, a birth certificate or certificate of nationalization), or other Western Hemisphere Travel initiative (WHTI) compliant document such as a passport card for entry or re-entry to the U.S. Sea travelers should also check with their cruise line and countries of destination for any foreign entry requirements. The new U.S. Passport Card is now being issued. The card may not be used to travel by air and is available only to U.S. citizens. Further information is available at http://travel.state.gov/passport/ppt_card/ppt_card_3926.html and upcoming changes to U.S. passport policy can be found on the Bureau of Consular Affairs web site at http://travel.state.gov/tr ENTRY/EXIT REQUIREMENTS: For the latest entry requirements, contact the Embassy of Mexico web site at http://portal.sre.gob.mx/usa/ or contact the Embassy of Mexico at 1911 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20006, telephone (202) 736-1000 or any Mexican consulate in the United States for the most current information. All Americans traveling by air outside the United States are required to present a passport or other valid travel document to enter or re-enter the United States. This requirement will be extended to sea travel (except closed loop cruises), including ferry service, by the summer of 2009. Until then, U.S. citizens traveling by sea must have government-issued photo identification and a document showing their U.S. citizenship (for example, a birth certificate or certificate of nationalization), or other Western Hemisphere Travel initiative (WHTI) compliant document such as a passport card for entry or re-entry to the U.S. Sea travelers should also check with their cruise line and countries of destination for any foreign entry requirements. The new U.S. Passport Card is now being issued. The card may not be used to travel by air and is available only to U.S. citizens. Further information is available at http://travel.state.gov/passport/ppt_card/ppt_card_3926.html and upcoming changes to U.S. passport policy can be found on the Bureau of Consular Affairs web site at http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html. We strongly encourage all American citizen travelers to apply for a U.S. passport well in advance of anticipated travel. American citizens can visit travel.state.gov or call 1-877-4USA-PPT (1-877-487-2778) for information on how to apply for their passports.

Land travelers must have a valid U.S. passport or a U.S. citizenship document accompanied by acceptable photo identification, such as a state or military issued ID. U.S. legal permanent residents in possession of their I-551 Permanent Resident card may board flights to the U.S. from Mexico. avel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html. We strongly encourage all American citizen travelers to apply for a U.S. passport well in advance of anticipated travel. American citizens can visit travel.state.gov or call 1-877-4USA-PPT (1-877-487-2778) for information on how to apply for their passports.

Land travelers must have a valid U.S. passport or a U.S. citizenship document accompanied by acceptable photo identification, such as a state or military issued ID. U.S. legal permanent residents in possession of their I-551 Permanent Resident card may board flights to the U.S. from Mexico.

1. Mexico is small, underpopulated and hot. It is neither:

• It has the same size of Spain, the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Germany combined.
• It has a population of 114 million people (11th in the world).
• Of course there are deserts and jungles in Mexico, but the Mexican plateau is mostly temperate, and some regions on northern Mexico and along the Sierra Madre mountain ranges have seasonal snowfalls.

2. All Mexicans look like Speedy Gonzalez. That is a laughable stereotype: there are white, black, mestizo, Asian and even middle-eastern Mexicanos.

3. Mexico is a backward, undeveloped country with adobe houses, burritos and sombreros. Farther from the truth: Mexico has poor regions, but there are areas with a development on par to countries such as Norway, the United States or Japan. One instance is Mexico City, with a GDP Per Capita on par to Portugal and South Korea.

4. Mexico's Independence Day is celebrated on Cinco de Mayo. The "Cinco de Mayo" celebration commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza. The Battle was important because 4,000 Mexican soldiers defeated a much better-equipped French army composed of 8,000 men that had not been defeated for almost 50 years. Mexico's Independence Day is celebrated on September 15th on Mexico City's zocalo. A military parade takes place on September 16.

Yes. You can issue it at the Mexican embassy at Accra:

CANTONMENTS, ACCRA, GHANAPLOT NO. 16, FIRST CIRCULAR ROAD

Phone: 233 5027 33611

If you are traveling to Mexico by any mode of transportation other than road, you will need to have a valid passport. This includes but is not limited to air, rail, and sea.

If you are traveling from the US to Mexico via road, you need two pieces of identification. One must be a government- issued ID that has your picture on it, such as a driver's license. The second piece of identification you must have is some sort of proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate.
Yes, since 2007. You can cross the border by land with a Pass Card but up to certain miles.

Yes, it is. Some points of interest include:

• Centro historico - Where the Mexico City cathedral, Plaza de la Constitucion, Templo Mayor Aztec ruins and Palacio Nacional (with many murals from Diego Rivera) are found.

• Xochimilco - Where you can find the wrongly named 'floating gardens' of Aztec times.

• Coyoacan - A place to see for his historic streets, old layout and relaxed atmosphere.

• Zona Rosa - The 'pink zone' is a shopping, disco and entertaining district. The 'pink' has taken another meaning as many gay bars and shops have opened during recent years.

• Chapultepec - One of the largest public parks in the city. Atop the hill of Chapultepec there is a castle, now a history museum, where one of the most celebrated battles of the Mexican-American War took place.

There are thousands of them. You should be more specific with regard of the city or area you want to know about. Some examples include:

• Hotel Casa Maya (Cancun)
  
• Presidente InterContinental Resort & Spa (Cozumel)
  
• Villa del Arco Beach Resort (Los Cabos)
  
• The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort (Puerto Vallarta)
  

You mean American airlines? Those include:

• United
• Delta
• American Airlines
• US Airways
• Frontier Airlines
• Soun Country Airlines