This updated handbook, providing detailed and practical travel information on Mexico and Central America, covers the whole region from the US border to Panama's trackless Darien Gap. Information is provided on all the attractions from the ancient Maya pyramids, Spanish colonial splendours and majestic volcanoes, to adventure sports and the best beaches. Details are included on Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, and Nicaragua.
This is the only comprehensive guide to mammals in Central America and Southeast Mexico. Unlike most field guides, it covers smaller mammals in depth and also provides an extensive bibliography. In addition to detailed species accounts and range maps for all species, the book has 52 full-color plates. The 49 animal plates cover almost all the species in the region. 4 color maps are new to the second edition, detailing parks, elevations and biomes in the region.
Written by experts, this updated travel guide to Mexico and Central America covers the whole region from the deserts of Northern Mexico to the lush rainforests of Central America, including Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras and Panama. The book provides background information on ancient civilizations, archaeological sites and revolutionary history, and practical travel advice on where to go, how to get about, accommodation, shopping and eating out.
The only guide that covers Central America and Mexico in one portable package, this Footprint handbook has comprehensive and knowledgeable information for Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Belize, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, and Panama. Enabling the traveler to get off the trail and experience more of each country, this guide's full color photos will inspire while providing all the basic information needed for a trip.
