Mexico 4: The Rough Guide, 4th edition

by John Fisher

This classic guide to "all things Mexican" is detailed and entertaining, whether travelers are in search of pre-Columbian sites, exploring the rainforest, or looking to survive a spell in Mexico City. 57 maps. of color photos.

Genres: Travel

672 pages, Paperback

First published June 7, 2016

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Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Solid guide especially in the history, politics and culture sections for giving plenty of context. City guides are structured well to highlight lesser known attractions next to the must-sees you can find online. Some of the transport suggestions were sadly lacking. Food recommendations are a disappointment - very few mexican eateries highlighted.

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

A guide is a guide is a guide - whatever. It will tell you all of the great places that everyone else has gone. Good to have on hand, bad to rely on. Learn your language and start to ask the locals. They'll really know the good stuff.

[Tom Glaser · Rating 3 out of 5]

Major omission: The 2019 (eleventh) edition does not mention Puebla’s International Museum of the Baroque (Museo Internacional del Barroco), a world class museum that opened in February 2016. This suggests that updates to the guide are far from timely or complete.

[Madeleine]

Pretty much everything I know about Mexico and the Mayan civilization is sadly contained within this volume.

[Patrick Bridegam · Rating 4 out of 5]

decent guidebook, angela didnt like it as much