Synopses & Reviews
Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer's Mexico features gorgeous full-color photos of the white-sand beaches, mysterious ruins, and colorful market towns that await you. Our authors have lived in and written about Mexico for years, so they're able to provide valuable insights and advice. They'll steer you away from the touristy and the inauthentic, and show you the real heart of Mexico. Let them take you to exciting cities, charming colonial towns, lovely beach resorts, ancient ruins, traditional Maya villages, and natural wonders, from the Copper Canyon to the whale migration off Baja.
You'll travel Mexico like a pro with our candid advice and handy Spanish-language glossary. Also included are accurate regional and town maps (including site plans of the major ruins), up-to-date advice on finding the best package deals, and an online directory that makes trip-planning a snap!
Synopsis
Steering travelers away from the touristy and the inauthentic, this guide reveals real heart of Mexico, with coverage of exciting cities, charming colonial towns, lovely beach resorts, ancient ruins, traditional Maya villages, and natural wonders. Includes an online directory.
Synopsis
Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer. Frommer's. The best trips start here.
- Everything you need to plan a successful Mexican vacation, from choosing the best beach resorts to discovering archaeological treasures.
- Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not.
- Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip whatever your budget.
- Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.
Find great deals and book your trip at Frommers.com
About the Author
David Baird is a writer, editor, and translator who doesn’t much like writing about himself in the third person (too close to being an obituary). Texan by birth, Mexican by disposition, he has lived several years in different parts of Mexico. Now based in Austin, Texas, he spends as much time in Mexico as possible. At home his hobbies include painting, scraping, mowing, and patching drywall.
For Lynne Bairstow, Mexico has become more home than her native United States. She has lived in Puerto Vallarta for most of the past 13 years, where she has developed a true appreciation and respect for the customs, culture, and natural treasures of Mexico. Her travel articles on Mexico have appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Private Air magazine, Luxury Living magazine, and Mexicana’s and Alaska Airlines’ in-flight magazines. In 2000, Lynne was awarded the Pluma de Plata, a top honor granted by the Mexican government to foreign writers, for her work in the Frommer’s guidebook to Puerto Vallarta. She is appreciative of the invaluable contribution of her research assistant, Alejandra Macedo, in her work on this book.
Table of Contents
List of Maps.
What’s New in Mexico.
1. The Best of Mexico (David Baird & Lynne Bairstow).
2. Planning Your Trip to Mexico.
3. Suggested Mexico Itineraries (David Baird).
4. Mexico City (by Lynne Bairstow).
5. Silver, Spas & Spiritual Centers: From Taxco to Tepoztlán (Lynne Bairstow).
6. San Miguel de Allende & the Colonial Silver Cities (David Baird).
7. Michoacán (by David Baird).
8. Guadalajara (David Baird).
9. Puerto Vallarta & the Central Pacific Coast (Lynne Bairstow).
10. Acapulco & the Southern Pacific Coast (Lynne Bairstow).
11. The Southernmost States: Oaxaca & Chiapas (David Baird).
12. Veracruz & Puebla: On the Heels of Cortez (David Baird).
13. Cancún (Lynne Bairstow).
14. Isla Mujeres & Cozumel (David Baird & Lynne Bairstow).
15. The Caribbean Coast: The Riviera Maya, Including Playa del Carmen & the Costa Maya (David Baird).
16. Mérida, Chichén Itzá & the Maya Interior (David Baird).
17. The Copper Canyon (David Baird).
18. Los Cabos & Baja California (Lynne Bairstow).
Appendix A: Mexico in Depth (David Baird).
Appendix B: Useful Terms & Phrases.
Index.