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Mexico - Culture Smart!
The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Series: Culture Smart!
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Ideal for travellers, cultural explorers, and anyone planning to visit Mexico seeking practical advice and a deeper understanding of Mexican society and traditions.
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See moreHave a richer and more meaningful experience abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on history, values, attitudes, and traditions will help you to better understand your hosts, while tips on etiquette and communicating will help you to navigate unfamiliar situations and avoid faux pas.
Regular travel guides provide sightseeing info, accommodation listings and prices, all of which are freely available online and susceptible to Covid-related travel restrictions. Culture Smart! guides, however, focus on the people, their history, culture, traditions, and etiquette-information that is not readily available online from any single source, and make for an insightful and valuable read whether on the road or at home.
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The third-largest country in Latin America, Mexico is hugely diverse, having both rural backwaters where time seems to have stood still and manic urban centres like Mexico City, one of the most densely populated and exciting cities in the world. This complex and fascinating country is where European and American civilizations first clashed. The repercussions of the meeting in 1519 between the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and the Aztec Emperor Montezuma II, and the subsequent devastation wrought by the Spanish conquest, is still felt today.
Culture Smart! Mexico takes you to the heart of Mexican society and introduces you to the proud, spiritual, dynamic, fatalistic, and fun-loving people who call this country home. It describes how people socialise, the dynamics of daily life, the importance of family, and the annual cycle of feasts and fiestas. There's advice on how to negotiate a Mexican menu, as well as information on travelling safely and communicating, providing you with the tools to make the most of your time in Mexico.
Culture Smart! has come to the rescue of hapless travellers, - Sunday Times Travel
The perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries, - Global Travel
Full of fascinating, as well as common sense, tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas, - Observer
As useful as they are entertaining, - Easy Jet Magazine
Offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world, - New York Times
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Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?
Sunday Times Travel praises it for rescuing hapless travellers. Global Travel calls it the perfect introduction to Mexico's unique quirks and customs. The Observer highlights its fascinating and practical tips to avoid faux pas, while Easy Jet Magazine finds it both useful and entertaining.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781787023420
Publisher: Kuperard
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 24 August 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Kuperard
Edition: Revised edition
Illustration: 50 black & white photos
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 15.0mm
Width: 110.0mm
Height: 170.0mm
Weight: 205g
Pages: 200
About the Author
Russell Maddicks is a travel journalist who has spent the last twenty years exploring the countries of Latin America. Originally from the UK and fluent in Spanish, Russell has authored a number of acclaimed travel guides to a host of Latin American countries including Cuba, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.
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