Moon Canc?n & Cozumel: Including Playa del Carmen, Tulum & the Riviera Maya

Liza Prado was a well-respected attorney that felt an inner desire to travel to Yucatan Peninsula and photograph the region in unprecedented detail. She has since gone on to coauthor eleven books, blogs, and articles, while becoming one of the most recognized professions on Latin America. Even more amazing, while researching Moon Yucatan Peninsula and Moon Cancun, she dived along coral reefs, snorkeled through cenotes, clambered on Maya ruins, paddled through mangroves, spied monkeys and tropical birds, and explored colonial cities and cobblestone towns all with a new born daughter. Gary Chandler, Liza's husband, is no less an authority on the area. After graduating from UC Berkeley, Gary backpacked through much of Mexico and Central America, and later through Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Caribbean, exploring the highlands of Guatemala, followed by assignments in El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, and elsewhere. Their co collaboration, Moon Yucatan Peninsula has received a number of awards, including a Journey Award for Best Guide Book. Within its bindings, the dedicated traveler will discover well-informed and detailed information on the best way to explore Mexico. For the budget travel to the seasoned explorer, Moon Yucatan Peninsula is a guide everyone should take with them.

Really well put together, had alot of information that i didnt read about in the other Cancun books i've read. It got me ready to head back to Cancun and farther south then we ventured last time. Only thing i didnt like, where i had a different opinion was there take on all inclusive resorts. Maybe none of them have ever stayed at a Palace Resort down there. Other then that i really enjoyed it. When i head back it will be going with me for sure.

This is a very good guide, with tons of information on everything in the area. Its very well written also, and with a very good history section (the Maya civilization and their warrior-ways are very interesting and not generally known by most travellers). We used it on our 1-week trip to the Tulum area with its eco-rustic 1-story oceanfront cabins(which range from $20 to $300 per night). The only section that I would reccommend including is a CENOTE section (Cenotes are the unique caves and tunnels filled with water, which only exist in the Yucatan peninsula). The way the authors arranged the Cenote information in the book is just by mentioning the Cenotes in each region. But in my opinion, the spectacular nature of the Cenotes deserve a stand-alone chapter with individual descriptions and pictures. However, I put up 5 stars because I also think that just driving along the jungle and finding that surprising hidden Cenote that you hadn't heard about, signalled just by a tiny hand-made sign on the road, is one of the greatest adventure-feelings you can still experience in the Yucatan.

this guide was extremely helpful and informative during our trip, it had lots of info not only on cancun and cozumel but also on the mayan ruins and other great places to see like playa del carmen and tulum

I found this book to be very helpful and up to date. The details provided were first rate. It even listed the ferry schedule to Isla Mujeres - something that other guides only glossed over. The maps were useful too. There were a lot of information on cenotes, and where they are located. I liked it so much that I have just bought the Moon travel guide to the Four Corners.