Explore Mexico through a seasoned travel guide that blends practical routes with rich history and vivid scenes.
This complete guide and descriptive book draws on a decade of personal travel and expedition work to help you find cities, ruins, and routes with confidence. It combines historical notes, photographs, and up-to-date rail and travel information to illuminate the country from the Grand River of the North to Tehuantepec.
The book offers careful geographic and practical coverage, including maps, climate notes, altitudes, and railway lines, all drawn from the author’s field experiences. It also highlights key sites and legends, such as the pre‑historic ruins of Mitla, and presents a coherent picture of how travel works in Mexico during the period it was written. Rich with illustrations from photographs, it aims to guide visitors while capturing the sense of adventure that accompanies exploration.
- Detailed descriptions of cities, towns, and notable sights, with emphasis on accessibility by rail and road
- Practical information on transport, accommodations, money, and local customs
- Historical context that ties monuments and sites to their eras and legends
- Maps, statistics, and schedules to help plan itineraries and understand distances and climate
Ideal for readers planning a trip, history enthusiasts, and anyone curious about Mexico’s landscapes, ruins, and daily life.