THE MAGNIFICENT PENINSULA
 By Jack Williams

6th Edition (May 1998)
248 Pages
Full 8 1/2" x 11" format
Soft Cover - $18.95
Over 38,000 copies in print.

"BAJA'S BEST GUIDEBOOK"
Since 1986 Baja's most comprehensive guidebook with 3,100 miles of road logs, 110 photos, 72 maps, 30 tables. Full chapters on RVs & Camping, Watersports, Hotels, Border Information, Geology, Vegetation, Wildlife, History and Baja's People. Hotel and RV park descriptions and locations.New expanded coverage of the Baja Cape Area, one of the world's premire resort areas. Table of Contents.

Jack Williams is a bestselling author on Baja California. His Baja Boater's Guide (see below) has become a classic in the marine field. This fully revised 6th edition of The Magnificent Peninsula reflects his firsthand investigative method.
Table of Contents

Author's Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction

PART I -- BACKGROUND AND PLANNING

Chapter 2 The Big Picture
Chapter 3 Transportation
Chapter 4 Recreation Vehicles and Camping
Chapter 5 Watersports
Chapter 6 Resort Areas and Hotels
Chapter 7 Border Information
Chapter 8 Living and Traveling in Baja

PART II -- HIGHER NEEDS

Chapter 9 Geology
Chapter 10 Vegetation
Chapter 11 Wildlife
Chapter 12 History
Chapter 13 Our Developing Country Neighbor

PART III -- THE GRAND TOUR

Introduction to Part III

Chapter 14 The Border Area and Highway 2
Chapter 15 Highway 5
Chapter 16 Highway 3
Chapter 17 Tijuana to Ensenada
Chapter 18 Ensenada to San Quintin
Chapter 19 San Quintin to the State Line
Chapter 20 State Line to Santa Rosalia
Chapter 21 Santa Rosalia to Loreto
Chapter 22 Loreto to La Paz
Chapter 23 La Paz to San Jose del Cabo
    via Highway 1
Chapter 24 The Cape Area
Chapter 25 Highway 19

APPENDIX Glossary
BAJA BOOKSHELF
Road Signs
Index

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