Fodor's Cancun, Cozumel & the Yucatan Peninsula 2007 (Fodor's Gold Guides) [Paperback]

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Series: Fodor's Gold Guides | Publication Date: October 3, 2006

Marvel at ancient Mayan architecture, discover the beauty of Cozumel's reefs, luxuriate at a seaside spa resort, visit breathtaking monuments at Chichén Itzá, or revel in Cancún's vibrant nightlife–Fodor's Cancún, Cozumel, Yucatán Peninsula 2007 offers all these experiences and more! Our local writers have traveled throughout the country to find the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities to prepare you for a journey of stunning variety. Before you leave for your trip be sure to pack your Fodor's guide to ensure you don't miss a thing.

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- We frequently update our Cancún, Cozumel, Yucatán Peninsula guide, and we make every effort to bring you the most accurate and thorough book. Plus we provide timely updates about the area at Fodors.com.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Fodor's; Revised edition (October 3, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1400016851
• ISBN-13: 978-1400016853
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,144,009 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #89 in Books > Travel > Latin America > Mexico > Cancun & Cozumel
  • #92 in Books > Travel > Latin America > Mexico > Yucatan Peninsula

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Information not up to date, March 5, 2007

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Evan's Mom (Long Island, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fodor's Cancun, Cozumel & the Yucatan Peninsula 2007 (Fodor's Gold Guides) (Paperback)

As the previous reviewer said, the book is written as if the devastating hurricane of 2005 never happened, even though it is copyright 2007. We bought it for our trip to Cancun but you cannot use it reliably for hotels, beaches, restaurants, scuba/snorkeling since many of these areas were destroyed.

It is still useful for excursions as these were not as hard hit. By the way, we also had Frommer's Portable Cancun copyright 2006 and it, too, was not updated.

Still helpful, but not a gold standard. Call ahead and look for online blogs/reviews that are more updated.

And quite frankly, shame on Fodor's for publishing something in 2007 that doesn't account for the altering events of 2005.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Maddeningly Out of Date Post Hurricane Wilma - Frommer's Was Much Better Informed!, March 1, 2007

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Margaret (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fodor's Cancun, Cozumel & the Yucatan Peninsula 2007 (Fodor's Gold Guides) (Paperback)

It took a lot of chutzpah to publish this guide without even a cursory fact-checking on the state of Cancun post Hurricane Wilma. Some of the restaurants outlined in the book haven't been open since the hurricane and WON'T be reopening, which any hotel concierge could have told the editors. Furthermore, with beach, diving and snorkeling as key activities of this destination, not including well-researched updates on the main ones post Wilma was irresponsible. Frommer's had much more up-to-date information. (FYI, there's plenty to do in Cancun, and quite a healthy recovery post hurricane - Fodor's just doesn't know what).