Lonely Planet Mexico

by Noble, John; Matter, Michele; Keller, Nancy; Schechter, Daniel C.; Lyon, James; Doggett, Scott

Edition: 7th

ISBN13: 9781864500899

ISBN10: 1864500891

Format: Paperback

Pub. Date: 2000-10-01

Publisher(s): Lonely Planet

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Summary

Fancy a fiesta? Savor sun-soaked beaches? Treasure tacos and tequila? Pack your bags and prepare to bask in the glow of vibrant Mexico! Equipped with this bestselling, opinion-packed guide, you'll follow in the footsteps of our Mexico experts through colorful Mexico City markets, across deserted Baja beaches, over Aztec and Mayan pyramids and into the soul of Mexico. GET AROUND - 180 detailed maps, more than any other guidebook to Mexico, plus comprehensive bus schedules BE INSPIRED - customized itineraries and full-color highlights up front to help you plan BECOME THE EXPERT - learn about Mexican history and cuisine from our expert contributors REST EASY - Spanish colonial inns, luxurious Caribbean resorts and other fine spots to lay your sombrero HABLA ESPAÑOL - handy language chapter and reviews of language schools throughout the country

Introduction

(1)

Facts About Mexico

(41)

History

(21)

Geography

(1)

Climate

(1)

Ecology & Environment

(3)

Government & Politics

(1)

Economy

(2)

Population & People

(1)

Arts

(7)

Society & Conduct

(2)

Religion

(2)

Language

(1)

Wild Mexico

(7)

Facts For The Visitor

(57)

Highlights

(2)

Planning

(1)

Responsible Tourism

(1)

Tourist Offices

(1)

Visas & Documents

(8)

Customs

(1)

Money

(2)

Post & Communications

(5)

Internet Resources

(1)

Books

(3)

Newspapers & Magazines

(1)

Radio & TV

(1)

Photography & Video

(1)

Time

(1)

Electricity

(1)

Weights & Measures

(1)

Health

(11)

Women Travelers

101

(1)

Gay & Lesbian Travelers

101

(1)

Disabled Travelers

102

(1)

Senior Travelers

102

(1)

Travel With Children

102

(1)

Dangers & Annoyances

103

(1)

Legal Matters

104

(1)

Business Hours

105

(1)

Public Holidays & Special Events

105

(1)

Activities

106

(2)

Courses

108

(1)

Work

109

(1)

Accommodations

109

(2)

Food

111

(6)

Drinks

117

(2)

Entertainment

119

(1)

Spectator Sports

120

(1)

Shopping

120

(3)

Getting There & Away

123

(11)

Air

123

(4)

Land

127

(5)

River

132

(1)

Organized Tours

132

(2)

Getting Around

134

(9)

Air

134

(1)

Bus

135

(1)

Train

136

(1)

Car & Motorcycle

137

(3)

Bicycle

140

(1)

Hitchhiking

140

(1)

Boat

140

(1)

Local Transport

141

(1)

Organized Tours

142

(1)

Mexico City

143

(94)

History

143

(3)

Orientation

146

(2)

Information

148

(6)

Centro Historico

154

(6)

Alameda Central

160

(24)

Mexico City Map Section

161

(23)

Plaza de la Republica & Around

184

(1)

Paseo de la Reforma & Zona Rosa

185

(1)

Condesa

186

(1)

Bosque de Chapultepec

187

(3)

Polanco

190

(1)

Tlatelolco & Guadalupe

190

(2)

San Angel

192

(1)

Ciudad Universitaria

193

(1)

Coyoacan

194

(4)

Xochimilco & Around

198

(2)

Parque Nacional Desierto de los Leones

200

(1)

Courses

201

(1)

Organized Tours

201

(1)

Special Events

201

(1)

Places to Stay

202

(6)

Places to Eat

208

(9)

Entertainment

217

(4)

Spectator Sports

221

(2)

Shopping

223

(2)

Getting There & Away

225

(8)

Getting Around

233

(4)

Around Mexico City

237

(80)

North of Mexico City

240

(1)

Tepotzotlan

240

(1)

Tula

241

(3)

Acolman

244

(1)

Teotihuacan

244

(5)

Pachuca

249

(4)

East of Mexico City

253

(2)

Popocatepetl & lztacihuatl

253

(2)

