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Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 13:34:35 -0400
From: Roland Hardt <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: New Quimera Titles
Sender: Roland Hardt <[log in to unmask]>
Dear MAPS-L members -
Here's a list of new titles and updates that have been published in the
second half of 2001:
* Mexico Traveller Reference Map
(Mexico - Una Referencia para el Viajero);
5th, complete new edition, 2001
scale 1: 3,300,000; bilingual (Spanish/English);
size: folded: 10.5 x 24 cm, unfolded: 70 x 95 cm;
Contents: This reference map shows freeways, toll roads, principal and
secondary highways, rural roads and tracks; railways, ferries, the majority
of Mexico's archaeological, natural, and colonial sites (most of them with
name), caves, national parks and other sites of interest.
An inset map shows the most populated area in the triangle Guadalajara -
Aguascalientes - Puebla in scale 1 : 1,750,000, showing also road
distances,
scenic routes, gas stations, and towns of touristic interest.
The map comes with a booklet with tourist information about every state, a
distances map and table, and an extensive place and sight index.
Retail price: US$ 8.95
* Mexico City Tourist Map (Ciudad de Mexico - Mapa Turistico);
3rd edition, 2001
scale 1 : 10,000; bilingual (Spanish/English);
size: folded: 10.5 x 24 cm, unfolded: 70 x 95 cm
Contents: Detailed tourist map of the areas Center - Chapultepec, Coyoacan,
and San Angel; shows all sights of interest in the area, museums, hotels,
theaters, embassies, parking lots, gas stations, one-way streets, and metro
lines. 47-page booklet with tourist information and photos, including
listings of museums, hotels, restaurants, theaters, movie theaters,
embassies (all with address and phone number); metro plan and street index.
Retail price: US$ 8.95
* Tourist Guide - Mexico, Lugares y Caminos;
4th edition, 2001
size: 13.5 x 23 cm; 232 pages; in Spanish
Contents: Illustrated tourist guide, divided into 6 different "Rutas": Ruta
de las Misiones (Mission Route), Ruta del Norte (Northern Route), Ruta
Minera (Mines Route), Ruta del Pacifico (Pacific Route), Ruta de Cortes
(Route of Cortes), and Ruta Maya (Maya Route). All are desribed extensively
with historic references, traditions, and festivities of every state.
Contains also a 20-pages map of Mexico in scale 1 : 3,300,000 showing
freeways, toll roads, principal and secondary highways, rural roads and
tracks; railways, ferries, the majority of Mexico's archaeological,
natural,
and colonial sites (most of them with name), caves, national parks and
other
sites of interest; and plans of important towns and sights on the "Rutas":
Chichen-Itza, Ensenada, Guadalajara, Guanajuato, Leon, Matamoros, Merida,
Mexicali, Mexico City, Mexico City Historic Center, Monterrey, Nuevo
Laredo,
Oaxaca, Palenque, Puebla, Queretaro, Reynosa, Tijuana, Toluca; extensive
list of hotels and restaurants.
Retail price: US$ 10.95
* Tourist Guide - Ver y Hacer en la Ciudad de Mexico;
2nd edtion, 2002
size: 13.5 x 23 cm; 154 pages; in Spanish
Contents: Illustrated city tourist guide, describing extensively all the
interesting places to visit in Mexico City and surroundings. Detailed maps
in scale 1 : 10,000 of Center - Chapultepec, Coyoacan, San Angel, and
Xochimilco with street index; map of the archaeological site of Teotihuacan
and the surroundings of Mexico City; list of museums, hotels, restaurants,
theaters, movie theaters, embassies (all with address and phone number);
metro plan.
Retail price: US$ 10.95
For samples and more information please visit our website at
<http://www.geocities.com/quimeramaps>.
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New titles that will be published in November 2001:
* Maya World (Mundo Maya);
1st edition, 2002
scale 1: 1,100,000; bilingual (Spanish/English);
size: folded: 10.5 x 24 cm, unfolded: 70 x 95 cm
Contents: The map covers the whole Maya World area, including the Mexican
states of Tabasco, Chiapas, Campeche, Yucatan, and Quintana Roo, and the
countries of Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador and parts of Honduras. It shows
freeways, toll roads, principal and secondary highways, rural roads and
tracks, road distances; railways, ferries, almost all of the area's
archaeological, natural, and colonial sites (most of them with name),
caves,
spas, recommended beaches, museums, beautiful haciendas, national parks,
other sites of interest; gas stations and towns of touristic interest.
The map also comes with a 48-page booklet with an introduction to the
history of the area, extensive illustrated information about many of the
archaeological sites, and an extensive place and sight index.
Retail price: US$ 8.95
* Guadalajara Tourist Map (Guadalajara - Mapa Turistico);
1st edition, 2002
scale 1 : 10,000; bilingual (Spanish/English);
size: folded: 10.5 x 24 cm, unfolded: 70 x 95 cm
Contents: Detailed tourist map of the areas Center and Tlaquepaque; shows
all sights of interest in the area, museums, hotels, theaters, embassies,
and tram lines.
Comes with a booklet with tourist information and photos, including
information
on sights in the surroundings and a street index.
Retail price: US$ 7.95
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All maps are availbale through our authorized North America distributors
Treaty Oak (Austin, TX - www.treatyoak.com) and Map Link (Santa Barbara, CA
- www.maplink.com), or directly through us (contacts below). In case you
have been supplied by ITMB Publishing (Vancouver, B.C., Canada) until now,
please note that this company is NOT an authorized distributor and will not
be supplied with any maps from us anymore.
With kind regards from Mexico,
Roland
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Roland W. Hardt
International Sales
Quimera Editores, S.A. de C.V.
Balderas 33-314 - Col. Centro
06050 Mexico, D.F. - MEXICO
Tel. (+52) 5518-1285 and 5512-6169, ext. 105
Fax (+52) 5521-4251
http://www.geocities.com/quimeramaps
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