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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.2604841
EAN num: 9781843534891
ISBN number: 1843534894
Label: Rough Guides
Manufacturer: Rough Guides
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 384
Printing Date: November 21, 2005
Publishing house: Rough Guides
Sale Popularity Level: 160772
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he Rough Guide to the Yucatán is the ultimate handbook to Mexico’s vibrant peninsula. The guide opens with a full-colour section introducing the region''s highlights, from the Mayan ruins at Uxmal to Cancún’s spectacular beaches, plus information on the archaeological sites of Chiapas and Tabasco. There are hundreds of up-to-date reviews of all the best hotels, restaurants, markets and music venues, and plenty of practical tips for the more adventurous visitor, from diving in Cozumel to boating through the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve. The guide also takes an in-depth look at the Yucatán’s tumultuous history, pre-Colombian cultures, unique environment and diverse wildlife.
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We just returned from a great trip to the Yucatan, and this guide is worth more than you can imagine. Despite being a little concerned at a couple of the suggested restaurants(they don't speak English, and they are obviously for a local audience), we never got sick, the food was delicious, and a great bargain. We are planning on purchasing Rough Guides for all of our trips, to make the most of the maps, trip, and restaurant suggestions. However, this guide was published in 2005, and the prices are a little higher now, and one restaurant was not there. Not too bad since Playa del Carmen is quickly changing. Buy this guide, have a great trip, and travel smart!
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This book was excellent for our needs. We rented a car and drove around the Yucatan, not the Cancun strip but other less travelled areas. One good thing is that the book was recently updated, the area has changed so fast that you need a current guidebook to keep up with the rapid development. The maps were good inside the book and also the history and description was readable not boring like in some of the books. One oddity though was that the author ignored Akumal, where we spent six pleasant days at a modestly priced resort that wasn't even mentioned in the book. Don't know why the entire town was basically ignored when it is a signficant destination and other guidebooks cover it. However overall the book was quite useful to me. I also bought the Rough Guide road map which was also very helpful because the signage is often poor.
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I agree with the previous reviewer. This book covers all the bases, plus has plenty of sidelights to out of the way places to keep your trip interesting. It was evident that the author has done her homework! She will lead you to some great places to eat! I also recomemend you Check out the Incidents of Travel in the Yucatan, by John Loyd Stephens, classic travel literature!
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I don't usually bother to do this, but I just wanted to post here that this guidebook is great: full of interesting ideas, and very trustworthy. All the basics are covered, but it also includes funny and reliable tips on cool places the average tourist might not go to, like Punta Allen and Felipe Carrillo Puerto. I really liked the fact that when the book covers the crucial tourist areas, it also includes a range options for making your experience even more enjoyable and varied, like mentioning spots that the locals actually go to. You can tell that whoever wrote this book did a lot of exploring to find interesting places.
It's a Rough Guide, so the maps are pretty good and there's all the nitty-gritty travel info I would want. I thought the info on renting a car was helpful, as it included tips on local driving rules that actually took the fear and mystery out of driving there for me.
By the way: you can find *delicious* food when you use this book. Sometimes it seems like guidebooks just reproduce whatever random restaurants are included in other books, but that's not the case here. The restaurants were always really good, and there was a range of price choices. Even the street-vendor suggestions are worth checking out.
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