Best convention center: Banamex Convention Center.

The Banamex convention facility in Mexico City snatched away the top prize from last. year's winner, Parque Anhembi in Silo Paulo. The dimensions, design and high tech infrastructure have helped Banamex pull in some of the top trade lairs and conventions not just in the country but also in the region. Some US$100 million were invested in its construction and the facility opened its doors for the first time in February 2002. Since then, it has been one of the most sought-after gathering spots in Latin America. Among the details that set it apart is a colossal ballroom that: can he split into three separate, al though still large, meeting rooms; the complex also has the biggest convention-center kitchen in Latin America. It can prepare food for up to 6,000 people at one time and still offer diners four menu choices. A lineup of rooms can comfortably host groups as small as 10 or as large as 5,000. Phone service, Internet connections, fax machines, photocopiers and secretarial services are just the beginning of the list of business services.