Texcoco

255

(1)

Tlaxcala

256

(4)

Cacaxtla & Xochitecatl

260

(1)

La Malinche

261

(1)

Huamantla

262

(1)

Puebla

262

(11)

Around Puebla

273

(1)

Cholula

273

(3)

Around Cholula

276

(1)

Sierra Norte de Puebla

276

(2)

Southern Puebla

278

(2)

South of Mexico City

280

(1)

Tepoztlan

280

(3)

Oaxtepec & Cocoyoc

283

(1)

Cuautla

284

(2)

Around Cuautla

286

(1)

Cuernavaca

287

(11)

Around Cuernavaca

298

(1)

Taxco

299

(8)

Around Taxco

307

(2)

West of Mexico City

309

(1)

Toluca

309

(3)

Around Toluca

312

(1)

Nevado de Toluca

313

(1)

Valle de Bravo

313

(1)

Teotenango

314

(1)

Malinalco

314

(2)

Chalma

316

(1)

Ixtapan de la Sal

316

(1)

Baja California

317

(46)

La Frontera & the Desierto del Colorado

318

(1)

Tijuana

318

(7)

Around Tijuana

325

(1)

Ensenada

325

(5)

Around Ensenada

330

(1)

Parque Nacional Constitucion de 1857

330

(1)

Parque Nacional Sierra San Pedro Martir

330

(1)

Mexicali

331

(5)

San Felipe

336

(1)

Desierto Central & Llano de Magdalena

336

(1)

Guerrero Negro

337

(1)

Reserva de la Biosfera El Vizcaino

337

(1)

Isla Cedros

338

(1)

San Ignacio

338

(1)

Around San Ignacio

339

(2)

Santa Rosalia

341

(1)

Mulege

342

(1)

Loreto

343

(3)

Around Loreto

346

(1)

Ciudad Constitucion

346

(1)

Around Ciudad Constitucion

346

(1)

La Paz & Los Cabos

347

(1)

La Paz

347

(5)

Around La Paz

352

(1)

Around La Paz

352

(1)

Los Barriles

353

(1)

Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra de la Laguna

353

(1)

San Jose del Cabo

353

(4)

Cabo San Lucas

357

(4)

Todos Santos

361

(2)

Northwest Mexico

363

(41)

Nogales

364

(3)

Other Border Crossings

367

(1)

Around Northern Sonora

367

(1)

Hermosillo

368

(6)

Bahia Kino

374

(1)

Guaymas

374

(3)

Around Guaymas

377

(1)

Ciudad Obregon & Navojoa

378

(1)

Alamos

378

(7)

Around Alamos

385

(1)

Los Mochis

385

(4)

Topolobampo

389

(1)

El Fuerte

389

(1)

Culiacan

390

(2)

Barranca del Cobre (Copper Canyon)

390

(2)

Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacifico (Copper Canyon Railway)

392

(5)

Creel

397

(5)

Batopilas

402

(2)

Central North Mexico

404

(28)

Ciudad Juarez & El Paso (Texas)

404

(8)

Other Border Crossings

412

(1)

Nuevo Casas Grandes & Casas Grandes

413

(2)

Around Nuevo Casas Grandes

415

(1)

Madera

415

(1)

Chihuahua

416

(7)

Cuauhtemoc

423

(1)

Hidalgo del Parral

424

(1)

Around Hidalgo del Parral

425

(1)

Torreon

425

(2)

Around Torreon

427

(1)

Durango

427

(3)

Around Durango

430

(2)

Northeast Mexico

432

(43)

Tamaulipas

434

(4)

Reynosa

438

(3)

Matamoros

441

(5)

South of Matamoros

446

(1)

Ciudad Victoria

447

(2)

South of Ciudad Victoria

449

(1)

Nuevo Leon

450

(1)

Monterrey

450

(15)

Around Monterrey

465

(1)

South of Monterrey

465

(1)

Coahuila

466

(1)

Border Crossings

466

(1)

Monclova

467

(1)

Cuatrocienegas

467

(1)

Saltillo

468

(5)

Parras

473

(2)

Central Pacific Coast

475

(95)

Mazatlan

475

(12)

Around Mazatlan

487

(1)

Santiago lxcuintla

487

(1)

Mexcaltitan

488

(1)

San Blas

489

(4)

