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Summary: Highly recommended
Review: (From Planeta.com Journal) - Second edition of a highly-recommended guidebook to this fascinating corner of Mexico, a region which the authors describe as "a big hitch-hiking thumb." Their interest and hard work has paid off in both editions. The book is loaded with hotel and transportation info, great maps and interesting art work. Eco travelers will love this guidebook. The Conords provide full details on kayaking, hiking, rappelling, and camping in the region. They also feature more out-of-the-way attractions such as natural cenotes, ancient ruins and colonial towns. Of special note -- this is the first guidebook to feature a section on colonial era hacienda hotels , including both luxurious hotels and working haciendas where readers can experience authentic Yucatecan living in fine accommodations that are also economically priced. Indigenous artists in Maya villages are also profiled. As if all this weren't enough, the second edition includes a "Top 20" feature of things to do and see in the Yucatan. By far, this is the most comprehensive guidebook to the region.
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Summary: Highly recommended
Review: (From Planeta.com Journal) - Second edition of a highly-recommended guidebook to this fascinating corner of Mexico, a region which the authors describe as "a big hitch-hiking thumb." Their interest and hard work has paid off in both editions. The book is loaded with hotel and transportation info, great maps and interesting art work. Eco travelers will love this guidebook. The Conords provide full details on kayaking, hiking, rappelling, and camping in the region. They also feature more out-of-the-way attractions such as natural cenotes, ancient ruins and colonial towns. Of special note -- this is the first guidebook to feature a section on colonial era hacienda hotels , including both luxurious hotels and working haciendas where readers can experience authentic Yucatecan living in fine accommodations that are also economically priced. Indigenous artists in Maya villages are also profiled. As if all this weren't enough, the second edition includes a "Top 20" feature of things to do and see in the Yucatan. By far, this is the most comprehensive guidebook to the region.
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Summary: The best!!
Review: Absolutely, hands down, the best guide book on the Yucatan. What mystifies me, is that with all its glowing customer reviews, it doesn't come up on an Amazon search of Yucatan guide books (or at least not anywhere near the top as it should). You really have to search it out. Shame because lots of people will miss out.
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Summary: Terrific, Complete Guide You'll Need
Review: Adventure Guide To The Yucatan: Cancun & Cozumel is another terrific Hunter Travel Guide by Bruce and June Conord. They include everything you could possibly want to know about the entire area, city by city and separate listing for all the best points of interest. Their history included for each place is lightly and readably written with a little humourous touch. They even include movies and light reading to make your trip more enjoyable. And all the Spanish you may need to know is in the excellent Appendix. This book, which won the Natia Best Travel Book Award is a must if you're going there. Bruce & June Conord are pleased to announce the publication of the third edition of their book, from Hunter Publishing. Completely revised and updated for 2004, the award-winning title now includes 32 pages of full color photographs taken by the authors, as well as nearly 100 black and white pictures
illustrating 420 pages of useful information
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Summary: Don't leave home without it.
Review: As a frequent traveler to the Yucatan, I find this book to be the definitive guide to the region. The Conords don't simply list addresses and phone numbers here; they invite you for cafe con leche and dulces from the panaderia and fill you with tales of their experiences in the Yucatan. I am not one to talk to the television, but I caught myself verbally agreeing with the comments that the Conords made throughout this very accurate tome. It is not often that a guidebook reading gets my synapses working to recall the wonderful memories I have of the Yucatan, but this book did just that. The fact that the Conords effectively achieved this response from me, guarantees that they truly experienced the wonders of the Yucatan. Reading this book will insure that you too will have a positive Yucatan experience. The helpful Mayan and Spanish dictionaries in the book as well as the interesting Maya culture tidbits interspersed throughout the book give you the background that you need to start your adventure.
