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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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on January 6, 2014
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We have always devoured our LP guides for asia and hawaii and took them with us everywhere we went.
I don't if its b/c of websites like trip advisor, but this new LP guide for Cancun is like reading a large tourist brochure you get for free, listings but no real info.
For instance, the info on Tulum and mayan ruins had very little about the ruins. That is a major attraction and most people reading lonely planets are usually independent travelers so there should have been more info. What food is available on the beach and how long the walk is from the ruins to the beach areas? There are many restaurants, you just have to keep waling down the beach.
This book was like the old Fodor's guides, but without the great pictures. A great read for the airplane to get you excited about the trip, but not really any practical info.
Don't buy this guide if plan on using it for specific info when you travel, but use it to help you frame your travel plans.
I don't if its b/c of websites like trip advisor, but this new LP guide for Cancun is like reading a large tourist brochure you get for free, listings but no real info.
For instance, the info on Tulum and mayan ruins had very little about the ruins. That is a major attraction and most people reading lonely planets are usually independent travelers so there should have been more info. What food is available on the beach and how long the walk is from the ruins to the beach areas? There are many restaurants, you just have to keep waling down the beach.
This book was like the old Fodor's guides, but without the great pictures. A great read for the airplane to get you excited about the trip, but not really any practical info.
Don't buy this guide if plan on using it for specific info when you travel, but use it to help you frame your travel plans.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By
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on February 1, 2014
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When I bought the book I was torn by the split rating of two 5s and two 1s. Now, that I used the book to travel Yucatan, I find the 1 star rating absolutely justified. Tons of information in the book are inaccurate. Some examples: The book tells you there is a visa fee if you arrive by air - there isn't. It tells you Chichen Itza closes at 5.30pm followed by a light show at 7 pm. It closes at 4.30pm and there is no light show. Many sights like the Muyil ruins (which was amazingly beautiful) are not even described, the information about the appreciation of credit cards and USD was wrong - almost nowhere you can pay with credit card and get ripped off if you pay with USD. It happens frequently that unspectacular sights are hyped in the description. The authors are way to often rating the sights instead of describing them. In addition the book is almost free of the typical Lonely Planet insider tips which make the other travel guides so valuable.
Provided maps are vastly of no use, especially for the towns and villages. Most locations don't even have maps provided and those who are are incomplete. We tried navigating through Valladolid with the LP map, the map didn't mention that all roads are one way roads. Of course the Mexicans have chosen an irregular pattern, so we were lucky when we found our way out.
In my opinion the book should be banished from the Lonely Planet series. If this would be the first one I ever used, it would have been the last one too. Lonely Planet should not publish books which do not meet the standarts set by the Australia, New Zealand or Iceland guides.
Provided maps are vastly of no use, especially for the towns and villages. Most locations don't even have maps provided and those who are are incomplete. We tried navigating through Valladolid with the LP map, the map didn't mention that all roads are one way roads. Of course the Mexicans have chosen an irregular pattern, so we were lucky when we found our way out.
In my opinion the book should be banished from the Lonely Planet series. If this would be the first one I ever used, it would have been the last one too. Lonely Planet should not publish books which do not meet the standarts set by the Australia, New Zealand or Iceland guides.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Anna Runkle
on January 24, 2014
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After four days in the area we finally figured out this book was steering us to one crappy tourist trap after another, and got rid of it! As another reviewer said, it reads like a sales brochure, and makes no clear distinction between a hidden gem and some tourist-hell with no culture at all (like Cozumel -- don't go!). With virtually no detail, the book can't help you find anything.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Kukulcan
on November 27, 2013
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If I were to write a guide book to the Yucatan peninsula PLUS Chiapas, this would be it! We have lived in the Yucatan a number of times and have traveled much in the states of Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Campeche, Tabasco, and Chiapas. Nevertheless, this guide book is quite valuable for us. Short and sweet on most things that other guide books cover too extensively with great reviews of out of the way places. If you plan a more extended excursion through the Yucatan and Chiapas, take this work along.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Melanie S Dubin
on June 23, 2014
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Decent guidance, no color pics, and slightly less easy to navigate than my older Europe Lonely Planet books. Was somewhat helpful. The maps weren't super clear (restaurants listed on one page corresponded to a different map in another section). I'd suggest checking out a different guide book, which is a shame, I used to love LPs.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Jamie Olson
on December 18, 2013
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I expect guidebooks to provide me enough ownership to feel comfortable doing a bit more on my own and not just giving all my money to tour companies. This book completely failed in that capacity. I learned more and felt more prepared reading a single page in the Moon book(available on Google Play Books).
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Walter Jonas
on March 29, 2014
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But it seemed a little dated as if the author had not revisited many of the places mentioned in the past five years. This area of Mexico is changing rapidly, and given that, this book is extremely helpful,
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W. Neilson
on February 3, 2014
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Overall the guidebook is great for all the major sites and a general outline of the towns, but I did notice that it's not very thorough. There were many more accommodation and restaurant options then the book offered, but that also allowed for adventuring and discovering things for ourselves.
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