Moon Pacific Mexico: Including Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara, Acapulco, and Oaxaca (Moon Handbooks) [Paperback]

Bruce Whipperman (Author)

Book Description

Series: Moon Handbooks | Publication Date: September 28, 2007

Mexico enthusiast and veteran travel writer Bruce Whipperman knows the best way to experience Pacific Mexico, from exploring the Nayarit and Jalisco coasts to discovering both the city of Oaxaca and its surrounding valley. Whipperman includes unique trip ideas like One Day in Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, and Acapulco (walking tours ideal for cruise travelers) and 28-Day Best of Pacific Mexico. Packed with information on dining, transportation, and accommodations, Moon Pacific Mexico has lots of options for a range of travel budgets. Every Moon guidebook includes recommendations for must-see sights and many regional, area, and city-centered maps. Complete with details on the best beaches and the most interesting day trips, Moon Pacific Mexico gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience. With expert writers, first-rate strategic advice, and an essential dose of humor, Moon guidebooks are the cure for the common trip.

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About the Author

Bruce Whipperman has been free to let Pacific Mexico's wild, beautiful corners draw him on: Oaxaca's rich crafts market, regal ruins, and picture perfect mountain vistas and plumy, sun-drenched coastline.

Product Details

• Paperback: 750 pages
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing; 8th edition (September 28, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566918480
• ISBN-13: 978-1566918480
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #847,808 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #3 in Books > Travel > Latin America > Mexico > Acapulco
  • #15 in Books > Travel > Latin America > Mexico > Puerto Vallarta

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Get Lonely Planet instead, January 29, 2008

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C. Hamilton (Provincetown, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Moon Pacific Mexico: Including Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara, Acapulco, and Oaxaca (Moon Handbooks) (Paperback)

I'm an avid traveler, guide book user and guide book writer. I bought this book because it was about 1/2 the size of the Lonely Planet Mexico book (which covers the whole country) and would have been much better off lugging the larger book around for my month on the coast.

Why? The maps are not very good (and do not have content boxes) and there are no bus schedules (note: these are likely not the fault of the author but of the publisher). I didn't agree with some of the restaurant recommendations and found some gems that should have been in the book. There were not enough accommodations listed (and those listed did not need such long descriptions). Confusing driving directions. Mis-information (like stating no surfboard rentals when there were 3 places that rented them) that I did not expect in a book published 2 months prior to my trip.

On a positive note, there is some good background info in the book (history, food, culture).

I know Mexico is a huge place and its hard to nail down everything when researching a guidebook, but as I said, LP did a far better job in producing a more useful book for travelers. Resort tourists looking for a little something outside the gates might be satisfied with this book.