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Summary: Captures the spirit of the Yucatan
Review: Bruce & June Conord clearly know the Yucatán like the back of their hands and share their insider tips with honesty and a healthy sprinkling of witty anecdotes. The second edition of Adventure Guide to the Yucatán, Cancún & Cozumel is a testament to their dedication and passion for Mexico.Chock-full of detailed and first-hand evaluations of hotels (including colonial era haciendas) and places to enjoy the distinctive Yucatecan cuisine, the Conords will help you get the best value for your money, whatever your budget. User friendliness and readability is enhanced through large type, uncomplicated maps, attention-grabbing sidebars, three pages of 'handy-hints', and a list of "20 Things Not to be Missed" to help you plan your adventure through the peninsula (described as a "big hitch-hiking thumb"). The well-organised sections present all you need to know to create your own itinerary to suit your interests and budget. There is an excellent section on the holidays and cultural festivals in the Yucatecan calendar, so you needn't miss out. The chapter on Mérida is especially thorough: there's something happening every day of the week and this guide will allow you to visit two working haciendas - to see how the valuable local henequen (sisal) is grown and used. The emphasis certainly is on 'adventure,' but in keeping with the guide's inclusiveness, the authors have defined this as broadly as possible to include activities for the "first-timer" - as well as for the experienced scuba diver or expert on Mayan temples. The result is a guidebook that genuinely offers something for everyone. So, you can hardly go wrong with this guide - whether your idea of an active holiday is exploring the lost cities of the Maya, discovering the peninsula's Colonial past, wandering the markets (and Mayan villages) for handicrafts, or simply lying on the best beach, sipping a margarita - the Conords have done it all. Each section is replete with loads of things to do on foot, on wheels, on or below the water, and even on horseback. And as you'd expect, their preference is to use local guides wherever possible. The awards that Adventure Guide to the Yucatán, Cancún & Cozumel is beginning to collect are well-merited, for there can be no better-informed travel veterans to help you get the most out of your Yucatán adventure.
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Summary: BEST GUIDEBOOK WE'VE USED
Review: First, I'd like to thank you for your great Yucatan Guide Book. It is packed with good information, is also a fun read and has been most helpful in trip planning to the area.
An especially great tip was about the new hotel located at the turnoff to Calakmul. Certainly a welcome addition! My friend, Ada, and I stayed there last November 2001 and enjoyed the location and ambiance. Thanks very much for your fine guidebook.
Freddie L. Heitman
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Summary: A guide for the Adventurous!
Review: I am the author of the thriller/adventure "A Tourist in the Yucatan" and I recently reviewed "Adventures Guide to the Yucatan." In my opinion, this is a "must have" book for the adventure minded traveler! Bruce and June Conord have done an excellent job in putting together the ultimate adventure guide book to the Yucatan. For many travelers, a trip to the Yucatan means mostly sitting on the beach soaking in the sun. The typical tourist only sees a small fraction of what this fascinating section of Mexico has to offer. Inland are ancient Mayan ruins hidden in the jungle and colonial cities that date back to the 1500's. Available activities are diverse from scuba diving on tropical reefs or into cenotes or caves to kayaking, camping, or just getting off the beaten track and meeting the "REAL PEOPLE." This book does a great job of outlining all the possibilities available in a straight forward and easy to read style. The introduction section should be very helpful to the first time traveler and there are lots of maps to help you find your way.
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Summary: Very detailed, good complement to Lonely Planet
Review: I believe Lonely Planet guides remain the reference point in fact of information retrieval, maps, handy format, stronger binding. However this book is a good complement to another guide (Lonely Planet Mexico but also Footprint Central America and Mexico) having a lot of information (but for that do not consider the number of pages, the style is not much condensed and the fonts are big). Pleasant writing style.
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Summary: Not even useful
Review: I bought this book and the Frommer's guide to prepare my trip to Yucatan. To tell the truth, I even decided not to carry this book during my trip. Frommer's guide is much better and I'll write a review for that book. Just an example - a restaurant called Cafe Amaro is highly recommended by locals but not listed in this book. The book is also heavy which makes this book not worth being carried in a long trip.
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