Travel to South America

Lonely Planet Argentina: Uruguay & Paraguay (Lonely Planet Argentina, Uruguay and Paruguay)

Format: Paperback
Author: Wayne Bernhardson
ReleaseDate: October, 1999
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Rating:

the best is yet to come
It still offers your basic traveler's information, though, and you won't miss much with this complete tome in your hot little hands. It's true, this book is not the best LP has to offer, with somewhat pedantic, bone-dry descriptions and overly-detailed town histories your average traveler could care less about.
A promise, however: the next edition will arrive spicier and cutting-edge fresh, with beefed up entertainment sections and wittier town introductions to boot. It will also be more fun to read (same goes for the Buenos Aires guide). I personally guarantee it.

so where is buenos aires????
so why is the section on buenos aires in this one so carelesly researched? is it because LP wants us to buy their book on buenos aires or because their researchers didn't visit the city at all? i've been to buenos aires countless times. LP guides are usually complete and thorough. reading the LP guide, one would think that it is just a hamlet not worth wasting your time on. buenos aires is one of the most exciting and mysterious places in the world; a european outpost in south america, full of chic decadence and a lot more than just beef and tango. entire districts are overlooked by the guide, descriptions are misleading or incomplete and uninviting at best. one wonders why. if you're looking for a guide to buenos aires, buy yourself a plane ticket and a map. once in the city, meet the locals. this is one city you need to explore and understand rather than just see. as jorge luis borges once said: ''it would seem that buenos aires has existed forever. ''.

Very informative for non-Buenos Aires destinations
The information for the latter two countries was the most detailed and reliable (maybe because things don't change there as fast as they do in B. Used this guide for all three countries - Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. A. ). It was especially good for hotels/restaurants in Montevideo; the region around Igauzu Falls (including Foz de Iguacu and Ciudad del Este); and Bariloche. Travellers going exclusively to Buenos Aires might want to get a more cosmopolitan book (it is impossible to distinguish good hotels from bad, good cultural events, etc. using this book). The whole lonelyplanet shoestring/adventure "feel" doesn't mesh well with a city as culturally rich & refined as Buenos Aires.

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

	Lonely Planet Brazil
	Frommer's Buenos Aires (Frommer's Complete)
	Lonely Planet Argentina
	Lonely Planet Chile & Easter Island (Lonely Planet Chile and Easter Island)