Descriptions are lively and the info first-rate. Includes side trips to Lake Chapala and San Blas. But something doesn't click. As an example, he uses Hernan Cortes who burned his ships on the coast of Mexico to force his soldiers to forge ahead in the conquest of Mexico. The only problem in this book is the exclusion of articles or references that cast the maquiladoras in a positive light.
Good intentions are again behind a book.
Examples are plentiful and depressing. Hidden Amazon Ron Mader lives in Mexico City and travels frequently throughout the Americas. Adventures in Nature guidebook and the Exploring Ecotourism in the Americas resource guide.