| Selected Internet resources for independent travellers across Mexico, Yucatan, Acapulco, Baja California, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Jalisco, Oaxaca, San Luis Potoś, Sonora, Puebla, Aztechi, Tlaxcala, veracruz, Zacatecas, Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, Cancun, Cozumel, Playa del Carmen, Pacifico, Caribbean, Tulum, Sonora, Chichen-Itxa, Tula, Palenque. Information about Maya, Toltechi, Olmechi, mountaineering, travel, tourism, holiday maps, guides, travelogues car renting, ecotourism, archaeology, deserts, plane renting, windsurfinfg, surfing, diving, snorkeling, sea resorts, beaches,natural reserves, parks, trekking, camping, climbing, backpakers hostels. |
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General and Geographical data  |  |
- Many general info can be found on the sites of the famous guides Rough Guide and Lonely-Planet:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com
- Advices for travellers about political situation, medical assistence in several regions of the world supplied by the American government and the UK one:
http://www.fco.gov.uk/travel
- International official tourist offices database, address, phone and, when it exists, Internet address.
http://www.towd.com
- Geopolitic statistics on different Countries, by CIA, are available at:
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/fac...
- As for maps we recommend to you either the great archive Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, where maps are listed with an index, or the ypertechnological map engine of Mapquest:
http://www.mapquest.com
- Travel Documents Systems - You'll find here assistance and info about visa and passports, up-to-date requirements and vaccinations necessary to enter the Country.
http://www.traveldocs.com
- Travelers Health - A very important site to consult before starting: information on health risks and what to do to avoid them.
http://www.cdc.gov/
- A Country Study - The site of the Library of Congress. A general one with exhaustive info about all the caracteristic of the Country. Useful for a first contact
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/
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Interesting sites | |
- Acapulco Travel Net - About Acapulco only, mediocre.
http://www.acapulco-travel.com
- Mexico Mike - Personal page by Mike, a fan of Mexico to travel there but also to live. Reports, hints and proposals. Suggestions about books.
http://www.mexicomike.com
- Mexico: An Endless Journey - Official site of the Mexican Ministry of Tourism. Slow and not very interesting..
http://www.mexico-travel.com/
- La Ruta Maya by Jeroen Koppenaal - Pagina personale di Jeroen Koppenaal. Report of his travel with a friend, made only by public means of transport. Info and pictures.
http://www.euronet.nl/~jeroen_k/
- Sunfinder Vacations A commercial site about Mexico, Caribbean, Bahamas and Hawaii. It is NOT a site for independent travellers, but there are some useful info...
http://www.sunfinder.com
- Travels with Daniel. reports of two travels, across USA and across Yucatan (Mexico), both very detailed and with many well selected links. With a strong feeling for local culture.
http://www.hanksville.org/
- In Angus McIntyre you find several photo galleries, often accompanied by a pleasant report..A virtual travel in remote territories.
http://www.raingod.com/angus/
- A site collecting ample photo galleries with captions
http://www.tribaleye.co.uk/
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Cities and Regions | |
- Baja California by Douglas Means - A wide and reasoned guide about what to see, eat, accomodation, places and leisure and sport activities. Useful links
http://www.bajanomad.com
- A good amateur site by an University retired professor Fred Metcalf. Rich in info and hints if you are interested in nature and tradition of the Northern Baja California, but also practical stuff. ..
http://math.ucr.edu/ftm/baja.html
- A general site with cultural, historical, and political information about the area. In English and Spanish.
http://www.baja.com
- Baja Expo -Information about both cities and natural parks across Baja. Message boards available.
http://www.bajaexpo.com
- Guide to the Pacific Coast of Oaxaca by Tom Penick - Lot of info about coast areas of Oaxaca, Jalisco e Colima.
http://www.tomzap.com/
- A personal page about by Dave Rogge e Doris Nerding. A continually updated photo gallery about several mexican Regions.
http://www.geo-images.com/
- Mayan Photo Adventures - A gallery of photos of Mayan archaeological sites, including Chichen Itza, Tulum, and Coba, by a japanese traveler who lived there two years sponsorised by a Japanese editor of books on that subject.
http://www.cris.com/~Yohon
- Mexico City - A rich photo gallery of images from around the city; maintained by Don Mabry, a professor of the University of Mississippi.
historicaltextarchive.com
- Mexico Connect - a good travellers' guide, with informative text, photos, tour and travel reports. This site is very big with more than 8000 documents.
http://www.mexconnect.com/
- Oaxaca Directory and Information Center - Travel guide for the state and city of Oaxaca, a useful reference.
http://oaxaca-travel.com/
- Tim's Baja California - A personal page with a beautiful photo gallery, links, and personal stories of traveling the Baja peninsula.
http://home.earthlink.net/~tandmwalker/
- Personal page by Randy Johnson. Many travelogues (articles of his published on magazines) about his travels in several regions of the world, without pictures. Separately there is a rich and continually updated phot gallery.
http://ease.com/~randyj/
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Travel Stories | |
- Travels With Santana: La Ruta Maya - Personal page by Michael Alessio, telling about to friends spending a wild weekend in Cancun during monsoon season.
http://www.geocities.com/Baja/Desert/429...
- Ray Hannisian personal page - A gallery of good photos he says you may see in 3D, with a little training. (on the site you find instructions)
http://www.ray3d.com/road.html
- Personal pages by Martin Dabb. A good site, with many traveloguesorganzed both following the itineraries and place by place thet you may click separately. Many beautiful pictures.
http://www.shopzone.co.nz/holiday/
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