Lonely Planet Chile & Easter Island (Country Travel Guide)
by Carolyn McCarthy, Greg Benchwick, Jean Bernard Carillet, Kevin Raub
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Author: Carolyn McCarthy, Greg Benchwick, Jean Bernard Carillet, Kevin RaubBrand: Lonely Planet
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-02-01
ISBN: 174104779X
Number of pages: 528
Publisher: Lonely Planet
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- ISBN13: 9781741047790
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of Lonely Planet Chile & Easter Island (Country Travel Guide)
Book Review: Decent guide, lacks color.... boaring to read.
Summary: 3 Stars
I went to Santiago with my family for a 2 week vacation break on September 2010. The Lonely Planet Guide had sufficient info so you didn't miss the most relevant landmarks. However it's a non-stop bible of words with very few pictures, no color, and few distinct or unusual places to visit. I prefer Time Out guides any time of the day. The guide content was mostly up-to-date, but there are a lot a cool places not mentioned, specially around Vitacura, La Dehesa, Providencia and Las Condes which are the modern, financial districts where everythig hip and cool takes place.
Seems to me the contributors are way on the conservative/traditionalist side. Don't get me wrong, Santiago has lots of history, but it is no Buenos Aires or Paris where you can spend days just watching ancient landmarks. I think the guide missed on the opportunity to exploit all of Santiago's new developments and attractions.
Restaurant guide is decent at best, explanations on how to move around are very basic and they do not reflect the complex Santiago Metro and Metrobus systems.
This a is big city, with hundreds of lodging accomodations, especially apartaments, and this guide misses big time on this aspect. I had to look elsewhere for hotel advice.
One crucial aspect I think this guide forgot to mention are the ski resorts near Santiago... Valle Nevado, Valle del Colorado, Farallones, etc. They are a "must visit" and the guide barely mentions this fact.
All things considered it is a Country Guide, not a City Guide, so probably it is impossible to cover every aspect of Santiago and its surroundings. If you plan to move along this vast nation then maybe the LP Guide may suit you well, BUT if Santiago is your primary destination than you are better off with a simple Tourist Map given for free at most Metro Stations... that's the only guide I carried along my 2 week stay and boy did I cover the city.
Summary of Lonely Planet Chile & Easter Island (Country Travel Guide)
Lonely Planet Chile and Easter IslandScramble up snow-covered boulders for an unbeatable view of the soaring Torres del Paine
Wander in the footsteps of poet Pablo Neruda in Santiago's leafy Barrio Bellavista
Shiver as dawn breaks through the translucent vapors of the world's highest geyser field
Tear into a bowl of curanto, Chiloe's hearty seafood stew
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Expanded coverage of Patagonia including new adventure options
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