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BajaBlanca
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thanks all ... looks like great books and easy enough to get at bookstores. muchas gracias and if anyone has a special place they know of over there,
pls let us know.
we shall be playing the trip by ear, so i dont really know but I imagine it will be mainly main roads with side trips if we hear about a place we
should stop at.
We shall start where the ferry drops us off in mazatlan. straight down the coast.
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While in Mazatlán, ask around if the Pacifico Brewery still has a beer garden. If yes, don't miss it. You would have to go to Germany to see anything
close to it.
I wonder if Campo Siete is still operating there? Have Les ask about that one. 
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A must agree with Toneart about The People's Guide to Mexico by Carl Franz, John Muir Publications.
I still have the original copy I bought in Berkeley in 1974. It wet my appetite to study Spanish (as an econ major) and hit the road south after
graduation. Alas, the big trip got put on hold when the babes came, but at long last Mexico became our home away, and then our home. Now the "babies"
fly down to see us with their babies.
You don't find out where to go with Franz's book. You learn about how to go, in so many ways. A great deal of the information may be out of date, but
after all these years the stories still resonate.
As the tag line to the title so aptly states,
WHEREVER YOU GO.....THERE YOU ARE
No b-tchin\' in the Baja.
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Skipjack Joe
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It's Panajachel.
The best book on Guatemala is Paul Glassman's 'Guatemala Guide'. Get it if you can. It's available through Amazon. The man lives in Panajachel
himself. Much like you I bought several guide books on a trip much like yours but eventually used nothing other than this one in Guatemala (People's
Guide ... for Mexico).
Regarding CENOTES. I don't believe there are any on the Pacific side of Mexico. They are really fabulous. It's like diving in a tropical fish tank.
The water is gin clear with schools of small luminous tetras surrounding you. When we got tired of swimming we searched for quetzals in the trees
above the pond. Never found one but we did see Trogons. The Cenotes we visited were off the highway just south of Tulum.
As someone suggested - do not miss Tikal. None of the Yucatan Maya ruins come close to Tikal. I've heard Palenque is equal but never went there. Many
well traveled amigos consider Tikal superior to Peru's Machu Pichu. It's very hard to compare the two because they are so different but it's
definitely less touristy. Great bird watching there as well. You'll hear the howler monkeys at dusk and see spider monkeys jumping from branch to
branch overhead. But best of all were the toucans.
It will be a trip to remember.
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BajaBlanca,
My husband and I are planning a similar trip. Here are some of my references: Insight Guides Guatemala, Belize, Yucatan; Mexican Camping by Mike and
Terri Church; Lonely Planet Guatemala; The People's Guide; Moon Handbook to Pacific Mexico. I have spent endless hours following leads on google. If
I read about a place that sounds interesting, I google it, which inevitably leads me to personal blogs and local websites that lead me to other sites.
What fun! The books are all for reference and to get me started on my research. You will end up reading blogs from people who made similar trips.
Some interesting, some not. Some old, some new. But always learning something. We made a similar trip over 30 years ago with no advance planning
but we were younger then............
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Skipjack Joe,
I just pulled out my old Guatemala Guide dated 1977 and discovered it was written by Paul Glassman as well! I had no idea he was still writing
guides. My copy is well-tattered from being carried in a backpack through Panajachel, Nebaj, Chajul, Chichi and so many other amazing places. I'm a
lot older and Guatemala has gone through some terrible times, but I am excited to return. I hope to rekindle dwindling memories and create some new
ones as well.
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BajaBlanca
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Tikal is on the list.
Need to get the People's Guide Mexico and the Guatemala Guide ...those sound really good. Did a lot of reading on the site Tony recommended.
I am guessing I can find more Lonely Planet and Moon books while in San Diego ... Does anyone out there use Rick Steven's guides ???? and if I get a
kindle, can I download these travel books for free ?????
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
and if I get a kindle, can I download these travel books for free ????? |
Free???? I didn't know anything was free. I even heard they changed the name of that song, "Born Free" to "Born Reasonable."
How would authors get royalties if their creation was free?
I don getit.
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This person is hitting all the ruins in the Yucatan right now, go back a day or so, I will give you two.
http://steveinmexico.blogspot.com/
http://www.bnwisla.blogspot.com/
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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BajaBlanca
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those are just fantastic blogs ..... I have spent 2 hours reading ..... more tomorrow. thanx so much for sharing those !!
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Maybe see the monarch butterfly sanctuary? And in the same region, there are a bunch of hot spring resorts. Chiapas is a fantastic state to spend
some time. I used Cadogan "Yucatan and Southern Mexico" travel guide and it was excellent.
"The development of ecologic spaces give life to 400 springs forming the called “Ruta de la Salud” (Health Route), where you will find health, rest
and entertainment, plus excellent services and hospitality.
Bathing Resorts: Reino de Atzimba: Located in Zinapécuaro, 40 minutes from Morelia. Spring of thermal water forming two private pools and three other
of big size.
Cointzio: 10 km from Morelia you will find this bathing area, with diverse tourist services"
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I lent my 1970s edition of The Peoples Guide to Mexico to some intrepid travelers a few years ago. I think they are still out there on a one
way trip. I should have ripped out the last couple of chapters so they would get stranded with no way back.  Come to think of it, it is pretty hard getting back from the 70s, huh? 
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books where the copyright has expired are free on kindle
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wilderone - thanks - those are some neat suggestions.
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comitan
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Blanca
Here's another one, go back a few days for their Monarch butterfly excursion.
http://www.travelwithkevinandruth.com/
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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Blanca go to Chiapas to EL CANON DEL SUMIDERO... I never been there but have seen pix from friends and it looks great...
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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BajaCat - I looked at some pics of it and boy oh boy - it looks so beautiful !!
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For your travels on mainland online travel book with road maps and inserts for places along the way go to ontheroadin.com it will give you the
ability to download the areas for traveling and it cost about $12 dollars well worth it. They also have other information you might find helpful. We
get our road travel maps updated every year as we travel down to Maztalan every year from Nogales in February. Check it out you will not be unhappy
and it will be the best $12 dollars you ever spent. Take Care & Travel Safe bajafun777 "No Hurry, No Worry, Just FUN"
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If you have a chance to get to Laguna Miramar, you won’t regret it. One of my favorite places. We camped here 3 nights and were the only ones.
Getting there is half the fun.
It’s within a caldera – the water temperature stays at 72.
fun guys
We saw boats with 10 people
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