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Insight Guides: Mexico

Buch | Softcover
400 Seiten
2010 | 8th Revised edition
Insight Guides (Verlag)
978-981-282-086-0 (ISBN)
19,90 inkl. MwSt
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This brand new edition Insight Guide to Mexico features full-colour photography and detailed maps, alongside comprehensive information on all of Mexico's major sights and attractions. The guide also includes detailed explorations of Mexico's history and culture, along with practical tips on accommodation, dining, transport, currency and much more.
This brand new edition Insight Guide to Mexico features outstanding full-colour photography, alongside illuminating explorations of all the places to go in a region-by-region format, covering everywhere from Mexico City and the Gulf Coast to the less well known tourist areas in the North of the country. Major attractions, such as the Maya ruins and the Copper Canyon are highlighted to help you plan priorities for your trip; all places of special interest are cross-referenced on full-colour maps throughout the guide, so they can be quickly pin-pointed as they are mentioned in the text. Additional maps of Mexico and Mexico City can be found within the front and back covers, to provide instant orientation and easy navigation. Clear, colour-coded sections include in-depth features on Mexican history and culture, fiestas, art, food and the local people, alongside a detailed look at the Day of the Dead festival celebrated each November. Also included is a section of practical advice covering accommodation for all budgets, transport, eating out and much more. Useful contact information and many other travel tips are also provided. The unique combination of insightful exploration alongside practical advice means that this guide truly is a pleasure to read before, during and after your visit.

Introduction: Best of Mexico; Que Viva Mexico!; The Mexican Mosaic. History: Decisive Dates; Pre-Hispanic Civilizations; Conquest and Colonial Rule; Independence and Revolution; Modern Mexico. Features: Smoking Mountains and Flowering Deserts; Fiestas; Musica Mexicana; Mexican Food; Artesania; Muralists. Insights: Mini Features: The Virgen of Guadalupe; Colonial Architecture; 21st-Century Challenges; Los Toros; Tequila; Zapatistas of Chipas. Photo Features: Pre-Hispanic Sites; Adventure Tourism; Day of the Dead; The Copper Canyon; Los Charros; Mexico's Beaches; Yucatan's Marine Wildlife. Places: Introduction; Mexico City and Environs; Mexico City; Around Mexico City; The North; Baja California; Through the Sierras; Northwest Coast; Central Mexico; El Bajio and the Colonial Heartland; Jalisco and Michoacan; Acapulco and the Pacific Beaches; The Gulf Coast and the South; The Gulf Coast; Oaxaca; Tabasco and Chiapas; The Yucatan. Travel Tips: Transportation; Accommodations; Eating Out; Activities; A-Z Practical Information; Language; Further Reading. Maps: Mexico; Historic Center; Zona Rosa and Chapultepec; Mexico Distrito Federal and Coyoacan; Around Mexico City; Teotihucan; Puebia; The North; Cabo San Lucas; Central Mexico; Guanajuato; Morelia; Acapulco; The South and Gulf Coast; El Tajin; Oaxaca; Palenque; The Yucatan; Uxmal; Merida; Chichen Itza.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 14.7.2010
Reihe/Serie Insight Guides Main Series
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 154 x 227 mm
Themenwelt Reiseführer Nord- / Mittelamerika Mexiko
ISBN-10 981-282-086-8 / 9812820868
ISBN-13 978-981-282-086-0 / 9789812820860
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