Cancun & Cozumel & The Riviera Maya Alive! 3rd Edition (Hunter Travel Guides)

337 Pages·2005·3.27 MB·English

by  Bruce W. Conord

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all-inclusive luxury resort. Perhaps you’d like to sleep in a
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streaked with the traces of falling stars. Shop in local
mercados for traditional crafts such as wood carvings,
hammocks,andpottery.You’llfindthisandmoreinthenew
Cancún,Cozumel&TheRivieraMayaAlive!
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CANCUN
COZUMEL
&THE
RIVIERA MAYA

CANCUN
COZUMEL
& THE
RIVIERA MAYA
3rd Edition
Bruce & June Conord
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Dedication v
Dedication
ToBeatrice“Billy”Bilton,withundyinglove.
Acknowledgments
T
he authors would like to thank the Mexican Tourist
Board,AnaMariIrabienandtheCancúnConvention
& Visitors Bureau and the local tourism officials in the
state of Quintana Roo for their cooperation in research-
ing this guidebook. Additional thanks go to Julie
Fernandez of YP&B Public Relations, and the Cozumel
HotelAssociationfortheirassistanceonCozumel.Thank
you to Gabriel Escalante and Blue Sky PR for their help
on Isla Mujeres, and thanks to the folks at Burston-
MarsellerwhodoPRforallofMexico.OurMexicotravel
haircuts are provided by Peggy and Sylvia, who always
ask about our trips. Last, but not least, we want to ac-
knowledgetheinspiredhelpofoureditor,KimAndré.
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About the Authors
B
ruce & June Conord have been travel hounds for
years, but Mexico kept luring them back with its
charm and beauty. They drew on their knowledge and
travelexperienceintheareaforthisbookanditsaward-
winning companion, Adventure Guide to the Yucatán,
Cancún&Cozumel,nowinitsthirdedition.
Both Conords collaborate on travel columns and Bruce
haswrittennumerousmagazinearticlesaswellasthree
biographiesforchildrenandyoungadults.Hegraduated
fromRutgersUniversityandstudiedSpanishatForester
InstitutoinCostaRica,acountrytheConordsalsolove.
June was born in Plymouth, England and spent part of
her childhood in a picturesque village in Cornwall. She
attended Plymouth Art College before emigrating to the
States. Her travel articles and photographs have been
publishedinmagazines,newspapersandontheweb.
Together, they write Hunter’s Adventure Guide to Costa
Rica,acompleteguidetofabulouseco-travelsinCentral
America’s most popular country. Their journeys have
taken them to 18 countries around the world but, when
workisdone,theyheadfortheYucatántorelax.
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