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Lonely Planet knows Central America. Whether you want to explore ancient Maya ruins, zip through rainforest canopies or search out the best surf breaks, this 7th edition is your key to adventure.
Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.
In This Guide:
Full color highlights chapter with top picks from other travelers
Detailed itineraries to get you started on your trip to Central America
Unique Green Index makes ecofriendly travel that much easier
Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.
In This Guide:
Full color highlights chapter with top picks from other travelers
Detailed itineraries to get you started on your trip to Central America
Unique Green Index makes ecofriendly travel that much easier
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I travelled around Central America and I used the Central America on a shoestring guide. Very happy with it till the part about Mexico (States of Chiapas and Yucatan). This chapter is poor and it could have been written better. Had to use the Mexico Guide instead to get some better information.
Good for all the other Countries.
Will buy the Shouth Est Asia and South America ones for the next trip.
Good for all the other Countries.
Will buy the Shouth Est Asia and South America ones for the next trip.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I used this for travel in Honduras and Nicaragua. I found it to be extremely unpredictable in quality. If you are only taking one guide, I guess it will probably be this one but I there are some drawbacks to be aware of.
The guide is over enthusiastic about everything which makes it difficult to select where is worth travelling to. For example, it recommended Santa Rosa in Honduras for extended stays but there was nothing going on there and the guide had no real ideas for activities. I think it is important to use this guide alongside other resources, such as other guides or internet sites. For hostels, we used TripAdvisor as that allowed us to get a better idea of what the places were actually like. I find Lonely Planets have an unhealthy obsession with decor in hostels-I'm more concerned about the cleanliness and beds to be honest. One hostel which was highly recommended in Leon has got appalling reviews on TA and lots of people saying that LP sent them there and they were shocked by the place.
A really important issue for Nicaragua was that the guide was appalling for restaurant. Every place it recommended was horrendously touristy and normally Americanised. Actual budget options such as comedors were ignored in favour of bars with much more expensive food. My most awful experience was going to their most highly recommended restaurant in Leon and being served the worst meal I had in Nicaragua. All of our food was cold, none of it was special and it was the most expensive meal I had out. You are much better off asking hostels for recommendations.
The guide is over enthusiastic about everything which makes it difficult to select where is worth travelling to. For example, it recommended Santa Rosa in Honduras for extended stays but there was nothing going on there and the guide had no real ideas for activities. I think it is important to use this guide alongside other resources, such as other guides or internet sites. For hostels, we used TripAdvisor as that allowed us to get a better idea of what the places were actually like. I find Lonely Planets have an unhealthy obsession with decor in hostels-I'm more concerned about the cleanliness and beds to be honest. One hostel which was highly recommended in Leon has got appalling reviews on TA and lots of people saying that LP sent them there and they were shocked by the place.
A really important issue for Nicaragua was that the guide was appalling for restaurant. Every place it recommended was horrendously touristy and normally Americanised. Actual budget options such as comedors were ignored in favour of bars with much more expensive food. My most awful experience was going to their most highly recommended restaurant in Leon and being served the worst meal I had in Nicaragua. All of our food was cold, none of it was special and it was the most expensive meal I had out. You are much better off asking hostels for recommendations.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
used this book while travelling in november 2011 almost a year after publication, and found it to be horribly out of date as to places to stay (most were no longer there, or changed names) the restaurant guide was pretty much the same. Bus schedules for mexico, guatemala, belize and honduras were completely wrong, and the prices at least double or three times more. Seems they have updated this edition from a previous one and did a poor job of updating it right. Its ok if you want to use it to get ideas of where you want to go and what to see...... Otherwise give it a miss.
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Have been travelling using Lonely Planet guides for 15 years and have always seen them as the best of the guide books. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Adrian
Planning a trip to Belize and Costa Rica
I am planning to visit these two central American countries and so have delved into the two chapters only on them. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Lex Thomas
Central America on a Shoestring by Lonely Planet
As always, Lonely Planet have produced an amazing informative guide to countries in Central America. They take the hassle out of independent travelling. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Janjar
Glad i purchased this book
Lonely Planet is my prefared travel guide as it is detailed and covers all the relevant areas. Looking forward to my trip to Central America in 2012
Published 13 months ago by Princess Umul
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