Northern Mexico Handbook: Including the Copper Canyon

I've recently returned from northern Mexico and Copper Canyon and I have traveled to over 30 countries in the past few years. This book is as complete and accurate as they come. Best of all is the writing style of Joe Cummings. He is enthusiastic and appropriately opinionated when needed. I liked his historical review of Mexico; and he includes a section on plants and animals in addition to the travel information (bus schedules etc.) that you need. This book will add to your experience in Mexico! Have fun!

From Planeta Journal - Traditional tourism guides ignore what has to be Mexico's most dynamic region - the northern border. But not Joe Cummings! This is a welcome second edition that expands the work of his original classic. I don't use that word lightly. This handbook is destined to become one of my most dog-earred books... again!

Joe Cummings' tome on Northern Mexico is a refreshing breath of fresh air in an atmosphere polluted with mexico travel guides that either completely ignore the north, or treat it as a merely tolerated region that must be passed through to get to the south.I've read all of the major travel guides for Mexico, and Cummings is the first writer I've encountered who seemed to not only have actually traveled through Northern Mexico, but who did so with open eyes and with an attitude of actually WANTING to be there.This book talks not only about sights to see in the region, but also delves into the culture, the music, the arts, and the customs that are particular to northern mexico. For example, when he talks about music, he describes the sounds of the norteño and tejano music that is popular throughout the frontera region---not 30 years ago, but in 1999. When he talks about the cuisine of northern Mexico, he describes the cooking of cabrito in such gloriously accurate detail that I can tell he's talking about the way it is done today in some of Monterrey's most popular restaurants, such as El Rey del Cabrito or El Gran Pastor. My mouth is salivating at the thought!If your travel plans are taking you to any of the northern states, then you owe it to yourself to get this book. No other guide will do.

Traditional tourism guides ignore what has to be Mexico's most dynamic region - the northern border. But not Joe Cummings! This is a welcome second edition that expands the work of his original classic. I don't use that word lightly. The Northern Mexico Handbook is destined to become one of my most dog-earred books... again! (El Planeta Platica journal)