Mexico Insight Guide

Maps: Mexico; Historic Center; Zona Rosa and Chapultepec; M xico Distrito Federal and Coyoacan; Around Mexico City; Teotihuacan; Puebla; The North; Cabo San Lucas; Central Mexico; Guanajuato; Guadalajara; Morelia; Acapulco; The South & Gulf Coast; El Tajin; Oaxaca; Palenque; The Yucatan; Uxmal; Merida; Chichen Itza. Introduction & History: Que Viva Mexico!; Smoking Mountains and Blooming Deserts; Pre-Hispanic Civilizations; Decisive Dates; Los Conquistadores; Colonialism and Independence; The Nineteenth Century; The Revolution and its Aftermath; Modern Mexico. People: People and Culture; People; Los Charros; Los Toros. Features: Artesania; Muralists; Fiestas; Food; Musica Mexicana. Places: Introduction; Mexico City and Environs; Mexico City; Around Mexico City; The North; Baja California; Through the Sierras; The Northwest Coast; Central Mexico; El Baj o and the Colonial Heartland; Jalisco and Michoacan; Acapulco and the Pacific Beaches; The South; The Gulf Coast; Oaxaca; Tabasco and Chiapas; The Yucatan. Picture Stories: Mexico's Beach Resorts; The Copper Canyon; The Day of the Dead; Marine Wildlife of the Yucatan. Information Panels: Colonial Architecture; La Loteria Nacional; The Chiapas Problem; La Virgen de Guadalupe; Versatile Tortillas; Chili Peppers; Tequila; Adventure Tourism. Travel Tips - Highlights: Getting Acquainted; Planning the Trip; Practical Tips; Getting Around; Where to Stay; Where to Eat; Culture; Nightlife; Sport; Shopping; Language; Further Reading.