After all, can there be anyone who has suffered the slings and arrows of misfortune more in the past year than the Latin American country's tourism industry?

The industry's struggles make the Liberals' ballooning deficit and deflating approval rating issues seem pretty tame by comparison. First, a worldwide economic downturn of unprecedented scope decimated the number of international travellers visiting the country; then a tiny Mexican village became ground zero for a swine flu pandemic; and now hurricanes and all-around nasty weather batters its Pacific coastline.

Once the skies clear, just as they have for centuries, the Mexican people will rebuild and come back better and stronger than ever.

As the industry heads into an all-important winter season, an improving global economic outlook should help their effort, as should airfare/ accommodation deals too good for Canadian travellers to pass up.

If that's not enough, here's a list from A to Z of what the country has to offer. More>>