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Yacatan and Mayan MexicoJanuary 23, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was a very good book to take along with me for my recent trip to Mexico. The reviews were spot on with regards to the various resorts and attractions. There was also plenty of well written information with regards to the Mayan history,historical sites, the local wildlife etc. With each review of a location, there were very helpful tips with regards to shopping, eating out, diving etc.
Great Guide BookJanuary 15, 2008 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I completely agree with the other review. We wanted a book that was more about the places to see and the history and culture rather than backpacker places to stay as we had all our accommodation pre-booked and this certainly fitted the bill. The large section of history at the front was very readable and informative. It was right about places to eat where we followed a recommendation and although a bit of a weighty tome to lug around it was invaluable for descriptions of the historical sights and had good town and sight maps (which I had the sense to photocopy before leaving home). We saw some details at a couple of Mayan sights that we would have missed if not for this book. I hope the next place we visit has a book in this series.
Excellent guideSeptember 8, 2005 5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This guide really contains all the information you need for Southern Mexico (Cancun to St Cristobal). We took this with us on a 4 week trip to Yucatan and Oaxaca. On the whole write ups on hotels and restaurants seemed pretty accurate. The maps and historical information on the archaeological sites were invaluable, especially as the available info at many of the sites was slim. Details on how to get to various places, buses etc. was easy to understand and accurate. The historical/political/sociological background info made good reading while waiting for buses etc. We took a Lonely Planet aswell, which was pretty good but covered a much wider area so did not have so much detail on each town. Although each book mentioned some different hotels etc, most reviews seemed to agree. If you are doing the whole of Mexico and have little room in your rucksac, obviously take the LPlanet but if you are only doing the Yucatan Penninsula I'd recommend this guide for the detail. I don't know if there is a Moon guide to Yucatan but we took a Moon guide for Oaxaca and dumped it as we found it next to useless. But in trying to make room in our rucksacks to bring gifts home we DID NOT leave this Cadogan Guide behind. I think it's a book we will read and refer to in the future, even if we never return to Mexico.