Tepic

493

(3)

Around Tepic

496

(1)

Chacala

497

(1)

Rincon de Guayabitos

497

(2)

Around Rincon de Guayabitos

499

(1)

Sayulita

499

(1)

Puerto Vallarta

499

(17)

Hotelito Desconocido

516

(1)

Costalegre Beaches

516

(1)

San Patricio-Melaque

517

(4)

Barra de Navidad

521

(4)

Manzanillo

525

(5)

Cuyutlan & El Paraiso

530

(2)

Michoacan Coast

532

(1)

Caleta de Campos

532

(1)

Playa Azul

532

(2)

Lazaro Cardenas

534

(2)

Zihuatanejo & lxtapa

536

(13)

Troncones

549

(2)

Barra de Potosi

551

(1)

Petatlan

551

(1)

La Barrita

551

(1)

Acapulco

552

(13)

Around Acapulco

565

(1)

Pie de la Cuesta

565

(3)

Costa Chica

568

(1)

Chilpancingo

568

(1)

Around Chilpancingo

569

(1)

Western Central Highlands

570

(71)

Guadalajara & Around

572

(1)

Guadalajara

572

(21)

Lago de Chapala

593

(3)

Tequila

596

(2)

Inland Michoacan

598

(1)

Morelia

598

(11)

Santuario de Mariposas El Rosario

609

(1)

Patzcuaro

610

(8)

Around Patzcuaro

618

(4)

Uruapan

622

(5)

Around Uruapan

627

(3)

Zamora

630

(1)

Inland Colima

630

(1)

Colima

631

(6)

Around Colima

637

(4)

Northern Central Highlands

641

(77)

Zacatecas State

642

(1)

Zacatecas

643

(9)

Guadalupe

652

(1)

Fresnillo & Plateros

652

(1)

Jerez

653

(1)

La Quemada

654

(1)

Aguascalientes State

655

(1)

Aguascalientes

655

(6)

San Luis Potosi State

661

(1)

San Luis Potosi

661

(8)

Santa Maria del Rio

669

(1)

Gogorron

669

(1)

Matehuala

669

(2)

Real de Catorce

671

(5)

Guanajuato State

676

(1)

Guanajuato

676

(12)

Cristo Rey

688

(1)

Leon

688

(2)

Dolores Hidalgo

690

(3)

San Miguel de Allende

693

(13)

Around San Miguel de Allende

706

(2)

Queretaro State

707

(1)

Queretaro

708

(6)

Tequisquiapan

714

(2)

Northeast Queretaro State

716

(2)

Central Gulf Coast

718

(59)

Tampico & the Huasteca

721

(1)

Tampico & Ciudad Madero

722

(4)

Ciudad Valles

726

(2)

Around Ciudad Valles

728

(1)

Xilitla

729

(1)

Tamazunchale

730

(1)

Huejutla

730

(1)

South of Huejutla

731

(1)

Northern Veracruz

731

(1)

Tuxpan

731

(3)

Around Tuxpan

734

(1)

Poza Rica

734

(1)

Poza Rica to Pachuca

734

(1)

Papantla

735

(2)

El Tajin

737

(3)

South of Papantla

740

(1)

Central Veracruz

741

(1)

Zempoala

741

(1)

Central Veracruz Coast

742

(1)

Jalapa

743

(6)

Around Jalapa

749

(1)

Veracruz

749

(11)

Cordoba & Fortin de las Flores

760

(3)

Orizaba

763

(3)

Around Orizaba

766

(1)

Southern Veracruz & Los Tuxtlas

767

(1)

Alvarado

767

(1)

Tlacotalpan

767

(1)

Santiago Tuxtla

767

(2)

Tres Zapotes

769

(1)

San Andres Tuxtla

770

(4)

Catemaco

774

(1)

The Coast near Catemaco

774

(1)

Acayucan

774

(1)

San Lorenzo

775

(1)

Minatitlan & Coatzacoalcos

776

(1)

Oaxaca State

777

(72)

Oaxaca City

780

(22)

Valles Centrales

802

(1)

Monte Alban

803

(3)

El Tule

806

(1)

Dainzu

807

(1)

Teotitlan del Valle

807

(1)

Benito Juarez

807

(2)

Lambityeco

809

(1)

Tlacolula

809

(1)

