- Paperback: 640 pages
- Publisher: Rough Guides; 3 edition (31 Aug 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1843535491
- ISBN-13: 978-1843535492
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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- #32 in Books > Travel & Holiday > Countries & Regions > Central & South America > Chile
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"Thoroughly researched and lucidly written, guide books don't come much better than this one." Reader review, amazon.co.uk, 11 November, 2000
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The third edition of the Rough Guide to Chile explores all corners of the country from the vast Atacama Desert and magnificent, snow-capped Volcán Osorno to the granite spires of the Torres del Paine massif in Southern Patagonia and the mysterious moai statues on Easter Island. The guide includes reviews for all the best places to stay, eat and drink, to suit every taste and budget - plus a new 'Authors' Picks' feature to highlight the very best options. There is plenty of practical information for a range of outdoor pursuits, from trekking and white-water rafting to skiing and snow-boarding. The guide takes a detailed look at Chile's history and culture and comes complete with maps and plans for every region.
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I spent 3 weeks traveling in Chile with this book, and found it to be informative and interesting. I particularly liked the background information on the country and culture, which provided enough reading material for the long bus journeys and waits at airports. I had not planned my trip in advance, and this book enabled me to see a full 3 weeks worth of fantastic natural scenery from Patagonia to the Northen most Altiplano in Chile. My travelling companion had the Loney Planet guide to Chile, so a comparison might be useful. I prefered the Rough Guide for the background information to all the regions we visited, and for accommodation listings (although both books covered much the same in the accommodation info). We never failed to find somewhere to stay arrive on spec, and often late in the evening. Where the Lonely Planet guide scored over the Rough Guide was in the maps. The Rough Guide was not a good in the detail and clarity of it's mapping, hence is doesn't score a full 5 stars. But overall this is the book I would go for if you are trying to pick between them.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
We used the Rough Guide to Chile for planning (and executing) a 2 month journey through this amazing country, including to Easter Island. Without the rough Guide to Chile, we would have never seen the incredible places we did, eaten at so many great restaurants, or slept in the best beds. This guide is a must companion for a trip to Chile.
The background and history provided is thorough. Using the simple maps you can quickly identify the general location of sights, but as mentioned by another reviewer, the maps are by no means detailed. That said, this is a guide book. It acts a a guide. Before travelling anywhere you should have a high quality map, and that is not something I expect from any book.
The tips in the Rough Guide to Chile are worth following. We went out of our way to discover little villages in the middle of mountains or deep in forests, never to be disappointed. The people were fantastic, the food was great, and the accommodation was of a very good standard.
Take note of some of the food tips in the book. No-one should go to Chile without eating Pachanga, a Baros Jarpa, a Baros Lucos, or a Completo. I wish we could take our book and go right on back.
Don't leave this on the shelf if you are heading to Chile!
The background and history provided is thorough. Using the simple maps you can quickly identify the general location of sights, but as mentioned by another reviewer, the maps are by no means detailed. That said, this is a guide book. It acts a a guide. Before travelling anywhere you should have a high quality map, and that is not something I expect from any book.
The tips in the Rough Guide to Chile are worth following. We went out of our way to discover little villages in the middle of mountains or deep in forests, never to be disappointed. The people were fantastic, the food was great, and the accommodation was of a very good standard.
Take note of some of the food tips in the book. No-one should go to Chile without eating Pachanga, a Baros Jarpa, a Baros Lucos, or a Completo. I wish we could take our book and go right on back.
Don't leave this on the shelf if you are heading to Chile!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
having spent a couple of months travelling through chile, i got to know my rough guide well, and had chance to compare to many of the other guide books out there, there are speciality books which cover other areas better and in more detail, some only available in chile. but of the mainstream guides this is definately the best. the cultural information is where the rough guides stand out, in fact a couple of our favorite places in Chile didnt even warrant a mention in one of the better known guide book series. the section on accomodation was the most lacking although occasionaly useful, as none of the guide books seem to have discovered the backpackers hostels which cover chile. but aside from this if you want a guide to chile, this is one of the best.
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Good but out of date
I had this book for a two week holiday to Chile. It's probably better for a longer spell in Chile as there's lots of information and sometimes you just want to get directly to the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Caroline
A useful guide with very dodgey maps
This is could be a very useful guide BUT we found both the accommodation infos and the maps EXTREMELY UNRELIABLE. Read more
Published on 20 Nov 2007 by Damian Harrison
Love it or hate it??
Almost every section started on a down note. Are such opinions necessary?? I think it is great that guide books impart cultural/historical etc information as well as the... Read more
Published on 26 May 2003 by Denise Ryan
The best-informed and clearest Chile guide on the market
Thoroughly researched and lucidly written, guide books don't come much better than this one. It's by far the best I've come across for Chile and I talk from years of travel... Read more
Published on 11 Nov 2000
Just not good enough! (but it does have nice pictures! )
Just doesn't have all the information you are looking for. Uses number references for price guides which just doesn't make for nice reading. Read more
Published on 5 Mar 2000
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