The Rough Guide to Mexico 7 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) [Paperback]

John Fisher (Author), Zora O'Neill (Author), Paul Whitfield (Author), Daniel Jacobs (Author)

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Series: Rough Guide Travel Guides | Publication Date: August 20, 2007

The Rough Guide to Mexico is the most comprehensive guide you’ll find. From the pre-Hispanic Pyramid sight of Tula to the breath-taking train-ride across Copper Canyon, the full-colour section introduces all the countries “must-sees”. This revised 7th edition includes hundreds of incisive accounts of the sights, providing fresh takes on lesser known gems as well as the well-established attractions including the Maja ruins in Chiapas and the Yucatan to mariachi in Mexico City. Use the clearest maps available to investigate every corner of this vibrant nation from the beaches to the bustling cities and ancient Mayan temples. There are complete listings of all the best places to stay and eat to suit every budget and significant historical information to give you a well-rounded understanding of Mexico’s feast of architecture and rich cultural heritage.

The Rough Guide to Mexico is like having a local friend plan your trip!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 960 pages
• Publisher: Rough Guides; 7th edition (August 20, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1843538431
• ISBN-13: 978-1843538431
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #987,843 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Paul Whitfield was born in the UK in 1961 and emigrated to New Zealand with his parents aged 13. He spent formative years in Auckland and Hastings before moving to Christchurch to study Chemical Engineering. The food industry put a roof over his head for a few years but his real home was on the road, travelling through the Americas, cycling through Europe and North Africa and trekking in Nepal. Wanting to share his experiences, he started writing travel guidebooks for the Rough Guides in the early 1990s, first in Scandinavia quickly followed by guides to Wales, California and New Zealand. With these under his belt he branched out to Alaska, Mexico and Yosemite National Park. All the while he was complementing his writing with photography, both for Rough Guides and OurPlace World Heritage, documenting UNESCO World Heritage sites. He now lives in his adoptive homeland, New Zealand.

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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect balance, November 1, 2007

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This review is from: The Rough Guide to Mexico 7 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback)

I love these guides because they offer the perfect balance between practical information and "the fun stuff." Rough Guides keep getting better and better, and this one is the best I've ever purchased (I have a collection of about 20). For long-time fans, it's typical Rough Guides fare: It's a thick flexible chunk of paper featuring exhaustive coverage, more words than photographs, lots of cultural and historical context, simple easy-to-read maps, special attention to important natural attractions, a sample of the best accommodations and restaurants, and a nice bibliography of related books, films and music. While that may seem like more of the same, this guide brings the series to a new level of refinement. And what better country for reaching such a milestone than truly beautiful Mexico! Armchair travelers and serious vagabonds alike deserve a guide this good.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Review Rough Guide to Mexico, September 17, 2008

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M. Kempers (Guadalajara, Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rough Guide to Mexico 7 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback)

I used this guide to travel from Yucatán to Guadalajara and around Mexico City and it helped me a lot, woudn't have done it without it. Y also .readthe part from the Lonely Planet about Yucatán, and both me and the guy who owned the LP agreed that the Rough Guide is better about Yucatán. The information appears to be very real and to the point, a no nonsense guide which make your journey or life (I'm in Mexico to study half a year in a university) way easier and comfortable.

11 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poorly organized, bad maps, March 17, 2008

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While I liked some things about this book there are a few of things that drove me crazy and made it hard to use. One is the method of using a numbering system for hotel prices. It took me a long time to find the key to this system which is located near the beginning of the book. Why can't they just put the actual prices and separate the hotels into budget, mid-range, and high-end categories the way Lonely Planet does?

Another frustrating thing was bus information. Near the end of my trip I found that they have information at the end of each section listing bus routes for that region, but in most cases not much information about schedules. When is the last bus of the day? The first? Can I get from San Cristobal to Oaxaca? Reading this book you would not know if it is possible, yet there are three direct buses a night.

The third issue, and possibly the worst failing of this book, is the quality of the maps. They are much smaller and less detailed than Lonely Planet's. In one case a recommended hotel was misplaced on the map causing me to walk around for an hour looking for it until I finally resorted to going to an internet cafe to look up the hotel's location on line. Also, the hotels and restaurants are indicated by letters and numbers on the map, but these are not cross-referenced on the descriptions of the establishments so what I would do is look up the name and letter then write the letter next to the hotel description for easy reference.

The index is also very poor. For example, I had seen some information about whale-watching and couldn't find it again. The index made no reference to the page I had seen, but when I finally did find it, it was a featured activity for the region!

The book does make interesting reading as another reviewer said, but I wonder if he or she has ever actually tried to use it as a guide.