The Rough Guide To Mexico - 6th Edition (Paperback)

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Extensive practical information. -- The Independent on Sunday, London, UK --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description
The Rough Guide to Mexico is the most comprehensive guide available and an essential companion to anyone visiting this country, whether on a package tour, backpacking or on a prolonged business trip. This fully-updated and revised 6th edition includes hundreds of incisive accounts of the sights, providing fresh takes on the well-established attractions and uncovering lesser-known gems. Detailed practical advice is given on activities in every corner of this vibrant nation from the beaches to the bustling cities to the ancient Mayan temples. The guide also includes significant historical and cultural information to give the reader a well-rounded understanding of Mexico, past and present.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 912 pages
• Publisher: Rough Guides; 6 edition (September 6, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1843532530
• ISBN-13: 978-1843532538
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 4.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #783,604 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Best - Roughly Speaking, February 12, 2003

By	S. Cornforth "Steve Cornforth" (Liverpool, UK England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Rough Guide to Mexico 5 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback)

Rough guides are ideal for a certain kind of holiday. If you are planning to go to an all inclusive resort in Cancun and only venture out for arranged excursions then this book will never leave the shelf. Rough guides are for those who want to explore the real thing. That is why I won't visit any country without a copy.

This does not disappoint. The factual information is accurate and helpful. The restaurant recommendations were welcome - especially the wonderfully named 'Gory Tacos' in Downtown Cancun!

The information on archeological sites such as Coba and Chitchen Itza was extremely helpful, the travel tips essential.

The only slight reservation is that a bit of snobbery sometimes slips in. For example the resort of Akumel is dismissed as expensive and shallow. In fact it is beautiful and well worth the visit being quiet but accessible.

For all that this is still the best guide book for the thinking traveller!

23 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful and accurate information, November 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Mexico 4: The Rough Guide, 4th edition (Rough Guide Mexico) (Paperback)

I 've just finished a month of travelling through mexico (Oct 1999). This guide gives a lot of interesting and essential information about live in Mexico, food, Mexicans' attitude, transport, health... It's a real pleasure to read it as it is written in a very understanding and fascinatingly way. I was really surprised of the accurate price information of hotels and restaurants in the Guide. Moreover, the useful tips about what transport facility to take, saved me a lot of money, which is of course important when travelling on a budget. Also citymaps and the plans of the ruins are very detailed and an indispensable tool when entering new places. Furthermore, I visited some less known, but wonderful places, mentioned in the Guide, where almost no other tourists came. Summarized, I'd suggest this book to everybody who plans to make a trip to Mexico!

2.0 out of 5 stars Following the Gringo trail, February 4, 2007

By	Sherry Snively - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you are looking to take a 5 star tour of mexico.This book is for you.It concentrates on all the major tourist traps and calls everything else."not worth stopping for"