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The Rough Guide to the Maya World: Guatemala, Belize, Southern Mexico (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
I have used this guide book on several trips to Belize, Yucatan and Guatemala. It is extremely useful and not too large to carry around. I would recommend it to anyone wanting a simple introductory guide to Mayan sites.
Much more detail is available inMaya: Divine Kings of the Rainforest but this one is definately a coffee table book weighing about 4kg in hardback edition.
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perfect guide
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was sad to have this guide stolen on a bus in mexico. one of the best guide book i have used. the insight to mayan culture glyphs ect could be increased as it leaves you hungry for information, but this is obviously a plus point in some ways as well.
worst point is for eating out, and is definately the most innacurate part of the book, many restaurants having gone long before or apparently having never existed.
the area covered is great and coveres the perfect trip to central america.
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An excellent, informative and easy to read guide.
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The book is an excellent introduction to the Mayan civilisation and the area that they inhabited. The book provides a sizeable amount of accurate and helpful information on all aspects relevant to the independent traveller. It has very good information on getting to and from each destination and accurate descriptions of places to stay. The text is enjoyable to read, well set out, contains some funny anecdotes and is not too bulky. The book is comparable to "Mexico and Central America" from the Footprint series. The Footprint book is bigger and would suit people travelling the whole of mexico, not just the south. Both books are easy to read but "The Maya World" is set out better as the text is less cramped. A very handy book to have.
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