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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 918.504644
EAN: 9781843536208
ISBN: 184353620X
Label: Rough Guides
Manufacturer: Rough Guides
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 608
Publication Date: 2006-09-18
Publisher: Rough Guides
Studio: Rough Guides |
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Summary: I thought it was really good!
Comment: I'm surprised by the negative reviews of this book.
While staying in a great hostel (that did happen to be recommended in this book)two of my roommates traveling together begged me to let them keep my Rough Guide To Peru 6. They were carrying Lonely Planet.
Also, while traveling with friends whom I had met carrying different Peru guides (LP included) I always was curious to read how various guides wrote-up a Peru site that I had visited already. With limited exceptions, I felt the Rough Guide to be superior. (I never ran across anyone with a Moon guide and I used them in Costa Rica and was very impressed).
To address some of the negative reviews - I do agree that some things are out-of-date. For example in Arequipa a highly recommended vegetarian restaurant had closed down months earlier. But this happens, no guide book can be perfect; there's always a time lag.
And about hostels - I heard anecdotes from LP toting travelers that they kept running into the same travelers city after city because they simply go to the hostels LP recommends. That's fine, but I'd start to feel like I'm on a package tour. Only as a last resort do I rely on guide book recommendations for accommodation. The internet, as we all know, is by far a better resource for this.
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Summary: Rough Guide delivers again
Comment: Another reason they are the best -- clear, easy to read, helpful hints. Best guide books there are
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Summary: Ditched me!
Comment: If you are looking for a travel book, that gives you good descriptions of a tourist site, perhaps this Rough Guides would be a good choice. I didn't read too many of those since I would get a guide usually at a tourist site, but then I sure could see that the descriptions are long and detailed.
But if you are backpacker who is looking for a travel guide that has the correct address/location of a hotel where you plan to spend the night when you reach Arequipa at 8pm, this is certainly not the reliable guide! Well not to mention that in Lima my first two choices of hostals did not have correct location in the map in the book. And then in Trujillo the hotel I chose to go to was shut down...and where really was that creolle restaurant that the book recommended and I wanted to hit that night. And the story goes on - Well sometimes they wouldn't have correct address, and more often than that they would not have the correct location on the map..
You know being off by a couple of blocks matters sometimes ( you just reach a new city, its night, you are alone and tired and want to hit a hostal and sleep).
SO yes since the book was unreliable when I needed it the most, its good points like great long descriptions of sites got overshadowed.
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Summary: Really Bad Book
Comment: Nothing in this book is up to date. The prices are all incorrect and the descriptions of some places and things are just plain wrong. This book almost ruined my trip to Peru. Stay Away From It!!! I bought it in the first place because I loved the rough guide to Tanzania, and trusted that the guide to Peru would be just as good. I just don't know why Rough Guides allowed this tragedy to be published.
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Summary: Very good reference
Comment: I'm Peruvian, and this guide contains everything i need for someone who wants to visit our amazing country !!
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The Rough Guide to Peru tells you all there is to know about one of the most thrilling countries in South America. The 36-page, full-colour section introduces all of Peru''s highlights, from the soaring Inca citadel of Machu Picchu to the high altitude Central Railway. The guide includes extensive listings of all the best places to stay, eat and drink, plus the lowdown on some of the liveliest nightlife in the Americas. There is plenty of practical advice on a range of activities, including rafting and trekking in the Amazon jungle. The guide takes a detailed look at Peru''s culture, history and indigenous communities and comes complete with maps and plans for every region.
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