Christopher P. Baker was born and raised in Yorkshire, England. He received a B.A. in geography from University College, London, and master’s degrees in Latin American studies from Liverpool University and in education from the Institute of Education, London University. He began his writing career in 1978 as Contributing Editor on Latin America for Land & Liberty, a London-based political journal. In 1980 he received a Scripps-Howard Foundation Scholarship in Journalism to attend the University of California, Berkeley.

Since 1983, Christopher has made his living as a professional travel writer, photographer, lecturer, and tour guide and is acclaimed for his specialist knowledge on Cuba and Costa Rica, about which he has written five books. He has contributed to more than 150 publications worldwide including Caribbean Travel & Life, National Geographic Traveler, The Robb Report, theLos Angeles Times,and Elle. He has been profiled in USA Today, appears frequently on radio and television talk shows and as a guest-lecturer aboard cruise ships, and has been privileged to address such organizations as the National Press Club, the World Affairs Council, and the National Geographic Society. Christopher is the author of many books, including Moon Cuba and Mi Moto Fidel: Motorcycling Through Castro's Cuba, winner of both the 2002 Lowell Thomas Award for Best Travel Book and the North American Travel Journalist Association's Grand Prize. His other awards include the prestigious Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award, and the 1995 Benjamin Franklin Best Travel Guide Award (for Moon Costa Rica). In 2005, the Caribbean Tourism Organization named him Travel Journalist of the Year. You can learn more about his work on his website, www.travelguidebooks.com.