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Peru (Country Guide)
enlarge	Authors: Sara Benson, Paul Hellander, Rafael Wlodarski Brand: Lonely Planet Category: Book List Price: ~~$22.99~~ Buy Used: $2.86 as of 9/7/2010 02:52 CDT details You Save: $20.13 (88%) New (22) Used (51) from $2.86 Seller: TotnesBooks_England Rating: 24 reviews Sales Rank: 312359 Media: Paperback Edition: 6th Pages: 564 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1 Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.9 MPN: PRD_1466 ISBN: 1740597494 Dewey Decimal Number: 918 EAN: 9781740597494 ASIN: 1740597494 Publication Date: April 23, 2007 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Product Description Follow an ancient footpath to the lost city of Machu Picchu. Explore a colourful crafts market. Answer the call of the wild in the lush Amazon rainforest. Peru offers inspiration from every angle. Our unbeatable guide will enable you to climb mountains, delve into canyons and get to know the essence of the Andes.

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 24 1 2 3 4 5 Next » RIGHT ON LONELY PLANET PERU August 1, 2007 Jack Levic (Los Angeles, CA United States) 22 out of 26 found this review helpful The LONELY PLANET guides are always my one stop source guide when I travel. It was my bible on my trip to PERU. There aren't a lot of travel guides written about Peru but LONELY PLANET had the information I needed. The series always provides insight into the history and culture of a country. Peru is tranforming itself into a tourist country. It's a work in progress so realize that information can become quickly outdated once a book is published. Restaurants open and close, details on museums change so keep that in mind with any travel guide. I traveled to several cities and found the LONELY PLANET guide to be immensely useful. Lonely Planet guides are great for people of all budgets. Hotels and restaurants are broken down into budget and expensive. You have the choice. I used LONELY PLANET PERU to make my hotel decisions and couldn't have been more pleased with their honest recommendations. If a place is shabby but has a great staff and location, Lonely Planet will tell it like it is. I found their suggestions and recommendations to be right on the mark. Filled with useful info April 14, 2007 BudaAndi (Budapest, Hungary) 16 out of 19 found this review helpful We planned a three week trip using info from this book, booked hotels, found local travel agencies, do it yourself stuff and found lots of information on what to do, see, avoid and even the info on taxis (so you don't get ripped off). We actually added another stop after reading about it in LP. I've used mostly LP guides for travel and haven't been let down. This book was really helpful in how to reach various places since most just take your reservation and you pay cash when you arrive. Includes info on bus and tour companies to use or avoid. Sets the Standard for Peruvian Travel Guides. This is the best. April 15, 2009 Allan M. Gathercoal (Norcross, GA) 3 out of 4 found this review helpful 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 the essential information and the unique aspects about this alluring culture. That said, these authors don't have Rachowiecki's and Beech's (this guides previous authors) critical critique of those that are privileged, wealthy and political positioned and how they exploit the wealth of this country and the poor (54% live in poverty). No, this is a nicer guide. However, as I write, protesters are blocking roads and rail to Machu Picchu because the government of Allen Garcia wants to "privatize their water". There are two worlds, those that the tourist see and the one the Peruvians live in. The previous edition told you more about the later. Back to the review; the traveler's information section is buried at the back of the book. It should be at the front of the guide as this is important, if not essential, information that you should read before going. The guide give you very good recommendations on what to see, what to do and where to stay and eat. Most of the accommodations now have a webpage address. The cost for each accommodation and restaurant is listed in dollars, instead of the insipid icons that other guides use. Kudos!!! Wonderful are the population stats for each town/city and especially, the altitude. The maps are very good and the restaurants and lodging recommendations are reliable, though many are the same that was in the last edition. Do consider reading "White Rock" by Hugh Thomson, especially if you are trekking the ruins. For those with a tour group, consider getting Frommer's Peru. It is also a very good guide and its description of sights to see is more informative and descriptive than Lonely Planet and its restaurant recommendations are the best. That said, Lonely Planet guides are known for their no-nonsense, off the beaten path advice, this guide is no exception. Highly recommended. Lonely Planet is one of my most important travel accessories September 4, 2007 Michael C. Alto (Seattle, WA) 7 out of 10 found this review helpful I am a seasoned backpacker and have been to places in the remote jungles of the Philippines to the cosmopolitan city of Sydney and back. I have tried using Fodors and Frommers, but Lonely Planet has by far served me better. I am not saying that I totally depend on Lonely Planet for all of my travel needs and resources, but I use it as an invaluable resource especially for transportation and maps. I have yet to use the Rough Guide Series or the Moon Series, so I cannot speak on their behalf. Peru - Lonely Planet style May 19, 2007 Susan G. Pavao (Mexico) 7 out of 12 found this review helpful Complete guide to Peru with enough details to make it complete. Lots of personal opinion notes by the author, which I like. The book itself is massive, so I will cut out the portions I wish to carry with me and leave the rest at home. This makes it quite portable. It is also the most recent book on Peru, and is appears to be sufficiently up to date for our purposes. Showing reviews 1-5 of 24 1 2 3 4 5 Next »