Archaeological Mexico: A Traveler's Guide to Ancient Cities and Sacred Sites

By Andrew Coe

An invaluable guide for anyone interested in exploring Mexico's ancient ruins, Archaeological Mexico provides an authoritative survey of the country's important archaeological sites. Combining recent scientific research with practical information for travelers, this guide also offers: Updated tours of more than 50 of the most spectacular ruins in the country, from the Valley of Mexico to the Yucatan Peninsula. An in-depth look at Mesoamerican culture, including the early mammoth hunters and the magnificent civilizations encountered by Cortes. Background information on Mexican archaeological excavations and their effects on indigenous cultures. Details on the history and mythology of the country's ancient peoples, and a discussion of their modern-day descendants. Important planning advice, such as when to go, what to pack, safety precautions, and federal regulations, along with dozens of maps, illustrations, and photos. Book jacket.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566913217
• ISBN13: 9781566913218
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Rick Steves
• Length: 469 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

More than a travel book

I have used Archaelogical Mexico for personal use and have placed it on reserve in the college library to supplement the scholarly texts in my Latin American Culture course. The book contains over 400 pages of concise history, illustrations, photographs and quality anecdotes about the Mesoamerican cultures of ancient Mexico. This is one of the most responsible travel books I have seen, so I wanted to write to congratulate Mr. Andrew Coe on a delightful compendium of Mexican archaelogy. Kathleen O'Connor-Bater

An Excellent Overview

I think that the reviewers that gave this book lower scores may have had misplaced expectations. While this book gives a reasonable amount of information about each of the sites that it covers, it does not provide an in depth treatise on them. It does, however, provide sufficient detail for a starting point and, more importantly, is invaluable in identifying the major sites and in recommending which sites are potentially more interesting. I found the rankings (in number of trowels) to be particularly useful.

This is the best guide book to Mexico's archaeological sites

This is the best guide book to Mexico's archaeological sites written in the 20th century. As a professional archaeologist who has worked in Mexico since 1961, I have visited virtually every archaeological site he describes and read almost every guide book published in English or Spanish. Coe is accurate, informative, and interesting. This book will be in my backpack on every trip to Mexico in the future.

Excellent!

Outstanding! This is a book that will delight any traveler interested in the histories of Mexico's ancient cities and how best to visit and understand the sites today.

Great Guide!

Follow this guy anywhere he goes. An amazing guide. In a category of it's own.