Adventure Guide to the Yucatan, Cancun & Cozumel [Paperback]

Bruce W. Conord (Author), June Conord (Author)

Book Description

Series: Adventure Guide to the Yucatan | Publication Date: September 1, 2000

An adventure guide to the Yucatan. It includes Cancun and Cozumel, Mexico's most popular visitor attractions, and ancient Maya cities such as Uxmal, Tulum and the Chichen Itza. It discusses the best beaches, restaurants and hikes, and also provides some Mayan recipes.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"These useful guides are highly recommended... " Library Journal

This signature Hunter series targets travelers eager to explore the destination. Extensively researched and offering the very latest

information, Adventure Guides are written by knowledgeable, experienced authors. The focus is on outdoor activities - hiking,

biking,rock climbing, horseback riding, downhill skiing, parasailing, scuba diving, backpacking, and waterskiing, among others -

and these user-friendly books provide all the details you need, including prices. The best local outfitters are listed, along with

contact numbers, addresses and recommendations. A comprehensive introductory section provides background on history,

geography, climate, culture, when to go, transportation and planning. These very readable guides then take a region-by-region

approach, plunging into the very heart of each area and the adventures offered, giving a full range of accommodations, shopping,

restaurants for every budget, and festivals. All books have town and regional maps; some have color photos. Fully indexed.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Hunter Pub Inc; 2nd edition (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556509081
• ISBN-13: 978-1556509087
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,382,526 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #65 in Books > Travel > Latin America > Mexico > Cancun & Cozumel
  • #66 in Books > Travel > Latin America > Mexico > Yucatan Peninsula

Customer Reviews

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended, December 1, 2000

By 

Ron Mader "Planeta.com Founder" (Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adventure Guide to the Yucatan, Cancun & Cozumel (Paperback)

(From Planeta.com Journal) - Second edition of a highly-recommended guidebook to this fascinating corner of Mexico, a region which the authors describe as "a big hitch-hiking thumb." Their interest and hard work has paid off in both editions. The book is loaded with hotel and transportation info, great maps and interesting art work. Eco travelers will love this guidebook. The Conords provide full details on kayaking, hiking, rappelling, and camping in the region. They also feature more out-of-the-way attractions such as natural cenotes, ancient ruins and colonial towns. Of special note -- this is the first guidebook to feature a section on colonial era hacienda hotels , including both luxurious hotels and working haciendas where readers can experience authentic Yucatecan living in fine accommodations that are also economically priced. Indigenous artists in Maya villages are also profiled. As if all this weren't enough, the second edition includes a "Top 20" feature of things to do and see in the Yucatan. By far, this is the most comprehensive guidebook to the region.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't leave home without it, November 11, 2000

By 

Richard Brown (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adventure Guide to the Yucatan, Cancun & Cozumel (Paperback)

We have just returned from a trip through the Yucatan. The people, places, food, history and arts of this part of the world are magnificent. Without this book we think we would have surely missed most of the great things we experienced. These authors' evaluations of lodging cites (locations, quality, how to contact and faults) and travel in the Yucatan was 'right on'. This book helped us to pick the best Mayan historical cites to visit so that we didn't have to rush from site to cite in an attempt to find the best. In talking with other travelers worn out from trying to see all Mayan cities, they assured us we were in fact seeing the most amgnificent ones. These authors led us to all the special natural cites and to the countries' best 'local' artists. Many of the best 'things' in the Yucatan (and in all of Mexico) are not at all well marked and do not look so inviting from the outside (by US standards), however this book never led us astray and having learned to trust it we experienced the best of the Yucatan. Don't plan a trip or attempt to visit the Yucatan without this book.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't even THINK of going to Mexico without this book!!, May 8, 2001

By 

S. Warren (Orange, New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adventure Guide to the Yucatan, Cancun & Cozumel (Paperback)

This book should be considered a must-have for anyone planning a trip to Mexico. Whether you're looking for a beer-soaked party in Cancun for spring break, an active adventure vacation in the rain-forest, or a cultural trip where you can experience the "real" Mexico, this book has it all and then some.

I used it on my last trip to Cancun, and it saved me a bundle in terms of time, energy and cash.

Trust me, this book is worth 10 times it's weight in gold for the information it provides.