Travel to Latin America

The Rough Guide to Guatemala 3 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)

Format: Paperback
Author: Iain Stewart
ReleaseDate: 20 February, 2006
Publisher: Rough Guides
Rating:

Better than the other good guide to Guatemala
This guide to Guatemala is better than the one produced by Lonely Planet.

A nice thought but completely impractical
Our only hesitation was that the practical information like hotels and transportation schedules might be out of date because it was published so long ago. As we flipped through the Rough Guide to Guatemala 2002 edition about a month ago, we were really impressed with the layout and the backdoor feel that the Rough Guide had as opposed to the more conventional guide books. We found out that a new version of the Rough Guide to Guatemala was going to come out right before we left for our trip so we decided to hold out until it was published. We were so excited when it arrived and couldn't wait to get to Guatemala. When we arrived, however, it became immediately apparent that Rough Guides had not bothered to live up to their claim of reliability. The information in the guide was completely outdated. We ran into logistical problems at every turn. I understand that Guatemala is one of the countries that is in a state of constant flux but some of the hotel recommendations in the book had disappeared years ago. On the whole, the book was good for the ideas of what to see and do and the history of the country but logistically speaking, it left much to be desired. We ended up forgetting the book completely for logistical planning and asked the locals instead. .

New edition on the way
Unless you're leaving real soon, I would wait for that to be released. It looks like the third edition ("Rough Guide to Guatemala 3") will be released January 30, 2006.

Related products:
click image or link for details on these Latin America travel books.

	Lonely Planet Guatemala
	Guatemala Map (Travel Reference Map)
	In Focus Guatemala: A Guide to the People, Politics and Culture