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Title: Moon Handbooks: Oaxaca 2 Ed: Mountain Craft Regions, Archaeological Sites, and Coastal Resorts by Bruce Whipperman ISBN: 1-56691-331-4 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: 10 October, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Finally a guide book that does justice to Oaxaca
Comment: I know of no better guide book to Oaxaca: not the Moon Mexico Guide, not the Lonely Planet guide. This book is simply the best book on Oaxaca in English. The problem with the other books is that Mexico is simply too big and rich: you can't fit the entire country in one volume without skimping on something great. That is where Oaxaca and Moon Handbooks' other regional publications come in. This book takes its time, reports on every single corner of the state, and tries to be as thorugh as possible. I only wish there were guidebooks as detailed and complete for Mexico's other states.
There are a few complaints I have though: there is no mention of Santiago Matatlan, the world's Mezcal capital, even though the town is full of Mezcal stores selling an amazing variety of local distills. Also, the road from Oaxaca to Salina Cruz is long and dreary, about 5 hours of driving... and the few small towns along the way often only offer very suspect dining and rest options. It would be nice if there were mention of a place or two where pitstops could be done. (Also the book makes no effort to identify where gas stations are located on Oaxaca's long and lonely highways) I ended up finding a good spot to eat in El Camaron, but not with the guidebook's help. Also, readers of the guidebook would think that there are only two ways to drive to Huatulco: via the Oaxaca-Pochutla highway or via the Oaxaca-Salina Cruz highway. There is no acknowledgement that the safest route from Mexico City to Huatulco actually circumvents the high and rugged Oaxaca mountains (Sierra Madre Sur) altogether, passing through flat Veracruz state before heading south across the equally flat Tehuantepec isthmus.
All in all, though, this is the very best source of info on Oaxaca state in English!
Rating: 5
Summary: a Oaxacan "Bible"
Comment: Even after 15 years of traveling to the region I learned many new things about the state and the city. A most thorough, complete and honest opinion of one of Mexico's most delightful and complicated regions; not only from a historical view point but also shopping, driving,and siteseeing the out of the way places. Makes me want to grab two months and a van and hit the road! The ONLY book you need to take with you...
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Title: Oaxaca: The Spirit of Mexico by Judith Cooper Haden, Matthew Jaffe, Phil Borges ISBN: 157965214X Publisher: Artisan Sales Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Oaxaca Journal (National Geographic Directions) by Oliver Sacks ISBN: 0792265211 Publisher: National Geographic Pub. Date: 01 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Seasons of My Heart : A Culinary Journey Through Oaxaca, Mexico by Susana Trilling ISBN: 0345425960 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 09 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Ancient Oaxaca by Richard Blanton, G. Feinman, S. Kowalewski, L. Nicholas ISBN: 052157787X Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: 01 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Oaxacan Ceramics: Traditional Folk Art by Oaxacan Women by Lois Wasserspring, Vicki Ragan, Eliot Porter, Ellen Auerbach ISBN: 081182358X Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: 15 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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