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Lonely Planet Chile & Easter Island (Lonely Planet Travel Guides)

Lonely Planet Chile & Easter Island (Lonely Planet Travel Guides)

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Authors: Carolyn Hubbard, Brigitte Barta, Jeff Davis
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Category: Book

List Price: $21.99
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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 13 reviews
Sales Rank: 167643

Media: Paperback
Edition: 6th
Pages: 464
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5 x 0.8

ISBN: 174059116X
Dewey Decimal Number: 918
EAN: 9781740591164
ASIN: 174059116X

Publication Date: May 2003
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Condition: Withdrawn Library copy with customary stamps or stickers; No marks within the text.Ships within hours from Charleston, SC. Established seller with nearly 10 years of online history.

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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com Review
From Antarctica to Zimbabwe, if you're going there chances are Lonely Planet has been there first. With a pithy and matter-of-fact writing style, these guides are guaranteed to calm the nerves of first-time world travelers, while still listing off-the-beaten-path finds sure to thrill even the most jaded globetrotters. Lonely Planet has been perfecting its guidebooks for nearly 30 years, and as a result has experience and know-how similar to an older sibling's "been there" advice. The original backpacker's bible, the LP series has recently widened its reach. While still giving insights for the low-budget traveler, the books now list a wide range of accommodations and itineraries for those with less time than money.

The wonders of Chile's long stretch of landscape reach from tropical splendors in the north to icy behemoths in the south--with 4,000 kilometers of volcanoes, fjords, and lakes in between. Whether you seek outdoor or urban adventures, this guide has what you need to eat, sleep, speak, and experience the finest Chile has to offer. Also included are details for travel to the Falkland Islands and Antarctica. --Kathryn True

Product Description
From pristine Patagonian glaciers to the arid Atacama Desert, Chile offers breathtaking landscapes of every flavor. Whether you're looking to scale an Andean peak, relax on a serene Pacific beach, or dance the night away in a Santiago nightclub, this guide delivers all the expert insights you'll need.

best places to stay, from family-run hospedajes to hot-springs resorts insider tips for wine-tasting in Chile's award-winning vineyards, and restaurant options for every palate Andean adventure - prepare for the best trekking, skiing and rafting, and find prime sites for viewing wildlife chat with ease, using our practical Spanish language guide find yourself - with 64 detailed maps


Customer Reviews:   Read 8 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars Lonely Planet Chile   February 11, 2008
Kathie Lubliner (Nevada, USA)
Lonely Planet Chile & Easter Island
as I was traveling to Chile this was a very helpful book, and how can
you go wrong with Lonely Planet?



2 out of 5 stars Disappointing to an LP fan   November 28, 2005
DCSenators (Washington, DC)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

While staying in Argentina, my husband and I decided we'd like to travel to Chile for a short period of time, and thought we were lucky to find a copy of this book in a bookstore in Buenos Aires. In retrospect, I think we should have spent the money on a fancy restaurant (Yes, B.A. is that cheap.).

Even in helping us decide which city to travel to, this book contained little information, lacking the great in depth and funny stories that characterized the other LP books we've used. (Perhaps other cities in Chile had better info, but we were comparing Santiago, the capital, Valparaiso, and Vina del Mar.)

We ended up going to Vina del Mar, and in spite of the city being a huge tourist destination, there was little information about lodging; ditto for restaurants or entertainment. Those 3 things being our main use of the LP books (which we could not have lived without in Argentina and Brazil), I wish we had not wasted our money.




3 out of 5 stars A rather weak LP guide   September 27, 2005
Oliver C. Esch (Augsburg, Germany)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

Some Lonely Planet guides become a traveler's "bible". Unfortunately not this one. I lived a whole year in Chile and during this time traveled extensively from north to south. The book is alright if you are just looking for a short overview and some basic info. However, the book falls sadly short of providing really detailed info on accomodation (especially budget and mid-range) or restaurants and in general too often only scratches the surface, leaves out less known but equally interesting places. In a nutshell - the LP is good for some practical info but shouldn't be the traveler's only source of information. I would recommend to buy either the "Chile Experience Travel Guide" (English) or the annually updated, excellent "Turistel" guides (Spanish), both by Turiscom. You can get them in any bookstore in Santiago or other Chilean cities. Chile is a wonderful country to explore and definitely deserves a better guide book.


5 out of 5 stars Concise, filled with great information, excellently written.   December 24, 2002
Maurizio Giuliano (Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful

This is for certain one of the best Lonely Planet guides I came across (and I do have a very large collection). Perhaps aided by the fact that Chile is a relatively small country, yet stretching from the tropical to the antarctic areas, and by the relative homogeneity of the country in terms of society and culture, the author and editors have done an excellent job in collecting and putting together all the best information a traveller to Chile would need. I know Chile very well, and can witness that this information is up-to-date, correct, unbiased, and altogether an indispensable tool for any traveller, providing all necessary data for the more well-off and for 'backpackers' alike. The information is concise and clear. Everything is excellently written, thus ensuring real pleasure too. The sections on politics, history and society are excellent too. Altogether, it is a great companion while travelling in Chile or dreaming of Chile.


5 out of 5 stars Best of the Chile guides   March 14, 2002
22 out of 23 found this review helpful

When planning my trip to Chile, I bought about every Chile guide I could find, and I have about 8 or 10 of them. While none of them had "everything" this one was definately the best of them. The city maps were useful as they are in all Lonely Planet books anad its practical information helped decide where to go and how to get around. I think it gave me the most useful information of all the other guidebooks. I planned my entire trip to Chile and Easter Island from guidebooks and phone calls without any tour agency. I think I did find a couple things out of date as others did, but that is, as said another reviewer, common to all guidebooks as they are researched over a period of time, then edited & compiled, then finally released. I recommend getting this book if you plan to visit Chile and also another book for another point of view and other details. The book is not perfect, but it is probably the best out there on the subject.

 
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