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Lonely Planet Mexico | 
 enlarge | Authors: John Noble, Andrew Dean Nystrom, Morgan Konn, Michael Grosberg
Brand: Lonely Planet
Category: Book
List Price: $26.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  53 reviews
Sales Rank: 111941
Media: Paperback
Edition: 9th
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1028
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.1 x 1.6
MPN: 1740596862
ISBN: 1740596862
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
EAN: 9781740596862
ASIN: 1740596862
Publication Date: September 5, 2004
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| Features:
| • | GET AROUND 180 detailed maps, more than any other guidebook to Mexico, plus comprehensive bus schedules | | • | BE INSPIRED customized itineraries and full-color highlights up front to help you plan | | • | BECOME THE EXPERT learn about Mexican history and cuisine from our expert contributors | | • | REST EASY Spanish colonial inns, luxurious Caribbean resorts and other fine spots to lay your sombrero | | • | HABLA ESPANOL handy language chapter and reviews of language schools throughout the country |
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Product Description
Fancy a fiesta? Savor sun-soaked beaches? Treasure tacos and tequila? Pack your bags and prepare to bask in the glow of vibrant Mexico! Equipped with this bestselling, opinion-packed guide, youll follow in the footsteps of our Mexico experts through colorful Mexico City markets, across deserted Baja beaches, over Aztec and Mayan pyramids and into the soul of Mexico.
Amazon.com
From Antarctica to Zimbabwe, if you're going there chances are Lonely Planet has been there first. With a pithy and matter-of-fact writing style, these guides are guaranteed to calm the nerves of first-time world travelers, while still listing off-the-beaten-path finds sure to thrill even the most jaded globetrotters. Lonely Planet has been perfecting its guidebooks for nearly 30 years, and as a result has experience and know-how similar to an older sibling's "been there" advice. The original backpacker's bible, the LP series has recently widened its reach. While still giving insights for the low-budget traveler, the books now list a wide range of accommodations and itineraries for those with less time than money. Lonely Planet has done a superb job of capturing Mexico's diverse offerings in one totable book. Whether you're headed for Baja or Chiapas, this is an essential reference with excellent coverage of Mexico City, regional arts and crafts (including how to buy handicrafts), helpful Web sites, and a useful traveler's Spanish language section. --Kathryn True
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| Customer Reviews: Read 48 more reviews...
 Loved this guide July 28, 2008
Just got back form Mexico, great guide. Every question I had I found answers for.
 Lonely Planet's slipping up June 18, 2008
I've used these guide books for years. Chalcatzingo, Morales isn't even in the book. It's an important Olmec site. The major museum in Mexico City (National Anthropology) wasn't high lighted in the index. You have to hunt through every museo entry and there are many. This stuff is annoying.
 Still ubiquitous among backpackers June 6, 2008
Honestly, you don't even need to buy this, because everyone else will have one if you're staying at hostels. But I took it on a 2-week trip in May 2008, and it does the job. I wasn't disappointed with any of the hostels or restaurants that were recommended, and they all existed, which is nice.
A few minor criticisms:
The Mexico City Metro map is awful. Too gray and too hard to read. The maps in the station are easier to use to navigate, which is sad.
All the prices are in dollars. That's just silly, and sometimes confusing since they use $ for pesos in Mexico. Further, all the prices are wrong. I assume this is because it's a couple of years old, but maybe it's because the exchange rate changed. In particular, every single archaeological attraction was a different price (48 pesos, not $3.50).
The abbreviations for the bus services are annoying since they don't use them locally.
Should the Author's Choice hostel in a Lonely Planet really be a $325 / night room?
Ole! May 12, 2008
The Lonely Planet was good to have along but shouldn't be used singularly. We were glad we had two other guides along. Some of the LP info was dated but in Mexico the pace was slow and we went with the flow.
THIS BOOK IS WRITTEN IN SPANISH!!!! April 7, 2008
It needs to be made clear in the description that this book is written in Spanish - just saying "Spanish Guides" isn't enough. I had to return it and pay shipping twice because of this error.
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