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Mexico road atlas?
« on: June 17, 2010, 12:31:01 PM »

anyone know where to get a quality Mexico road atlas?  I'd like similar quality to the ubiquitous Rand McNally for the US - not the US RMN Mexico page, but separate pages for each individual Mexican state, and zoomed-in segments for the cities.

also, an even more detailed atlas (compared to, say, a Benchmark US state Roads and Recreation atlas) of Baja California Norte and Sur, Sonora, and Chihuahua.  These, likely, would be on a per-state basis. 

anyone know who makes these?  I know the data exists, as Google Maps has decent Mexico coverage; I'd just like it in portable form for the road.
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Re: Mexico road atlas?
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2011, 08:15:02 PM »

Guía Roji, bar none.  It has a few mistakes in it, but is overall very comprehensive and accurate.
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Re: Mexico road atlas?
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2012, 09:13:38 AM »

Specifically, the Guía Roji atlas entitled 'Por las Carreteras de México' is what I use.  They also offer pamphlet-style state maps and city maps, if memory serves.  Check around on Amazon.
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Re: Mexico road atlas?
« Reply #5 on: May 24, 2012, 09:38:01 AM »

I went to Mexico last September and bought a Guia Roji atlas at a gas station for like $20. The cartography sucks, but its always the only one I can ever find. There are some fold maps for Mexican states that are really good made by a place called Ediciones Independencia, if they made an atlas (I dont know) it would be better than Guia Roji.
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Re: Mexico road atlas?
« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2012, 09:38:35 AM »

oh, you posted this like two years ago, haha
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Re: Mexico road atlas?
« Reply #7 on: May 24, 2012, 01:23:40 PM »

The best Mexican road atlas is Google satellite imagery.  :biggrin:
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Re: Mexico road atlas?
« Reply #8 on: May 24, 2012, 01:30:58 PM »

Do they make the US look like a barren wasteland?
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Re: Mexico road atlas?
« Reply #9 on: May 24, 2012, 03:47:16 PM »

I went to Mexico last September and bought a Guia Roji atlas at a gas station for like $20. The cartography sucks, but its always the only one I can ever find. There are some fold maps for Mexican states that are really good made by a place called Ediciones Independencia, if they made an atlas (I dont know) it would be better than Guia Roji.

thanks!

still have not yet bought an atlas.  looks like the Guia Roji is the way to go if I don't want to track down each individual state.
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Re: Mexico road atlas?
« Reply #10 on: June 13, 2012, 01:43:34 AM »

Do they make the US look like a barren wasteland?


No different the the us making Canada like a bunch of barbarians.  For years we have to deail with inaccuarite coverage and mispelled or misplaced city and provincial names.  For a great resource on Mexico and Canada, as well as the US, might I suggest Map Art Maps.  http://www.directroute.ca as they do a great job in covering North America with colourful, easy to read maps.
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Re: Mexico road atlas?
« Reply #11 on: June 14, 2012, 07:07:50 AM »

Do they make the US look like a barren wasteland?


No different the the us making Canada like a bunch of barbarians.  For years we have to deail with inaccuarite coverage and mispelled or misplaced city and provincial names.  For a great resource on Mexico and Canada, as well as the US, might I suggest Map Art Maps.  http://www.directroute.ca as they do a great job in covering North America with colourful, easy to read maps.

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Re: Mexico road atlas?
« Reply #12 on: June 14, 2012, 10:52:12 AM »

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good!  throw the commie down the memory hole!  kill a Mexican today!  your terror level is Eastasia!
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Re: Mexico road atlas?
« Reply #13 on: June 14, 2012, 12:28:04 PM »

The MapArt atlas I have is no better at covering México than is Rand McNally anyway...  One page for the entire nation.
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Re: Mexico road atlas?
« Reply #14 on: June 14, 2012, 02:48:08 PM »

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good!  throw the commie down the memory hole!  kill a Mexican today!  your terror level is Eastasia!

I stand corrected, I do appologize.  Try this one: www.mapartmaps.com
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