Frommer's Mexico 2011
5th Edition
Published on 20. August 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
800 pages
978-0-470-61433-4 (ISBN)
Description
* Completely updated every year, Frommer's Mexico features gorgeous color photos of the sights and experiences that await you.
* Our authors hit all the highlights, from Mexico City to Guadalajara to Cancun. They've checked out all the country's best hotels, restaurants, attractions, and beaches in person, and offer authoritative, candid reviews that will help you find the choices that suit your tastes and budget.
* You'll also get up-to-the-minute coverage of shopping and nightlife; in-depth coverage of the major beach resorts, like Acapulco, Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, and Los Cabos; detailed walking tours; accurate neighborhood maps; advice on planning a successful family vacation; and side trips to Mayan ruins around the country.
* Frommer's Mexico also includes a color fold-out map.
* San Miguel de Allende and Oaxaca City have both been ranked within the Top 10 cities in the Americas in the Condé Nast Traveler Reader's Choice awards for 3years in a row.
* Oaxaca City, San Miguel de Allende, and Mexico City also were ranked withing the Top 10 Cities in Central and South America in Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards 2009.
* Frommer's Travel Guides voted Mexico City as one of the top destinations of 2010.
* Our authors hit all the highlights, from Mexico City to Guadalajara to Cancun. They've checked out all the country's best hotels, restaurants, attractions, and beaches in person, and offer authoritative, candid reviews that will help you find the choices that suit your tastes and budget.
* You'll also get up-to-the-minute coverage of shopping and nightlife; in-depth coverage of the major beach resorts, like Acapulco, Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, and Los Cabos; detailed walking tours; accurate neighborhood maps; advice on planning a successful family vacation; and side trips to Mayan ruins around the country.
* Frommer's Mexico also includes a color fold-out map.
* San Miguel de Allende and Oaxaca City have both been ranked within the Top 10 cities in the Americas in the Condé Nast Traveler Reader's Choice awards for 3years in a row.
* Oaxaca City, San Miguel de Allende, and Mexico City also were ranked withing the Top 10 Cities in Central and South America in Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards 2009.
* Frommer's Travel Guides voted Mexico City as one of the top destinations of 2010.
More details
Series
Edition
5., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
FrommerMedia
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
col. Illustrations, maps (some col.)
Dimensions
Height: 20.3 cm
Width: 12.9 cm
Thickness: 41 mm
Weight
653 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-61433-4 (9780470614334)
Schweitzer Classification
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Person
A writer, editor, and translator, David Baird has lived several years in different parts of Mexico. Now based in Austin, Texas, he spends as much time in Mexico as possible. A former resident of Mexico City, Shane Christensen has written extensively for Frommer's throughout Mexico, and is also the author of Frommer's Dubai and Frommer's Grand Canyon. He resides in New York, and goes back to Mexico at every chance he gets. Joy Hepp is a native Californian who has spent most of her life in Mexico and its former territories. She writes about travel, culture, and music for several print and online publications. Author of Pauline Frommer's Cancún & the Yucatán, Christine Delsol has been traveling to Mexico at every opportunity for 30 years. She has spent most of her career in newspapers and is the recipient of an Associated Press award and two Lowell Thomas awards. Maribeth Mellin is the author of Traveler's Mexico Companion, which won the country's presitigous Pluma de Plata award, and has covered Mexico and Latin America for dozens of newspapers, magazines, web sites, and guides.
Content
LIST OF MAPS.
1 THE BEST OF MEXICO.
2 MEXICO IN DEPTH.
3 PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO MEXICO.
4 SUGGESTED MEXICO ITINERARIES.
5 MEXICO CITY.
6 SILVER, SPAS & SPIRITUAL CENTERS: FROM TAXCO TO TEPOZTLÁN.
7 SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE & THE COLONIAL SILVER CITIES.
8 MICHOACÁN.
9 GUADALAJARA.
10 PUERTO VALLARTA & THE CENTRAL PACIFIC COAST.
11 ACAPULCO & THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COAST.
12 OAXACA.
13 EASTWARD FROM MEXICO CITY: PUEBLA & VERACRUZ.
14 CANCÚN.
15 ISLA MUJERES & COZUMEL.
16 THE RIVIERA MAYA & THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN COAST.
17 MÉRIDA, THE MAYA INTERIOR & CHICHÉN ITZÁ.
18 TABASCO & CHIAPAS.
19 THE COPPER CANYON.
20 LOS CABOS & BAJA CALIFORNIA.
21 FAST FACTS.
22 SURVIVAL SPANISH.
INDEX.
1 THE BEST OF MEXICO.
2 MEXICO IN DEPTH.
3 PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO MEXICO.
4 SUGGESTED MEXICO ITINERARIES.
5 MEXICO CITY.
6 SILVER, SPAS & SPIRITUAL CENTERS: FROM TAXCO TO TEPOZTLÁN.
7 SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE & THE COLONIAL SILVER CITIES.
8 MICHOACÁN.
9 GUADALAJARA.
10 PUERTO VALLARTA & THE CENTRAL PACIFIC COAST.
11 ACAPULCO & THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COAST.
12 OAXACA.
13 EASTWARD FROM MEXICO CITY: PUEBLA & VERACRUZ.
14 CANCÚN.
15 ISLA MUJERES & COZUMEL.
16 THE RIVIERA MAYA & THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN COAST.
17 MÉRIDA, THE MAYA INTERIOR & CHICHÉN ITZÁ.
18 TABASCO & CHIAPAS.
19 THE COPPER CANYON.
20 LOS CABOS & BAJA CALIFORNIA.
21 FAST FACTS.
22 SURVIVAL SPANISH.
INDEX.