Chris Humphrey first went to Mexico in 1991 with a friend and a dilapidated Volvo, to meander the back roads for a month and a half. It was a dramatic trip, replete with spectacular scenery, fascinating people, and repeated mechanical failures. Thus was Chris introduced to the joys of Mexican roadside mechanics. Radiator sprung a leak? Try cracking an egg in it, or better yet a handful of oatmeal . . .

Chris continued to explore northern Mexico in his trusty, if recalcitrant, Swedish-made burro. On one such trip, he ran across fellow Moon author Joe Cummings who gave him his start in travel writing. By 1994, Chris had moved to Mexico City to pursue journalism. On his second day of work for the English-language daily, The News, the peso crisis hit. Welcome to Mexico! Too bad you're getting paid in pesos.

Despite this inauspicious start, the intensity and excitement of living in one of the world's most chaotic cities was addictive. For the next five years, Chris worked in Mexico City writing on Mexican business and politics. He co-authored the first edition of Moon Handbooks Mexico City in 2000. He is also the author of Moon Honduras.

Currently, Chris works on development issues in Latin America from his base in Washington D.C. Wherever he lands next, good salsa music and somewhere to go rock climbing are absolute necessities.