This new edition continues to keep tabs on the swiftly shifting restaurant, hotel and recreational sports scene in Cancun, Mexico's most visited tourist destination, as well as those in the popular port of call Cozumel. Soak up the sun, wade through endless turquoise shallows, skim the waves on a surfboard or boogie board. Discover Mayan mysteries and practice your moves to a salsa beat. With coverage of nature reserves, lighthouses and Mayan ruins all around the Yucatan peninsula and the great...
Marvel at ancient Mayan architecture, discover the beauty of Cozumel's reefs, luxuriate at a seaside spa resort, visit the breathtaking monuments at Chichen Itza, or revel in Cancun's vibrant nightlife - "Fodor's Cancun, Cozumel, Yucatan Peninsula 2009" offers all these experiences and more! Our local writers have travelled throughout the country to find the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities to prepare you for a journey of stunning variety. Before you leave for your trip be su...
The mussels in Brussels. An infusion of Rubens and deconstruction-chic in Antwerp. Golden goblets of artisanal beer. Art treasures in Brugge and Gent. And chocolate, chocolate everywhere. Belgium won't disappoint when it comes to its quintessential attractions, but it's got some surprises up its sleeve as well. Whether at a quirky cartoon museum or one of the exuberant carnivals in rural Hainaut, you're sure to catch some of the country's infectious, irreverent spirit. Whatever your pleasure - m...
14 million tourists flock to Mexico each year to experience the fantastic diversity of this beautiful country, from luxurious beach resorts to fascinating Aztec and Mayan architecture and relics. "Fodor's Mexico 2006" is the perfect travel companion, offering extensive coverage of Guadalajara, Central Mexico and Acapulco, along with the Pacific resorts of Baja California, Chihuahua and Copper Canyon, the Gulf Coast, the Indian South Yucatan and the Mayan Country. There is in-depth coverage of th...
When railroads connected the United States and Mexico in 1884 and overland travel between the two countries became easier and cheaper, Americans developed an intense curiosity about Mexico, its people, and its opportunities for business and pleasure. Indeed, so many Americans visited Mexico during the Porfiriato (the long dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz, 1876–1911) that observers on both sides of the border called the hordes of tourists and business speculators a “foreign invasion,” an apt phrase...
Crown Insider's GD to Mex 1st
by Michelle Da Silva Richmond and Michelle Dilva
The DK Eyewitness Caribbean Travel Guide is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all the fascinating cities and towns. The new-look guide is also packed with photographs and illustrations leading you straight to the best attractions on offer. The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel guide will help you to discover everything region-by-reg...
Award-winning travel writer Chicki Mallan famaliarizes travelers with the region, offering invaluable information on the five states that make up the peninsula: Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Campeche, Tabasco, and Chiapas. Includes color and black-and-white photographs, line drawings, maps and charts.
Frommer's Portable Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo and Guadalajara (Frommer's Portable, #194)
by Lynne Bairstow and David Baird
Suggests points of interest in the region and recommends hotels, restaurants, and shops.
Frommer's Cancun & the Yucatan Day by Day
by June Conord and Bruce Conord
Greater Than a Tourist- San Juan Puerto Rico (Greater Than a Tourist, #156)
by Greater Than a Tourist and Monica Colon