Blue Guide Mexico (Blue Guides)

Collis, John; Jones, David M.

ISBN 10: 0393300722 / ISBN 13: 9780393300727

Published by W W Norton & Co Inc, 1996

About this Item

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.

Seller Inventory # BSM.13ZSK

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Blue Guide Mexico (Blue Guides)
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393300722
• ISBN 13: 9780393300727
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

Briefly depicts the history and culture of Mexico, provides practical advice on travel, and surveys the museums, collections of art, and historical sites in each region

Reviews

In this latest entry in the "Blue Guide" series, which has a long history with different publishers since 1915, veteran travel authors give a good deal of background information (history, culture, food, and archaeology, in particular) and practical information on Mexico. After 100 pages of this, the book is organized by areas of the country. Within the various regions there are chapters on the large cities and important places. For each place there are paragraphs on railroads, buses, airports, restaurants, hotels, post offices, and the like. However, the authors do not usually list specific hotels or restaurants. Instead, they indicate the general locations of the expensive, moderate, or inexpensive hotels and restaurants. Then they present routes from one city to another with the kind of detail the old Baedekers had. The guide has a slightly British flavor and spelling (it is British in origin), but this does not detract from the value of this large, extensive, and detailed work. The maps and photographs were not seen, but if they live up to the standard of the other guides, they will be fine. Recommended for public libraries.?George M. Jenks, Bucknell Univ., Lewisburg, Pa.
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