Tapalpa – Pueblo mágico (Editorial Agata, Fotoglobo, 2001)

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Jan 042014
 
Tapalpa - Pueblo mágico (Editorial Agata, Fotoglobo, 2001)

Tapalpa – Pueblo mágico (“Tapalpa – Magic Town”), was published by Editorial Agata/Fotoglobo in 2001. This photo book with captions in Spanish has beautiful full-color photos of this magical mountain town. (Fotografias del pueblo mágico de Tapalpa con textos cortos). Sombrero Books is reader-supported. Purchases made via links on our site may, at no cost […]

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The Line – La Linea, by Beldon Butterfield (Ediciones de la Noche, 2007)

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Jan 042014
 
The Line - La Linea, by Beldon Butterfield (Ediciones de la Noche, 2007)

The Line – La Linea, by Beldon Butterfield (Ediciones de la Noche, 2007). Softcover, 444 pages. Dimensions (in inches): 8.25 x 5.5 x 1.0. ISBN: 978-1-60461-176-2 Price: US$20.00 (plus shipping, contact us for details) Sombrero Books is reader-supported. Purchases made via links on our site may, at no cost to you, earn us an affiliate […]

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Tlajomulco (Editorial Agata, Fotoglobo, 2004)

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Jan 042014
 
Tlajomulco  (Editorial Agata, Fotoglobo, 2004)

Tlajomulco (Editorial Agata, Fotoglobo, 2004). Language: Spanish. Softcover, 96 pages. Dimensions (in inches): 8.7 x 8.7 x 0.2 ISBN: 970-657-144-2 Price: US$20.00 (plus shipping, contact us for details) Sombrero Books is reader-supported. Purchases made via links on our site may, at no cost to you, earn us an affiliate commission. Learn more. A full-color book […]

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Laguna de Sayula; humedad del sur de Jalisco, México (Unión Editorialista. 2005)

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Jan 042014
 
Laguna de Sayula; humedad del sur de Jalisco, México (Unión Editorialista. 2005)

Laguna de Sayula; humedad del sur de Jalisco, México (Laguna de Sayula; wetland in southern Jalisco, Mexico”) Unión Editorialista. 2005 Language: Spanish. Softcover, 174 pages. Dimensions (in inches): 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.6. ISBN: 970-657-158-2 Price: US$40.00 (plus shipping, contact us for details) Sombrero Books is reader-supported. Purchases made via links on our site may, […]

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Exploring Yucatan: A Traveler’s Anthology, selected and edited by Richard D. Perry

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Jan 042014
 
Exploring Yucatan: A Traveler's Anthology, selected and edited by Richard D. Perry

Exploring Yucatan: A Traveler’s Anthology, selected and edited by Richard D. Perry (Espadaña Press, 2001). Softcover, 318 pages. Dimensions (in inches): 9 x 6 x 0.9. ISBN: 0-9620811-4-0 Price: US$20.00 (plus shipping, contact us for details) Sombrero Books is reader-supported. Purchases made via links on our site may, at no cost to you, earn us […]

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Past Times in Chapala, by J. Jesús González G. (1994)

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Jan 042014
 
Past Times in Chapala, by J. Jesús González G. (1994)

Past Times in Chapala by J. Jesús González G. (1994) This 56 page book is an evocative, bilingual (Spanish-English) description of the delights of the popular resort community of Chapala, on the shores of Mexico’s largest natural lake, written by a prominent politician. The book includes 75 sepia-tone photos dating from the early decades of […]

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Some Common and Interesting Plants of San Miguel de Allende (1999)

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Jan 042014
 
Some Common and Interesting Plants of San Miguel de Allende (1999)

Some Common and Interesting Plants of San Miguel de Allende, by John and Anne Packer, is a bilingual flora guide, with Spanish translations by Manuel Lopez, published by Plant Press Publications, 1999. Softcover, 120 pages; 52 colour photos. Dimensions (in inches): 9.0 x 6.0 x 0.3 ISBN: 0-9684769-0-2 Price: US$15.00 (plus shipping, contact us for […]

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A Drink Named Tequila, by José María Muria and Ricardo Sánchez (Ed. Agata, 1996)

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Jan 042014
 
A Drink Named Tequila, by José María Muria and Ricardo Sánchez (Ed. Agata, 1996)

A Drink Named Tequila by José María Muria and Ricardo Sánchez (Ed.Agata, 1996). Softcover, 81 pages. Dimensions (in inches): 8.6 x 8.6 x 0.3. ISBN 968-7310-79-0  Price: US$15.00 (plus shipping, contact us for details) All genuine tequila comes (by law) from within a limited region of Western Mexico, centered on the small town of Tequila, […]

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Sierra Primavera (Editorial Agata, Fotoglobo, 2004)

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Jan 042014
 
Sierra Primavera  (Editorial Agata, Fotoglobo, 2004)

Sierra Primavera. (Editorial Agata, Fotoglobo, 2004) The Sierra Primavera (Primavera Forest) is an extensive forested wilderness area, with hot springs and amaxing scenery, very close to the city of Guadalajara, in Mexico. This book has dozens of color photos of the scenery, geology, fauna and flora of this distinctive area, complemented by short essays on […]

