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Lonely Planet Mexico | 
 enlarge | Authors: John Noble, Michele Matter, Nancy Keller, Daniel C. Schechter, James Lyon, Scott Doggett
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Category: Book
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Rating:  57 reviews
Sales Rank: 867448
Media: Rag Book
Edition: 7
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1096
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.1 x 1.7
ISBN: 1864500891
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.204836
EAN: 9781864500899
ASIN: 1864500891
Publication Date: October 2000
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Amazon.com Review
Initially specializing in Asia guidebooks, the Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit series has long been a favorite of budget travelers all over the globe. Lonely Planet guides have a reputation for plainspoken and practical advice as well as thoughtful writing about history and culture, and Lonely Planet Mexico is no exception. Complementing the information about sights, accommodations, and food are extensive background notes about each region's notable past and present characteristics, from cuisine to geography to art. (Check out the full-color illustrated insert on Mexican artesanias, or handicrafts.) One note: this edition came out during the worst of the peso devaluation crisis, so the prices quoted may vary widely from the actual amount. It's best to rely on another guidebook for exact prices (try one that comes out every year), but for basic comparative information, Lonely Planet is a good name to trust.
Product Description
Contains truly extensive coverage, from Mexico City's bustling boulevardes to Baja's laid-back beaches; special sections on Mexico's vibrant artesanias (handicrafts) and on the nation's diverse flora and fauna; tips on climbing volcanoes and Aztec pyramids; new listings of Internet cafes nationwide; and a Spanish language
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 What a joy to travel with this guide book December 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Just came back from three weeks in the Western Central Highlands of Mexico. My first impression, what a joy to travel with this guide book. As an experienced budget traveler, I look for the following in guide books (1) detail city maps, (2) budget hotel listings, (3) detail information on getting from the bus station to the interesting part of town. After all, it's easy to arrive in a bus station and hail a cab; it takes a little more effort to take public transportation. This guide gave me the information needed to do this, plus the money saved will easily pay for this book and heighten your travel experience.
I look at this book like a good friend giving me advice on the best places to go and the experiences not to miss. Kudos to the "Highlights" that LP has incorporated into each travel section, it made me read those sections more thoroughly. In conclusion, the writing is fresh and full of emotion along with the accurate travel details listed above made this the best Mexican travel book I've ever used.
 Dissappointing December 15, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Its OK, I guess, but to me a bit dissappointing compared to previous Lonely Planet Guides that I have purchased. You can tell that it was written by different people. Not up to the usual standards as far as reviews of lodgings and night clubs, restaurants, etc. Lonely Planet has changed -and not for the better.
 good enough October 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
this is an excellent over view of mostly mainstream Mexico,with a few off-the-wall eclectic destinations and side trips..all and all an excellent introduction to Mexico travel,but for detail you need some back-up..i.e.,Footprint's Mexico/Central America Handbook and esp. Moon regional guides ,i.e. Northern Mexico and also ,Oaxaca handbooks..much needed are guide books and references for the less developed and wilder south-west Sierra;particularly the Cordillera in Michoacan,Guerrero ,and Chiapas... those interested in this project and or travel to this(or other magic) region[...]
 Is Lonely Planet Losing Its Touch? October 16, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have about five editions of Lonely Planet Mexico. All previous editions (this is the 11th) were better, if not a lot better. They have quit pricing in dollars, so you have to convert to pesos (admittedly not too hard when the exchange rate hovers at $10M to $1US) for hotels and restaurants. (Forget that travel guides for high inflationary countries are obsolete the day they are distributed.) Worse, they have ceased categorizing hotels as "Budget," "Mid-range" and "Top End," instead using a listing in ascending order of price (no help if the lodgings remodel and go up in price). Worse still, they continue to avoid money saving tips, like staying in San Juan del Rio (which they oimit entirely) when hotels and restaurants in nearby Tequisquiapan are out of sight: the latter caters mostly to rich "Chilangos" (Mexico City people), who go over for a weekend getaway. Some of the comments are downright absurd, e.g. calling Orizaba an industrialized dump, while praising the pricier, relatively boring Cordoba. All in all, this is a B- effort. I am considering taking some other travel guide next trip. In L.P.'s favor, I must admit it still covers small, out of the way spots that are in reality must see's: Rio Atoyac for its tasty, garlicky langostinos and Cuetzalan, Puebla, for its charm.
Loved this guide July 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Just got back form Mexico, great guide. Every question I had I found answers for.
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