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Subject: New Quimera Titles
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 12:01:29 -0500
From: Quimera Geoinformation <[log in to unmask]>


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Dear MAPS-Lers -

Quimera Editores, Mexico's leading Travel Map and Guide Publisher, is
pleased to announce the publication of the following new and updated
titles:

* Volkswagen on the Roads of Mexico - Travel Atlas
(Volkswagen en las Carreteras de México - Atlas de Viaje);
1st edition, 2004
scales 1: 1,750,000, 1: 750,000, 1: 50,000/1: 25,000; trilingual
(Spanish/German/English);
size: 8.25" x 10.6" (21 x 27 cm - nearly US Letter size), 84 pages - 55
of them maps
ISBN 968-7811-41-2

Contents: The Travel Atlas shows freeways, toll roads, principal and
secondary highways, rural roads and tracks, road distances, scenic
routes; railways, ferries, the majority of Mexico's archaeological,
natural, and colonial sites (most of them with name), caves, national
parks, other sites of interest; gas stations, Volkswagen dealers and
towns of touristic interest on 28 pages; detailed map of the Mexico
City surroundings in scale 1 : 750,000, and city plans of the 25 most
important cities. Both the 28-page atlas and the surroundings map come
with colored altitude tinting and hill shading.
The Travel Atlas also contains tourist information and double-sided
maps of major archaeological, colonial, and natural sites with
explanations of the most important, the history of 50 years Volkswagen
in Mexico, Mexico's road infrastructure in 1954, a distance table and
map and a list of Volkswagen dealerships in Mexico.

Retail price: US$ 10.95 (!!)


* Tourist Guide - México - Lugares y Caminos;
5th edition, 2004
size: 5.3" x 9" (13.5 x 23 cm); 232 pages; in Spanish
ISBN 968-7811-33-1 (please note the new ISBN!)

Contents: Quimera's already "traditional" guide of Mexico (this is the
5th edition in 7 years!) is divided into 6 different "Rutas" : Ruta de
las Misiones, Ruta del Norte, Ruta Minera, Ruta del Pacífico, Ruta de
Cortés, and Ruta Maya. All are described extensively with historic
references, traditions, and festivities of every state.
Contains also a map of Mexico in 20 pages showing freeways, toll roads,
principal and secondary highways; railroads, archaeological,
        natural and colonial sites, national parks, and other sites of
interest.
Plans of important towns and sights on the "Rutas". Extensive list of
hotels and restaurants.

Retail price: US$ 10.95


In the U.S. and Canada these maps and our other titles are available
through our authorized distributors Treaty Oak (Austin, TX -
www.treatyoak.com) and Map Link (Santa Barbara, CA - www.maplink.com).

For more detailed information, cover and map samples, news, etc. please
visit our website at http://www.quimeramx.com, now in its new clearer
design.

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 México, D.F. - MEXICO
Tel. +52 (55) 5518-1285 and 5512-6169, ext. 105
Fax +52 (55) 5521-4251
http://www.quimeramx.com
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