This guide steers readers to clean, comfortable accommodations, from restored colonial mansions to secluded beach cabanas, for as little as $20 a night. Travelers will find information on authentic dining and shops and markets where they can bargain for folk art. With information on museums, ancient ruins, and free delights such as mariachi serenades, this guide is the bible of budget travel to Mexico.

Covering all of Mexico, from glamorous Acapulco to the wilderness of the Yucatan and the Mayan ruins, this guide offers the independent traveler all the information he or she needs to enjoy an exotic and affordable vacation. Includes an honest and critical listing of hundreds of inexpensive but charming and comfortable places to stay and a full-color, fold-out map.