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Packed with information on the ´Mayan Riviera´, Footprint´s Cancún & Yucatán Peninsula Handbook covers popular attractions like the Caribbean beach resorts and Mayan temples, as well as lesser known but equally impressive sights.

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Take a plunge off Mexico´s Caribbean coastline and marvel at the coral and plants that have been popular with divers since the 1960s. Trek inland and visit Mayan ruins immersed in ancient forests. Stop briefly at the popular sites in Uxmal and Tulum, but stay as long as you like at the lesser-known monuments that are off the beaten path. Footprint´s Cancún & Yucatán Peninsula Handbook provides thorough coverage of the area, with detailed information on everything from flamingo feeding grounds to beach resorts in Cancún. Includes Background section with fascinating insights into the history of the peninsula.

- Essentials section with practical advice on getting there and around.
- Highlights map so you know what not to miss.
- Comprehensive listings including where to eat, sleep, and have fun.
- Detailed street maps for Cancún, Campeche and other important towns and sights.
- Slim enough to fit in your pocket.

Loaded with advice and information, this concise Footprint Handbook will help you get the most out of the Yucatán Peninsula without weighing you down.

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1) Planning your trip 2) Quintana Roo State (Cancun, Isla Mujeres, Isla Contoy, Isla Holbox, South on the Riviera Maya, Cozumel, Tulum, Around Tulum, Felipe Carrillo Puerto and around, Chetumal & around) 3) Yucatan State (Merida, Around Merida, The Convent Route, The Puuc Route, Izamal and around, Chichen Itza, Valladolid and around) 4) Campeche State (Campeche City, Mayan sites east of Campeche, Gulf Coast, Southern Campeche) 5) Background 6) Practicalities 7) Index

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Richard Arghiris is a freelance writer, journalist, blogger, and long-term traveller. He has been wandering the highways and unpaved back roads of Central America since 2003, contributing to a range of Footprint titles and a host of websites, magazines and newspapers, including The Independent, The Observer, Perceptive Travel and Intercontinental Cry. His blog, www.unseenamericas.com, features news reports, narrative journalism and street photography from the sketchy US-Mexico border to the teeming rainforests of Panama.

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