John Hecht
John headed down Mexico way about two decades ago. He spent the early years studying Spanish in Guadalajara and practicing his new language skills in the neighborhood cantinas. Several years later he bid farewell to the mariachi capital to take a reporting job in Mexico City. As a Los Angeles native, the smog and traffic in the sprawling city made him feel right at home. Currently he is a freelance travel and entertainment writer.
For Lonely Planet, he has authored "Puerto Vallarta & Mexico," "Cancun, Cozumel & the Yucatan," "Central America on a Shoestring," "Best in Travel" and several editions of the "Mexico" guidebook. He has also done video work for LP TV.