Cheap and Hot Travel Destinations

As slush blankets the country, fend off the winter blues with a quick 4-day escape. We picked 12 U.S. cities and planned easy, inexpensive hot weather getaways, from scuba diving in Cozumel, Mexico to waterfalls in Honduras.

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ATLANTA to COZUMEL, MEXICO

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BOSTON to VIEQUES, PUERTO RICO

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CHICAGO to SAN PEDRO SULA, HONDURAS

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DALLAS to TULUM, MEXICO

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DENVER to SAYULITA, NAYARIT, MEXICO

David Zalubowski / AP Photo; Michael Virtanen / AP Photo

DETROIT to ARUBA

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LOS ANGELES to HONOLULU

Nick Ut / AP Photo; iStock

MIAMI to MICHES, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Lynne Sladky / AP Photo; sulabatsu / Flickr

NEW ORLEANS to ST. THOMAS, VIRGIN ISLANDS

Cheryl Gerber / AP Photo; Getty Images

NEW YORK to NEGRIL, JAMAICA

Mary Altaffer / AP Photo; Stuart Dee / Getty Images

SAN FRANCISCO to SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Jeff Chiu / AP Photo; Getty Images

SEATTLE to LORETO, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR

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