Product Description

Colourful colonial cities, tropical beaches, ancient ruins half-buried in the forest, jungle reserves – the attractions of Yucatan and Mayan Mexico are endless. This guide takes you to all the celebrated sights, revealing hundreds of ways to enjoy yourself in Mexico’s most diverse and fascinating region. Whatever holiday you are looking for – from a relaxed break on white-sanded beaches to an exploration of the magnificent Chichen Itza and the Giant Catacombs at Loltun – this fully-updated book is packed with insider tips and travel information for all tastes and budgets.

There are listings of over 400 carefully selected places to stay and over 600 restaurants, bars and cafes, plus up-to-the-minute advice on the best centres for diving, snorkelling and watersports. Over 40 maps and site plans make finding your way around simple, and an inspirational colour photo section will have you itching to get on a plane before you’ve even bought a ticket.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1103712 in Books
• Published on: 2002-06-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 540 pages

The Times
‘A pragmatic, warm and entertaining read’

Wildlife Activist Magazine
‘Rider’s guide will help tremendously with the logistics of the trip… very practical guide.. will be of great help to the ecotraveler’

Belfast Newsletter
‘Cadogan Guides are brilliant – Spain and Mexico, for example, are miles ahead of anything else on those countries’

Customer Reviews

A definitive guide
Spending a month in the Yucatan would never have been so fascinating if it weren't for using this very comprehensive book. I'm sure we got to places that we never would have found without it. More importantly was Nick Rider really captured the atmosphere of the place - the affection he feels for Yucatan really shows in his excellent writing. I loved the place and will definitely go again to discover new places using this terrific guide.

The best guide to Southern Mexico available
Nick Rider's excellent book covers all the standard fare - from Cancun to Playa del Carmen, but is aimed at the intelligent reader who really wants to immerse his or herself in the history, arhitecture, archaeology and culture of one of the most fascinating areas in the Americas.

You'll find far more comprehensive information on all this and out of the way places not yet corrupted by big business tourism; all written with wit, love and panache.

My only quibble is that the guide looks rather duller than it is - the cover is dreadful.