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 OUTDOORS
IN WESTERN MEXICO
by
John and Susy Pint
Art
and Cartoons by Jesús Moreno
Graphic Design by Jesús García Arámbula
212 pages. 41 maps.14 color photos.
Too
many drawings and cartoons to count.
Second edition, May 2011.
Published by Quadrimag, S.A.de C.V. in Guadalajara, Jalisco,
Mexico.
Price: 200 Mexican Pesos plus shipping
or US $19.99 plus shipping
Order from:
RanchoPint@Hotmail.com TEL: 31 51 16 12 in Guadalajara
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Also available from:
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- La Perla Records & Books, Pedro Moreno 1530, Tel (33) 1525 3015, Guadalajara
- Deportehábitat, Lerdo de Tejada 2593, Tel (33) 3615 8697, Guadalajara
- Margo McCutcheon, Ajijic,
Tel 766-1298
-
Diane Pearl Colecciones, Morelos 1, Ajijic
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Sol Mexicano Gallery, Colón 13 (across from Bancomer), Ajijic
- Gringo's Bookstore, Casa Tranquila, Morelos #7A, Bucerias, Nayarit Tel: 329-298-1767
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“Fortunately,
alternatives to mass-produced guidebooks can still be found from
smaller presses and independent, self-published authors. Favorites from my
own
library include "Outdoors In Western Mexico" by John and Susy Pint.”
—
Carl
Franz, author of The People's Guide to Mexico
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This user-friendly book contains details of forty scenic places to camp,
hike
or picnic within a few hours of Guadalajara and Lake Chapala. Short
descriptions include trail landmarks and background information. A very hard
to
find book!
—Sombrero Books, Canada
 What
will you find in the 2011 edition of this book? First of all,
many of the chapters and maps have been updated. Secondly,
you’ll find six new locations replacing sites no longer
accessible. And for the very latest on each site, see our
Recent Updates page.
One of the new chapters takes you to
Laguna La Maria, a
delightful little lagoon nestled inside an extinct volcanic
crater just 21 kilometers north of the city of Colima. The
charming, shady lakeshore is an ideal place for swimming,
walking, picnicking or camping. For serious hikers, a steep
trail winding among coffee trees takes you up to the crater rim
via curious old tunnels and down through a pristine
semi-tropical jungle to a hidden lake only reachable on foot.
To top off your day at La Maria, you can stroll up a cobblestone
road for a dramatic, close-up view of Colima’s fuming Fire
Volcano. At night, if you’re lucky, you may even be able to see
streams of red-hot lava pouring down its sides and on the way
back to your cabin or tent at La Maria, you may even bump into
one of the poltergeists said to play tricks on visitors to this
unusual site.
Other new locations in the updated edition will include: classy
Los Cazos Cascade near
Mazamitla; impressive
Huaxtla Canyon,
“the single most beautiful drive in the Guadalajara area;” the
bubbling mud pots of Los Negritos at the eastern end of Lake
Chapala; the alluring swimming hole of Rancho Viejo (Juchitlán)
with its curious outdoor stalactites; and
Sierra de Quila Nature
Preserve, a magnificent forest 55 kilometers west of Lake
Chapala, with mountain peaks, giant rocks and eleven dramatic
waterfalls.
Along with these new sites comes a delightful new graphic design
plus dozens of new cartoons by naturalist Jesús Moreno. If your
copy of the old edition is as "extremely well thumbed" as Kevin
Kelly's (see below), now is the time to sign up for a new one!
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