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America’s #1 bestselling travel seriesWritten by more than 175 outspoken travelers around the globe, Frommer’s Complete Guides help travelers experience places the way locals do.
- More annually updated guides than any other series
- 16-page color section and foldout map in all annual guides
- Outspoken opinions, exact prices, and suggested itineraries
- Dozens of detailed maps in an easy-to-read, two-color design
Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer’s Mexicofeatures 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 insight 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, a free color fold-out map, and an online directory that makes trip-planning a snap!
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An incredible 270f Americans traveling abroad go to Mexico. The World Tourism Organization ranks Mexico 8th in international visitors.
Synopsis
Frommer's. The best trips start here.Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer.
- Insider tips on the best hotel values, beach hideaways, ruins sites, authentic restaurants, social scenes, and more.
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
Synopsis
Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition),
Frommer’s Mexicofeatures 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 insight 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, a free color fold-out map, and an online directory that makes trip-planning a snap!
Synopsis
Frommer's. The best trips start here.
Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer.
* Insider tips on the best hotel values, beach hideaways, ruins sites, authentic restaurants, social scenes, and more.
*
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
A writer, editor, and translator,
David Baird has lived several years in different parts of Mexico. Now based in Austin, Texas, he spends as much time in Mexico as possible.
A resident of Mexico City, Juan Cristiano is a native of Los Angeles who has written extensively about destinations in Mexico and Latin America, the United States, and Western Europe.
Lynne Bairstow has lived in Puerto Vallarta for most of the past 16 years. Her travel articles on Mexico have appeared in numerous publications, including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Private Air magazine, and Luxury Living magazine.
Fresh out of Kansas, Emily Hughey Quinn moved to Los Cabos, Mexico, in 2003 after launching Cabo Living magazine. Enchanted by the desert landscape, the Sea of Cortez, the people, and the tacos al pastor, Quinn now considers Baja’s brazen wilderness to be as much a part of her as the prairie.
Table of Contents
List of Maps.
What's New in Mexico.
1. The Best of Mexico (David Baird, Juan Cristiano & Emily Hughey Quinn).
2. Planning Your Trip to Mexico.
3. Sugested Mexico Itineraries (David Baird).
4. Mexico City (Juan Cristiano).
5. Silver, Spas & Spiritual Centers: From Taxco to Tepoztlán (Juan Cristiano).
6. San Miguel de Allende & the Colonial Silver Cities (David Baird).
7. Michoacán (David Baird).
8. Guadalajara (David Baird).
9. Puerto Vallarta & the Central Pacific Coast (Lynne Bairstow).
10. Acapulco & the Southern Pacific Coast (Juan Cristiano).
11.The Southernmost States: Oaxaca & Chiapas (David Baird).
12. Veracruz & Puebla: On the Heels of Cortez (David Baird).
13. Cancún (Juan Cristiano).
14. Isla Mujeres & Cozumel (Juan Cristiano & David Baird).
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 & Emily Hughey Quinn).
Appendix A: Mexico in Depth (David Baird).
Appendix B: Useful Terms & Phrases.
Index.