The book expands on the chapter from Lonely Planet's Mexico guidebook. One of the most popular country guides, this book provides detailed information for readers who want to visit destinations beyond the tourism resorts. Finally a guidebook that makes visual identification and explanation its goal. Hundreds of color photographs illustrate the book. The author traces the origins of the island and explains how the island became populated.
Vivid photos complement the text.
The author dived the seas of his native Cuba as an ichhtyologist and the book displays both terrestrial and marine life. Vivid photos accompany the text. Vivid photos accompany the text. It covers 436 flowering plants and provides photos of more than half. It also introduces the botanical history of the islands and their varied ecological zones.