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An excellent handbook for anyone planning to spend time in Mexico City. The author's real enthusiasm about this complex place is evident and the scope of a whole guide dedicated to one city allows truly in-depth observation... -- The Lady
These handsome, well-edited books from a Hong Kong-based publisher cover places few other guidebooks go.... The writers are particularly well-chosen....Odyssey fans tend to be adventurous travelers with a literary bent. If you're lucky enough to find an Odyssey Guide to where you're going, grab it. -- National Geographic Traveler, February 2000
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Mexico City has been the capital of Latin America for over half a millennium, and in the lime of the Aztecs it was one of the wonders of the world, a shining, white city that housed the hub of a great empire. Framed in clear air against snow-capped volcanoes, Mexico City's palaces and churches appeared to 19th-century travelers as one of the most beautiful sights on earth. Although its beauty today is overlaid with ecological problems, including pollution and overcrowding, just beneath the grime is a vibrant and colorful culture--one of the most inventive and persistent in the New World--that can trace its roots directly back to its glorious Indian ancestors. This lavishly illustrated guide includes practical information the traveler requires, an insight into the region's history and culture, as well as providing the reader with a dizzying view of Mexico City and its environs.
An excellent handbook for anyone planning to spend time in Mexico City. The author's real enthusiasm about this complex place is evident and the scope of a whole guide dedicated to one city allows truly in-depth observation... -- The Lady
These handsome, well-edited books from a Hong Kong-based publisher cover places few other guidebooks go.... The writers are particularly well-chosen....Odyssey fans tend to be adventurous travelers with a literary bent. If you're lucky enough to find an Odyssey Guide to where you're going, grab it. -- National Geographic Traveler, February 2000
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Mexico City has been the capital of Latin America for over half a millennium, and in the lime of the Aztecs it was one of the wonders of the world, a shining, white city that housed the hub of a great empire. Framed in clear air against snow-capped volcanoes, Mexico City's palaces and churches appeared to 19th-century travelers as one of the most beautiful sights on earth. Although its beauty today is overlaid with ecological problems, including pollution and overcrowding, just beneath the grime is a vibrant and colorful culture--one of the most inventive and persistent in the New World--that can trace its roots directly back to its glorious Indian ancestors. This lavishly illustrated guide includes practical information the traveler requires, an insight into the region's history and culture, as well as providing the reader with a dizzying view of Mexico City and its environs.
* A new and extensively revised second edition of a popular guide
* Indispensable practical information for the traveler
* Exceptionally fine color photography and easy-to-follow maps
* Literary excerpts and sidebars illuminate the local culture and history
* In-depth observation by an experienced author who knows the city intimately
* Excerpts from authors such as Jack Kerouac, Luis Bunel and Hernando Cortes
* Excellent reading for the business, armchair, group or individual traveler
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- Running With the Legends: Training and Racing Insights from 21 Great Runners by Michael Sandrock on page 60, page 316, and page 461
- Goods, Power, History: Latin America's Material Culture (New Approaches to the Americas) by Arnold J. Bauer on page 64, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Undocumented Mexicans in the USA (American Sociological Association Rose Monographs) by David M. Heer in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Ancient Kingdoms of Mexico (Penguin history) by Nigel Davies in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Legends of the Plumed Serpent: Biography of a Mexican God by Neil Baldwin in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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