MEXICO BERLITZ POCKET GUIDE

This guide to Mexico focuses on Mexico City, around the capital, Taxco, Michoacan, Jalisco, Baja, the north-west, Yucatan, Oaxaca, Chiapas and the Gulf and Gulf Coasts. It covers all the main sights, area by area, in an easily navigable format. Descriptions of tourist attractions include the great pyramids of Teotihuacan, the Maya ruins of Chichen Itza, Palenque, Tulum and Uxmal, historic cities such as Merida, Oaxaca and Mexico City, as well as the stunning beach resorts of Cancun, Cozumel, Puerto Vallarta and Acapulco. The guide also contains background historical information, advice on shopping and entertainment and the low-down on Mexican food. There is an A-Z of practical information, listings of recommended hotels and restaurants and useful expressions in Spanish. The book also contains special features on topics ranging from ancient Mexican gods to the Maya, and whale-watching in Baja to the Day of the Dead celebration. Maps show Mexico, Merida, Guadalajara and Oaxaca, and there are dozens of colour photographs throughout.