Peru (Country Guide)
by: Sara Benson, Paul Hellander, Rafael Wlodarski
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Bike, hike and ride a scary cable car to Machu Picchu on one of five alternatives to the busy Inca Trail, p. 277.Glide past manatees, dolphins, monkeys and macaws in the Reserva Nacional Pacaya-Samiria, p.482.Swill a scoopful of chicha - saliva-fermented corn beer - to earn the respect of the locals, p.78.Descend into the narrow, hallucinatory underground chambers of the millennia-old ruins at Chavin de Huantar, p.415.
Three authors, 144 days of on-the-road research via planes, riverboats and dozens of death-defying bus rides.Dedicated Peru Outdoors chapter, plus expanded activities coverage throughout.Get the inside story on the Inca world from notes explorer and author Hugh Thomson.Content updated daily - visit lonelyplanet.com fro up-to-the-minute reviews and traveler suggestions.
Bike, hike and ride a scary cable car to Machu Picchu on one of five alternatives to the busy Inca Trail, p. 277.Glide past manatees, dolphins, monkeys and macaws in the Reserva Nacional Pacaya-Samiria, p.482.Swill a scoopful of chicha - saliva-fermented corn beer - to earn the respect of the locals, p.78.Descend into the narrow, hallucinatory underground chambers of the millennia-old ruins at Chavin de Huantar, p.415.
Three authors, 144 days of on-the-road research via planes, riverboats and dozens of death-defying bus rides.Dedicated Peru Outdoors chapter, plus expanded activities coverage throughout.Get the inside story on the Inca world from notes explorer and author Hugh Thomson.Content updated daily - visit lonelyplanet.com fro up-to-the-minute reviews and traveler suggestions.
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Customer Reviews
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- Sets the Standard for Peruvian Travel Guides.This is the best.
If you are going to explore Peru and if you may go off the tourist track, then by all means get this guide.I first came to Peru in 1996 and I lived near Cusco from 2002-2006. I have explored most of Peru and I reach for this guide first to help me with almost any places of significance in Peru.Each time the information has been accurate and trustworthy.
This is 6th Ed. 2007 and Benson, Hellander and Wlodarski have done a very job on collecting, organizing and explaining both ... Read More
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- Very useful traveling handbook
Lonely planet never dispointed me in the past years. Hope some of the information will be updated in the newer edition to be released in April this year.
Rating: - Reliable travel info, though off on prices.
I traveled for two weeks in Peru this past November using the LP guide.The transportation, restaurant, and hostel info were all great-I actually ended up staying at the "Editor's Picks" accommodations on two different occasions and was really pleased- but you will find that the actual prices are about 20-30% higher than listed in the guide.Aside from that, the guide is informative and well organized.Would definitely recommend it to anyone traveling that way.
Rating: - A decent travel guide for the economy traveler
I use the Lonely Planet travel guides all of the time.They are of great help in trip planning. I am a budget traveler normally, being more interested in seeing the local sights and local aves than in staying at 5 star hotels. This travel guide fills that purpose explicitly.My one critique is that smaller towns are not very well covered if at all.The guide does provide very useful information on bus connections and where the bus stations are located.The maps are not always completely accurate ... Read More
Rating: - a classic
Helped me a lot while I was trying to figure out things on my own.
- Sets the Standard for Peruvian Travel Guides.This is the best.If you are going to explore Peru and if you may go off the tourist track, then by all means get this guide.I first came to Peru in 1996 and I lived near Cusco from 2002-2006. I have explored most of Peru and I reach for this guide first to help me with almost any places of significance in Peru.Each time the information has been accurate and trustworthy.
This is 6th Ed. 2007 and Benson, Hellander and Wlodarski have done a very job on collecting, organizing and explaining both ... Read More
- Very useful traveling handbookLonely planet never dispointed me in the past years. Hope some of the information will be updated in the newer edition to be released in April this year.
- Reliable travel info, though off on prices.I traveled for two weeks in Peru this past November using the LP guide.The transportation, restaurant, and hostel info were all great-I actually ended up staying at the "Editor's Picks" accommodations on two different occasions and was really pleased- but you will find that the actual prices are about 20-30% higher than listed in the guide.Aside from that, the guide is informative and well organized.Would definitely recommend it to anyone traveling that way.
- A decent travel guide for the economy travelerI use the Lonely Planet travel guides all of the time.They are of great help in trip planning. I am a budget traveler normally, being more interested in seeing the local sights and local aves than in staying at 5 star hotels. This travel guide fills that purpose explicitly.My one critique is that smaller towns are not very well covered if at all.The guide does provide very useful information on bus connections and where the bus stations are located.The maps are not always completely accurate ... Read More
- a classicHelped me a lot while I was trying to figure out things on my own.