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Guadalajara, Ayer y Hoy, by S. Gastaldi; Ruizesparza and Oskar Gastaldi (1998)

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Jan 042014
 
Guadalajara, Ayer y Hoy, by S. Gastaldi; Ruizesparza and Oskar Gastaldi (1998)

Guadalajara, Ayer y Hoy by S. Gastaldi; Ruizesparza, Oskar Gastaldi (Author) Sombrero Books is reader-supported. Purchases made via links on our site may, at no cost to you, earn us an affiliate commission. Learn more. This soft cover book was published in 1998 by Editorial Agata / Museo del Periodismo y Las Artes Graficas, Guadalajara. […]

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Tonalá: Raíces que perduran (Living Roots), bilingual edition (Editorial Agata 1994)

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Jan 042014
 
Tonalá: Raíces que perduran (Living Roots), bilingual edition (Editorial Agata 1994)

Tonalá: Raíces que perduran (Living Roots), bilingual edition (Editorial Agata 1994) 32 pages, Text by Gutierre Aceves Piña; translation by Tony Burton. Sombrero Books is reader-supported. Purchases made via links on our site may, at no cost to you, earn us an affiliate commission. Learn more. Brief text introduces the various types of ceramic art […]

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Viva Mexico! by Charles Macomb Flandrau (Eland reprint 1982)

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Jan 042014
 
Viva Mexico! by Charles Macomb Flandrau (Eland reprint 1982)

Viva Mexico! by Charles Macomb Flandrau (Eland reprint 1982) This is a reprint of Charles Macomb Flandrau’s classic book, Viva Mexico! A traveller’s account of life in Mexico, first published in 1908 with a new preface by Nicholas Shakespeare. Sombrero Books is reader-supported. Purchases made via links on our site may, at no cost to […]

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La Ruta de Occidente: Las Ciudades de Toluca y Morelia, by Pablo C. de. Gante (1939)

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Jan 042014
 
La Ruta de Occidente: Las Ciudades de Toluca y Morelia, by Pablo C. de. Gante (1939)

La Ruta de Occidente: Las Ciudades de Toluca y Morelia, a soft cover book by Pablo C. de. Gante (Mexico, D.F.: DAPP, 1939) Paperback: 95 pages Publisher: Mexico, D.F.: DAPP (1939) Language: Spanish Very hard-to-find early guidebook to Mexico’s Highway 15, one of the country’s most scenic highways. This book has detailed descriptions, accompanied by […]

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Jan 042014
 
Outdoors in Western Mexico, by John and Susy Pint (2011)

Outdoors in Western Mexico, by John and Susy Pint (2nd edition 2011). 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. This user-friendly book contains details of forty scenic places to camp, hike or picnic within a few hours […]

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Juan Rulfo and The South of Jalisco, by Wolfgang Vogt (1995)

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Jan 042014
 
Juan Rulfo and The South of Jalisco, by Wolfgang Vogt (1995)

Juan Rulfo and The South of Jalisco by Wolfgang Vogt (Editorial Agata, 1995). Extended essay by Dr. Volfgang Vogt, translated by Tony Burton. This book is a detailed look at the work of one of Mexico’s foremost novelists, and its place in the school of regional literature. Includes 32 black & white photos (by Juan […]

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San Gabriel, Editorial Agata / Fotoglobo, 2004

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Jan 042014
 
San Gabriel,  Editorial Agata / Fotoglobo, 2004

San Gabriel  (Editorial Agata/Fotoglobo, 2004). San Gabriel (formerly Venustiano Carranza – this is the name still used on many maps) is a municipality close to Sayula and Cd. Guzmán in Jalisco, Mexico. Sombrero Books is reader-supported. Purchases made via links on our site may, at no cost to you, earn us an affiliate commission. Learn […]

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A House Far South in Mexico by Elaine Dandh (Perception Press 2000)

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Jan 042014
 
A House Far South in Mexico by Elaine Dandh (Perception Press 2000)

A House Far South in Mexico by Elaine Dandh. (Perception Press 2000). Loosely modeled on the best-selling Year in Provence, this is a blow-by-blow account, from the perspective of the woman of the house, of one couple’s adjustment to moving to Mexico to live. Sombrero Books is reader-supported. Purchases made via links on our site […]

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Village In The Sun by Dane Chandos (reprint by Tlayacapan Press, 1998)

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Jan 042014
 
Village In The Sun by Dane Chandos (reprint by Tlayacapan Press, 1998)

Village In The Sun by Dane Chandos (reprint by Tlayacapan Press, 1998) In the early 1940s, an Englishman Dane Chandos (the pen name for a two-man writing team) decided to settle in a small village on Lake Chapala. This is a most welcome reprint of the much sought-after, highly entertaining account of his adventures during […]

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House In The Sun by Dane Chandos (reprint by Tlayacapan Press, 1999)

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Jan 042014
 
House In The Sun by Dane Chandos (reprint by Tlayacapan Press, 1999)

House In The Sun by Dane Chandos (reprint by Tlayacapan Press, 1999) This is the classic account of how an expatriate Englishman Dane Chandos (the pen name for a two-man writing team) ran an hotel in a Lake Chapala village fifty years ago – “a magical place where anything can happen–and frequently does!”. Softcover, 246 […]

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