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Uruguay (Footprint Focus) [Paperback]

Ben Box
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  • Paperback: 104 pages
  • Publisher: Footprint Travel Guides; 1 edition (14 Sep 2011)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1908206284
  • ISBN-13: 978-1908206282
  • Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.9 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 289,329 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Stroll around the World Heritage Site Colonia del Sacramento and you will feel like you have travelled back in time: 17th colonial buildings grace the historic section, while the lively modern town extends around a bay. Go by horseback across the country's rolling hills and stay overnight at a country estate. From historic gems to thermal springs, from charming riverside towns to gorgeous beach resorts: Uruguay is ideal for adventurous and leisurely visitors alike. Footprintfocus Uruquay also features detailed coverage of Buenos Aires, the main gateway to the country, plus comprehensive listings on where to eat, sleep and have fun.

* Essentials section with practical advice on getting there and around
* Covers Buenos Aires, the main gateway to the country
* Highlights map of Uruguay and Buenos Aires so you know what not to miss
* Detailed street maps for Montevideo, Buenos Aires and other important towns
* Slim enough to fit in your pocket

Loaded with advice and information, this concise Footprintfocus guide will help you get the most out of Uruguay without weighing you down.

The content of the Footprintfocus Uruguay guide has been extracted from Footprint's South America Handbook.

About the Author

Ben Box has been working on the South American Handbook for over 30 years and is a Latin America expert. Ben has contributed to newspapers, magazines and learned tomes, usually on the subject of travel, and has also been involved in Footprint's Central America & Mexico, Caribbean Islands, Brazil and Peru since their inception. Having a doctorate in Spanish and Portuguese studies from London University, Ben maintains a strong interest in Latin American literature and culture.

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Completely inadequate 15 Jan 2012
By JCook
Format:Paperback
I have previously used Footprint guides for Lain American countries and have found them useful. However, this book seems to have been rushed to publication without a lot of thought or detail. The book is completely worthless. Really. Compared to the only other travel book on Uruguay (Bradt's Uruguay), this seems like a primary school student wrote it. Hardly worth the paper it's printed on.

The three cities most people will visit (Montevideo, Colonia and/or Punta del Este) have some detail, but certainly not enough. The rest of the country is hardly given any attention whatsoever. Uruguay is littered with numerous beach towns up and down the coast, but this book only gives most of them a paragraph or two.

The book is really insufficient. I would recommend the Bradt book on Uruguay (although that one is imperfect as well). It's a shame Lonely Planet or Rough Guide has not yet done a stand alone guide to Uruguay (not that those books are perfect, but I would imagine they would do a far better job than Mr. Box did on this book.

An additional gripe: A common complaint on travel literature on Uruguay was that it was often included as a chapter in books about Argentina. While it's great to finally see a book dedicated to Uruguay, a third of this book (30+ pages of the 96 page book) is dedicated to Buenos Aires.
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