Travel to South America

Lonely Planet South America on a Shoestring (Lonely Planet Shoestring Guides)

Format: Paperback
Author: Danny Palmerlee
ReleaseDate: March, 2004
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Rating:

Fine, but there are better
A friend who travelled with me had Footprint's guide to South America. Used this book for a three month trip through Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil. While Lonely Planet had far and away the better maps, everything else about the Footprint book was better -- more information, more current information, and most importantly, broader coverage! There were many small towns that were not even included in the LP book. Even in the major cities, Footprint covered more sights and did so with more detail. If you are picking up a second book for a trip, by all means get the LP. But if you are only buying one, go with Footprint until LP seriously expands this edition.

Good book with great information
A must have four the traveler people! The go to South America.

Good for solo backpackers
Other times, I just met people who told me where to stay or went with me as a guide. Just traveled South America solo, glad I had it for those times I arrived at 3AM to a strange town and didn't know where to stay or how to get there. Overall I used the book about 15 times in 60 days but was glad to have it at those times. Not very detailed but overall enough to help. Of course, since 80% of backapckers use LP, you will constantly be around other people traveling which can be a good or bad thing depending on your goals. Fellow travelers call it the Lonely Planet route. I liked the route and felt safe the whole time.

Related products:
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	Lonely Planet Central America on a Shoestring
	Footprint South American Handbook 2007 (Footprint South American Handbook)