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The Rough Guide First-Time Latin America tells you everything you need to know before you go to Latin America, from visas and vaccinations to budgets and packing. It will help you plan the best possible trip, with advice on when to go and what not to miss, and how to avoid trouble on the road. You'll find insightful information on what tickets to buy, where to stay, what to eat and how to stay healthy and save money in Latin America. The Rough Guide First-Time Latin America includes insightful overviews of each Latin American country highlighting the best places to visit with country-specific websites, clear maps, suggested reading and budget information. Be inspired by the full-colour 'things not to miss' section whilst useful contact details will help you plan your route. All kinds of advice and anecdotes from travellers who've been there and done it will make travelling stress-free. The Rough Guide First-Time Latin America has everything you need to get your journey underway.
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Every year thousands of travellers set off on their own Latin American adventure. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Every year thousands of travellers set off on their own Latin American adventure. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It is pretty good if you have no idea which part of this interesting continent to go. It gives you a brief view of each country and important places to visit in each country. However, it does not give you fine details like the culture, transport, eating, etc. Once you finalise where to go, you may need to buy a separate guide book that give you these fine details for you to survive in the countries.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this guide whilst pondering which amazing trip through Latin America I wanted to travel; should it be Peru & the Inca trail or the Ruta Maya? The best thing about this book is that it gives you the relevant information that you need to make that kind of decision without you having to wade through an entire 10+ guidebooks that you won't have time for. The information is concise - when to go, what to try & see (or not to miss), festivals that may crop up during your visit, and a little history on the country; and yet you don't feel too bogged down or overloaded with facts & figures.
The first section has the usual start to a rough guide, with the top things not to miss & then all the countries of central & south america are discussed in alphabetical order - the same information presented for each country allowing direct comparison.
Don't be fooled - it is not a book I will take with me on my travels, but it has helped me make up my mind & plan what I want to see whilst I am there. Now I will get the specific books just needed for my trip rather than the entire south american continent! Recommended!
The first section has the usual start to a rough guide, with the top things not to miss & then all the countries of central & south america are discussed in alphabetical order - the same information presented for each country allowing direct comparison.
Don't be fooled - it is not a book I will take with me on my travels, but it has helped me make up my mind & plan what I want to see whilst I am there. Now I will get the specific books just needed for my trip rather than the entire south american continent! Recommended!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I ordered this book as we are thinking of doing two trips next year, one to South America, one to Central America but until we'd done some research we were not sure which countries and destinations to short list.
So I thought this book would be a good one to start with and was slightly drawn by its low price.
This book has been written so it provides very limited information so you have no choice but to go on and buy Central and South America books seperately and / or the individual country ones. The book has at max 4 pages on each country and consequently does not provide information for the most basic tourist sights never mind anymore, so it doesn't help you decide where to go. I was also surprised how thin the book considering it covers two continents and more than half of it is wasted on obvious generic traveller information (having the right vaccinations, wearing suncream etc etc).
As such I have returned it and bought the Central and South America LP books seperately, these arrived today are very thick and look much better content wise. I would recommend anyone else to do the same.
So I thought this book would be a good one to start with and was slightly drawn by its low price.
This book has been written so it provides very limited information so you have no choice but to go on and buy Central and South America books seperately and / or the individual country ones. The book has at max 4 pages on each country and consequently does not provide information for the most basic tourist sights never mind anymore, so it doesn't help you decide where to go. I was also surprised how thin the book considering it covers two continents and more than half of it is wasted on obvious generic traveller information (having the right vaccinations, wearing suncream etc etc).
As such I have returned it and bought the Central and South America LP books seperately, these arrived today are very thick and look much better content wise. I would recommend anyone else to do the same.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Waste of money
Very disappointed with this book. Stupidly bought it as it was the cheapest one to cover all of South America, but it's so limited when it comes to the info on the countries it's... Read more
Published 10 months ago by KZM
Not for my style of traveling
I bought this book hoping it would help me preparing my forthcoming trip through Latin America. It didn't although, here and there, some notes were taken. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Ricardo Ribeiro
Fast delivery, great condition
Really good first time guide to read before you go travelling to South America. Has some very handy tips, especially for someone travelling alone. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Peter O'Tool
Just What I Needed
I have just received my book!
First impression - very beautiful, colourful book that invites you to read it now and here! Read more
First impression - very beautiful, colourful book that invites you to read it now and here! Read more
Published 16 months ago by Aiga
Rough guide to south america
good condition as described came from USA so took a week or two to arrive but that was well with stated delivery time
Published 22 months ago by P Smith
Everything you need to know
I am about to embark on a year around the world starting with South America. This book is an absolute gem... Read more
Published on 12 May 2010 by I. Dahal
Nice little book
Another L/A First-Time series and this Latin America is good and helpful and educational. I knew next to nothing about L/A but this book has help me to understand it and inform me... Read more
Published on 9 Dec 2008 by Prolific Reader
Excellent place to start planning your CA/SA trip
I bought this as I was a little nervous about travelling in Central and South America for the first time and wanted some advice on the main issues I would encounter. Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2006 by C. Rolfe
Pretty good
Some of the advice is pretty common sense and a little patronising, but the country reviews are excellant, concise and very relevant.
All in all, a very good buy!
All in all, a very good buy!
Published on 2 Mar 2005 by The
A must
The book is simply excelent!! It gives you all the information you need before you go to south america and gives hundereds of tips which you do not get in standard guide books
Published on 12 Sep 2004
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