Cancun is hot, hot, hot

When it gets to be winter at home, armies of us climb aboard airplanes and don't come down until we hit Mexico and magic places like Cancun and the Riviera Maya.

It was the beaches that first drew us to Mexico's Yucatan -- endless stretches of silky white sand and turquoise waters, lying under a bright blue sky -- but the fun doesn't end on those beaches.

There's much, much more.

We've discovered that Cancun is a jumping-off point for all kinds of pleasures.