Santa Ana del Valle

809

(1)

Yagul

809

(1)

Mitla

810

(2)

Hierve El Agua

812

(1)

San Bartolo Coyotepec

812

(1)

San Martin Tilcajete & Santo Tomas Jalieza

813

(1)

Ocotlan

813

(1)

San Jose del Pacifico

813

(1)

Arrazola

813

(1)

Cuilapan

813

(1)

Zaachila

814

(1)

Atzompa

814

(1)

San Jose el Mogote

814

(2)

Mixteca Alta & Mixteca Baja

815

(1)

Northern Oaxaca

816

(1)

Guelatao & lxtlan

816

(1)

Huautla de Jimenez

817

(1)

Oaxaca Coast

817

(1)

Puerto Escondido

818

(8)

Around Puerto Escondido

826

(1)

Pochutla

827

(1)

Puerto Angel

828

(4)

Zipolite

832

(4)

Mazunte & Around

836

(2)

Bahias de Huatulco

838

(7)

lsthmus of Tehuantepec

845

(1)

Tehuantepec

845

(2)

Salina Cruz

847

(1)

Juchitan

847

(2)

Tabasco & Chiapas

849

(75)

Tabasco

849

(1)

Villahermosa

850

(8)

Yumka

858

(1)

Comalcalco

858

(1)

Agua Selva

859

(1)

To/From Guatemala via Tenosique

859

(4)

Chiapas

859

(4)

Tuxtla Gutierrez

863

(6)

Chiapa de Corzo

869

(1)

Canon del Sumidero

870

(1)

San Cristobal de Las Casas

871

(12)

Around San Cristobal

883

(5)

Ocosingo

888

(1)

Tonina

889

(2)

Laguna Miramar

891

(1)

Agua Azul, Agua Clara & Misol-Ha

892

(2)

Palenque

894

(10)

Bonampak, Yaxchilan & the Carretera Fronteriza

904

(8)

Comitan

912

(2)

Lagos de Montebello

914

(3)

Ciudad Cuauhtemoc

917

(1)

Reserva de la Biosfera El Triunfo

917

(1)

El Soconusco

917

(3)

Tapachula

920

(2)

Around Tapachula

922

(2)

The Yucatan Peninsula

924

(111)

Quintana Roo

928

(1)

Cancun

928

(13)

Isla Mujeres

941

(7)

Isla Contoy

948

(1)

Isla Holbox

948

(1)

Puerto Morelos

949

(1)

Playa del Carmen

950

(3)

Cozumel

953

(7)

Around Isla Cozumel

960

(1)

Xcaret

961

(1)

Paamul

961

(1)

Puerto Aventuras

962

(1)

Xpu Ha

962

(1)

Akumal

962

(1)

Xcacel

963

(1)

Xel-Ha

963

(1)

Tulum

963

(5)

Coba

968

(2)

Tulum to Punta Allen

970

(1)

Felipe Carrillo Puerto

971

(1)

Xcalak & Costa Maya

972

(1)

Laguna Bacalar

973

(1)

Chetumal

973

(5)

Kohunlich

978

(1)

South to Belize & Guatemala

978

(1)

Yucatan

979

(1)

Merida

979

(15)

Dzibilchaltun

994

(1)

Progreso

994

(2)

Hacienda Teya

996

(1)

Izamal

997

(1)

Chichen Itza

998

(7)

Valladolid

1005

(3)

Tizimin

1008

(1)

Rio Lagartos

1009

(1)

San Felipe

1010

(1)

Celestun

1010

(1)

Uxmal

1011

(4)

Ruta Puuc

1015

(3)

Grutas de Loltun

1018

(1)

Ticul

1019

(2)

Ticul to Merida

1021

(1)

Ruinas de Mayapan

1021

(1)

Ruinas de Mayapan to Merida

1022

(1)

Campeche State

1022

(1)

Campeche

1022

(6)

Campeche to Merida Short Route (Hwy 180)

1028

(1)

Compeche to Merida Long Rute (Hwy 261)

1029

(2)

Escarcega

1031

(1)

Escarcega to Xpujil

1031

(1)

Xpujil

1032

(3)

Language

1035

(8)

Glossary

1043

(6)

Artesanias

1049

(24)

Acknowledgments

1073

(9)

Index

1082

(14)

Map Legend

1096

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