Because many place names in Mexico originated in the Nahuatl (Aztec) language and not Spanish, or the Spaniards altered them to be able to pronounce them in Spanish, they're difficult to pronounce. The following list will help you pronounce place names included in this book:
Acapulco
Ah-kah-pool-koh
Ajijic
Ah-hee-heek
Atontonilco
Ah-tahn-tahn-eel-koh
Bahuichivo
Bah-wee-chee-voh
Barranca del Cobre
Bahr-rohn-kah dehl Ko-bray
Barranca del Urique
Bahr-rohn-kah Yoo-ree-kay
Batopilas
Bah-to-pee-las
Cabo San Lucas
Kah-bo Sahn Loo-kas
Cancún
Can-koon
Cerocahui
Sehr-roh-kah-hui
Chapala
Cha-pah-lah
Chapultepec
Chah-pool-teh-pek
Chichùn Itzá
Chee-chen Eet-zah
Chihuahua
Chee-wah-wah
Cholula
Cho-lool-lah
Coatepec
koh-wah-te-pec
Colima
Coh-lee-mah
Coyoacán
Koi-yo-wah-kahn
Cozumel
Kah-zoo-mehl
Creel
Kreel
Cuauhtùmoc
Khwa-tay-mok
Cuernavaca
Kwer-nah-vah-kah
Divisadero
Dee-vees-sah-dehro
Dolores Hidalgo
Dohl-lohr-res Hee-dahl-goh
Dzibilchaltun
Dzee-beel-chah-toon
Guadalajara
Gwad-dah-lah-hah-rah
Guanajuato
Gwah-nah-hwah-toe
Guerrero
Gay-ray-ro
Isla Mujeres
Eesla Moo-her-rayss
Ixtapa
Ees-tah-pa
Izamal
Ees-sah-mahl
Jalapa
Hah-lah-pah
Jalisco
Hah-lees-koh
La Paz
Lah Pahz
La Antigua
Lah Ahn-tee-gwua
Los Cabos
Lohs Kah-bos
Manzanillo
Mahn-san-knee-yoh
Manzanillo
Mahn-zawn-ee-yo
Mazatlan
Mah-saht-lahn
Mùrida
May-ree-dah
Mexico
May-hee-co
Michoacán
Meeh-choh-ah-kahn
Mitla
Meet-lah
Monte Albán
Mon-tay Al-bahn
Monterrey
Moan-ter-ray
Morelia
Moh-reh-lyah
Morelos
Moh-rehl-los
Mulegù
Moo-leh-hay
Oaxaca
Wah-hah-kah
Patzcuaro
Pahtz-kwar-ro
Playa del Carmen
Pleye-yah dehl Kar-men
Puebla
Pweh-blah
Puerto Vallarta
Pwer-tow Vah-yar-tah
Querùtaro
Kay-ray-tah-ro
Quintana Roo
Keen-tanah rooh
San Josù del Cabo
Sahn Ho-say dehl Ka-boh
San Àngel
Sahn Ahn-hell
San Miguel de Allende
Sahn Mee-gehl day Ah-yen-day
Sinaloa
Seen-ah-loh-ah
Taxco
Tahs-koh
Tenochtitlán
Ten-otch-tit-lan
Teotihuacán
Teh-oh-tih-wah-kahn
Tequisquiapan
Teh-kees-keyah-pahn
Tlaquepaque
Tlah-kay-pah-kay
Tula
Too-lah
Uxmal
Ooch-mal
Veracruz
Veh-rah-kruz
Xel-ha
Shell-hah
Xochimilco
Zoch-ee-meel-koh
Yucatán
Yoo-kah-tahn
Zacatecas
Zahc-kah-tek-kas
Zempoala
Zem-pwoah-lah
Zihuatanejo
Zee-whah-tan-eh-hoe
