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Summary: 7th edition worked great for Jan'05 trip
Review: Lonely Planet has once again served us well. We just returned from 10 glorious days in central Mexico using the older 7th edition of the Lonely Planet Mexico book. We found this older edition to still be spot on - despite a 5 year old text (prices had changed, of course). The bus info was very reliable. Of course, we also relied on some web research to make sure the hotels we wanted to stay at were still there, or find better hotels for our needs. We visited Cuernavaca, Taxco, Tepoztlan, and Puebla. Another great product from good old LP.
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Summary: Lonely Planet is too lazy or [penny-pinching]...
Review: Lonely Planet seems to be too lazy or [penny-pinching] to keep their guides truly updated. Oh, they may have a 2002 edition, fine, but is it truly updated? Has someone actually GONE to the hotels and checked prices? Has someone actually had a meal in the recommended restaurant in this decade and reported back? Unfortunately the answer is no.The prices in the book are WAY off! I realize there can be some fluctuations, but I mean, we're talking 40-50% more than the books say, which leads me to believe no one from Lonely Planet has actually GONE there to ask prices in the past 2-3 years! Also, some of their recommendations, for example in Guadalajara, for hotels are terrible. Lousy overpriced hotels. Meanwhile, I found one on my own (the Don Quixote) that was very nice, and reasonable. I think this book is okay if you want a general idea of the places and culture and etc. of Mexico, but for specific recommendations of restaurants and hotels, it is mostly useless!
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Summary: Mole, Ole, and Sultry Oaxaca
Review: Lonely Planet's Mexico coaxed my boyfriend and me to unusual local eateries, zany salsa hideouts, and unforgettably steamy bungalows in Oaxaca. Any guide book can list destinations, but this one was rich in precise and witty descriptions that seemed written with my particular taste in mind; priceless for a first time traveler to Mexico.
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Summary: Some inaccuracies (9th edition)
Review: Oftentimes I found the maps were mislabelled (places they had in one spot were in reality somewhere else). The prices are all underestimated, especially for bus transportation (if the book says your trip should cost $25 it's gonna be more like $30). But all in all it is a decent guidebook and will get you around OK - which is all they are supposed to do.
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Summary: Feels like an encyclopedia of practical information.
Review: OK, you'll get tons of practical information with this one, with pages of hotels sandwitched between listings of restaurants and yellow pages of bus lines. But beyond that, this book definitely lacks depth. If you want to learn about Mexican sights and understand their historical or cultural significance, you may want to look at Bruce Whipperman's guides or Alexandra's Travelogues serie.
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Summary: New edition of Lonely Planet¿s best-selling Mexico travel gu
Review: The results are in: Lonely Planet's Mexico travel guide is the leading guide to America's favorite vacation destination. Now in its sixth edition and better than ever, Lonely Planet's "Mexico" will help you chose from the myriad of options, whether you want to feel the pulse of the megalopolis Mexico City, saunter along crooked lanes in remote colonial towns, explore ancient Mayan and Aztec ruins, or just relax on the sand of a coastal resort. So before you buy your tickets or book your reservations, make sure you grab this best-selling guide to Mexico. • over 150 detailed maps • tips for adventurous travelers, from diving the Arrecife Palancar to scaling Pico de Orizaba • informative coverage of Indian population centers • listings of places to stay and eat for all budgets • detailed advice on how to get around independently What the Critics Say: "This is the most comprehensive guide, with more destinations and more detail than any other I've seen." - Austin-American Statesman "Provides the best coverage of any of the general guides to Mexico." - Transitions Abroad "Their critical awareness is unmatched." - New York Times "By all these standards Lonely Planet's Mexico pulls well ahead of the rest of the pack. It is an outstanding book." - Big World
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Summary: Great book... but extremely outdated.
Review: This is a great book, don't get me wrong.
I've been living in Mexico for over 15 years and I've been using this book in all my travels ever since I got it. The problem is that this edition is from 2000, and things in Mexico change a lot. The prices are all wrong (much, much cheaper than they actually are), the directions on getting to places are outdated (there are over 1000km. of new highways and the conditions change drastically from season to season), the hours are not always right (museums, archeological sites, churches, etc.). This book used to be a great source for the budget traveler as well as the a-little-more-money one, unfortunaltely it has not been updated in a long time. Now I use it only as a reference on interesting places and things to do wherever I may be going. If you're interested in getting "off the beaten track" this book has little to offer, it's main focus is on the "touristy" Mexico. Lonely Planet makes great books, they just should keep them updated more frequently. Hope this helps.
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Summary: As good as it gets!
Review: This is as good as the guides of Mexico get. It is a big country and things can change fast (hotels, resturants go out of biz ect.). Overall I think this book covers the country as well as can be expected, it will lead the novice to some great places you might not otherwise find, but old hands will not get as much use out of it. I recommend a person buy guild books that specialize in certain areas of Mexico, i.e. there are some great books on the Yucatan. If you are looking for a good beach read I recomend: "A Tourist in the Yucatan" a thriller/mystery that is like a travelloge of the Yucatan, fun book!
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Summary: Very mediocre
Review: Very uninteresting guide to Mexico. I was shocked to see that Rosarito Beach and Puerto Nuevo were not even in the book. Seems kind of thrown together and not very well organized. Graphics don't stand out well, and info was very hard to find. I don't recommend this book.
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Summary: Very mediocre
Review: Very uninteresting guide to Mexico. I was shocked to see that Rosarito Beach and Puerto Nuevo were not even in the book. Seems kind of thrown together and not very well organized. Graphics don't stand out well, and info was very hard to find. I don't recommend this book.
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