Customer Reviews

Yucatan Road Map

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If you have traveled in the Yucatan, you know about the hot humid weather. Most likely, you will be visiting archeological sites, beaches, restaurants and who-knows-what! Along the way, it sure is handy to have a good map, even though you will find the locals friendly and helpful.

This laminated map is absolutely the best I have seen in over a dozen trips to all parts of the Yucatan. The plastic surface can be wiped down. It doesn't get soggy in the jungle - or beachside - air. The roads are shown accurately (although minor routes are not visible, but this map covers a lot of area). The detailed maps of downtown Merida are clear and easy to follow. If I had just one map to take, it would always be this one.

(Please note that I am a map fanatic and have a few dozen maps of the Yucatan, in varying degrees of detail and accuracy. This is the one I always leave the house with!)

Great map, i bought two different maps from here and this is the one. I bought the maps to go along with the books im now reading. I'm not planning on using it as a road map to drive the Yucatan, but i think this would be the one id pick if i was. What i liked about it was how it showed and named, the different parts of the reef, the mayan temples, beaches, archaeological remains...ect ect On the back it also has blow ups of the towns of Meridia and Cancun as well as maps of the mayan ruins. For what ever reason you want this map, you wont be upset with this one. Its a fine map and its made to last.

I purchased this map for a week-long trip spanning across Yucatan, Mexico. I had used a map by this publisher for the DR with great results.

The laminated material holds up quite well to repeated opening and folding (and misfolding), as well as rain and other accidents frequent when road-tripping.

All of the major routes are well marked, as well as a lot of minor ones. While it's often easy to find maps of cities within tour books, maps that span the entire state *and* provide sufficient detail are very rare. This map is a necessity if you plan to drive around the state.

Gas stations are marked well, as in rural areas, there may only be one every hundred miles or so. Even small routes narrow and with livestock running free were marked on the map. When we took a wrong turn, we were thankful to have this map to send us on the right track via a secondary road.

The blow-ups of cities are also a great feature, again because tour-book maps often have the centers of cities only while this map included the surrounding areas.

The only note is that the spellings of some cities varied from the ones on the road signs, but that was a minor point.

Considerable and sufficient detail. Covers the entire Yucatan peninsula plus Tabasco, Chiapas and northern Guatemala. Provides various additional city maps and maps of major archeological sites. Durable and water repellent. You do not need another map for traveling the region. The map is made in Germany and do I need to say more?

An excellent map - detailed enough for a tourist renting a car, can be folded different ways. The laminations is great as well.

Don't even think about paying $61 to $179 for this map. Go to the Amazon UK website where it costs 8 pounds, and then pay for air shipment to the USA.

I'm a traveller who needs to know the layout of an area before I go on a trip or vacation. I've picked up Borch maps for many recent trips and they always deliver.
Laminated maps always last longer and stand up to rigorous use.
The size seems to be perfect for planning, but just small enough to bring on an excursion.
The overall cartographic presentation and detail far surpass any other brand I have seen.