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by querulous » May 27th, 2022, 8:53 pm
Mexico's a pretty big country. Would you buy a book on one-night backpacks in the entire USA? I wouldn't.
Unless you are planning to steal content from elsewhere, and assuming you aspire to have some first-hand knowledge of what you're writing about, a regional guide makes more sense. Hard-gleaned local knowledge is pretty important in Mexico. Most of what you need to know is not on line and is not written down. Which, on the one hand, makes guidebook composition much more arduous, but on the other hand makes it much more useful once written.
There are also quite scenic, interesting regions in Mexico, such as the Sierra Madre Occidental, or the "sky islands" ranges of northern Sonora, where I, despite language competency, some local knowledge, and a desire to visit, would not venture. I do not want to be kidnapped, held for ransom, or murdered. These are real risks in many parts of Mexico. You want to write a guidebook, find a relatively safe area, research it first-hand, and don't expect to get rich. The Yucatan and central Baja California come to mind. There might be some scope for recreational walking the far S, too (Oaxaca, say) but I don't really know enough to say.
I know a guy who wrote a guide to routes in the cape region of southern Baja California. That was a useful and interesting book. It was, however, a pure labor of love and not lucrative.
