Travel to South America

The Rough Guide to Peru 5 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)

Format: Paperback
Author: ROUGH GUIDES
ReleaseDate: 23 October, 2003
Publisher: Rough Guides
Rating:

just a few more details...
). I really enjoyed the tone of this book, it was full of excellent background information (history, customs, etc. What I found lacking (a problem I have not encountered with other rough guides) was a lack of details. Many bus companies were left out, and some of the maps were difficult to follow. I do not know spanish and felt very dependent on a guide book. The Lonely Planet had many of the details I felt the Rough Guide lacked, but I would really prefer to use the Rough Guides.

Also their language please
It covers a lot in the way of practicalities, like transport, food and wine, etc. This travel guide was a great help during my recent stay in Peru. It is also very informative on regions, history and culture. It has a useful reading list for anyone wanting to take further their knowledge of Peru. In actual fact, I think the world of this guide. With one exception. It could include a good section on the language. I tried my Spanish but was not always understood. Particularly in everyday speech they seem to use different expressions. So 4 stars for this guide as it is, 5 if a good language section is added on!.

Brand new edition already outdated
But I found that much of the information was less reliable and up-to-date than in the Frommer's guide, which is about a year older. I used the third edition of this book on a trip two weeks after it was published. Examples: the information on Perurail never mentioned the fact that it is now owned by Orient Express, and is mostly a luxury service with changed schedules, increased prices, and some discontinued lines. And in Ollantaytambo (not a town with a lot of hotels to choose from) this guide didn't mention the three-year old Hotel Pakaritampu, whereas Frommer's correctly identified it as the nicest hotel in town. The reviews of other hotels and restaurants also turned out to be less reliable and useful than Frommer's. This guide does have much good background information on Peru's history and people, and has good maps of the cities. We ended up using this book mostly for background reading and used the Frommer's guide more for practical information.

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

	Lonely Planet Peru
	The Rough Guide to Peru Map (Rough Guide Country/Region Map)
	The Rough Guide to Bolivia
	Frommer's Peru (Frommer's Complete)