Sombrero Books is delighted to announce that Tony Burton’s Lake Chapala Through The Ages, an anthology of travellers’ tales has been chosen as one of the 15 best books about Mexican history. The list – Recommended Mexico reading: 15 of the best – was compiled by Ellaine Halleck for the Guadalajara Reporter newspaper. The newspaper’s website offers […]
Give a book!. The Kindle editions of “Western Mexico: A Traveler’s Treasury” (4th edition, 2013) and “Lake Chapala Through the Ages, an anthology of travellers’ tales” (2012) are only a click away. The recipient will have the book within minutes!! For Kobo enthusiasts, “Western Mexico: A Traveler’s Treasury” (2013) “Lake Chapala Through the Ages, an […]
Mascota (Editorial Agata, Fotoglobo, 2003) Fotografias del pueblo de Mascota. Fascinante. Photographs of the town of Mascota in Jalisco, accompanied by short captions/text (in Spanish). Fascinating way to look at history! Softcover, 120 pages. Language: Spanish. Dimensions (in inches): 10.7 x 8.0 x 0.25; ISBN: 970-657-125-6 Sombrero Books is reader-supported. Purchases made via links on […]
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Several of our books, as well as our Lake Chapala Map Set, can now be purchased via amazon.ca [they have always been available via the US site amazon.com] We don’t make as much from each book as if you bought it direct, but, hey, on the other hand you have the chance of discounts and […]
Tony Burton (1953-) is an author and translator, born in the UK who lived full-time in Mexico for about 18 years and now resides on Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada. His books include Western Mexico: A Traveler’s Treasury (4rd edition, 2013, Sombrero Books); previous editions 1993, 1997, 2001; Geo-Mexico: the geography and dynamics of modern Mexico (co-authored […]
A Review by James Tipton: Lake Chapala through the Ages: an anthology of travellers’ tales Edited with Historical Notes by Tony Burton Sombrero Books, B.C., Canada. 215 pages $24.95 (Canadian) Tony Burton’s passion is Mexico, and particularly Western Mexico. Most readers of Mexico Connect find his many articles on Mexico to be both fascinating and […]
LAKE CHAPALA THROUGH THE AGES —An Anthology of Travelers’ Tales By Tony Burton. 200 pages. Reviewed by Thomas Hally (El Ojo del Lago, April 2009) Tony Burton, an award-winning travel writer and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, takes us with him on a spectacular journey on and around Lake Chapala. Sombrero Books is reader-supported. […]
“A giant walked around and the ground cracked” (a Tarahumar legend explaining how the canyons were formed). Mexico’s Copper Canyon is narrower, deeper and longer than the US Grand Canyon. The train ride from Los Mochis and El Fuerte to Divisadero, Creel and Chihuahua traverses the Western Sierra Madre with its imposing peaks and pine […]
This is the list of chapter titles for Lake Chapala Through The Ages, an Anthology of Travellers’ Tales: 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.
The Tarahumar of Mexico, Their Environment and Material Culture contains a wealth of valuable information about one of Mexico’s most distinctive indigenous groups. 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. Published by Editorial Agata, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, 1996. […]
This review, by poet James Tipton, first appeared in MexConnect online mazazine. Tony Burton’s passion is Mexico, and particularly Western Mexico. Most readers of MexConnect find his many articles on Mexico to be both fascinating and useful, articles with titles like “Guayabitos – the Family Vacation Spot,” or the four-part series, “Can Mexico’s Largest Lake […]
This book by Raymond Craib (Duke University Press, 2004) is one-of-a-kind. Craib combines archival analysis of mainly 19th century documents with perceptive comments on the relationships between history and geography in Mexico from the mid-19th century until about 1930. Craib emphasizes the significance of map-making in post-Independent Mexico as a means towards furthering nationalism and […]
The new book Geo-Mexico, the geography and dynamics of modern Mexico has been launched at various events in the village of Ajijic, the home of lead author Dr.Richard Rhoda. With co-author Tony Burton in attendance, Rhoda gave the first lecture in his 10-lecture series exploring the geography of Mexico in the Lake Chapala Society on […]
Geo-Mexico: the geography and dynamics of modern Mexico is a landmark new book by Dr. Richard Rhoda and Tony Burton. Advance copies have received great reviews. (See our sister site geo-mexico.com for full details). The first edition is now printed in Mexico and being bound, and will be available, right on schedule (thank you Ediciones […]
Tony Burton’s Tony Burton’s Western Mexico: A Traveller’s Treasury Reviewed by Allan Cogan in MexConnect, 2003, I’m not sure why I haven’t reviewed this book sooner. It’s been around since 1993 and it was one of the first books my wife and I read when we arrived here in Ajijic eight years ago. And – […]
“The area of Mexico covered by Mr. Burton’s book is filled with historical, cultural and geographical/geological riches. The problem for me as a resident of this area has been where to find them, and where to learn about them, once you have heard about them. This book has been a god-send as it has allowed […]
These revisions and additions (April 2023) apply primarily to books purchased in Mexico. Books purchased more recently via Amazon are the latest printing at the time of purchase (check for any later revisions), and Kindle editions should automatically update whenever minor revisions are made. page 19, paragraph 4, lines 5-6: “Then he bought more land […]