All the cities and towns I plan to visit were listed in this guide, and good information on lodging was given. The general Mexico guides seem to recommend only the most expensive places to stay, while the Gulf Coast guide also includes budget accommodations.

There was also good information on the archaeological sites to visit, where to stay and how to get there. Best of all, there was information in this book that I hadn’t been able to find on the internet, which is where I had been augmenting the meager information on Veracruz that was in my other Mexico travel guides.

In addition to the well researched and well presented written material, the book contains a nice section of color photographs, many of which were taken by the author.

This is the only guidebook I’ve ever seen that focuses on the Gulf Coast states of Mexico. Fortunately, it’s an excellent one. If the Gulf Coast of Mexico is of interest to you, you should definitely add this book to your collection.