Lonely Planet Peru (Country Guide)
by Paul Hellander, Rafael Wlodarski, Sara Benson
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Author: Paul Hellander, Rafael Wlodarski, Sara BensonBrand: Lonely Planet
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-04-23
ISBN: 1740597494
Number of pages: 564
Publisher: Lonely Planet
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Book Reviews of Lonely Planet Peru (Country Guide)
Book Review: Sets the Standard for Peruvian Travel Guides. This is the best.
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are going to explore Peru and if you may go off the tourist track, then by all means get this guide. I first came to Peru in 1996 and I lived near Cusco from 2002-2006. I have explored most of Peru and I reach for this guide first to help me with almost any places of significance in Peru. Each time the information has been accurate and trustworthy.
This is 6th Ed. 2007 and Benson, Hellander and Wlodarski have done a very job on collecting, organizing and explaining both the essential information and the unique aspects about this alluring culture. That said, these authors don't have Rachowiecki's and Beech's (this guides previous authors) critical critique of those that are privileged, wealthy and political positioned and how they exploit the wealth of this country and the poor (54% live in poverty). No, this is a nicer guide. However, as I write, protesters are blocking roads and rail to Machu Picchu because the government of Allen Garcia wants to "privatize their water". There are two worlds, those that the tourist see and the one the Peruvians live in. The previous edition told you more about the later.
Back to the review; the traveler's information section is buried at the back of the book. It should be at the front of the guide as this is important, if not essential, information that you should read before going.
The guide give you very good recommendations on what to see, what to do and where to stay and eat. Most of the accommodations now have a webpage address. The cost for each accommodation and restaurant is listed in dollars, instead of the insipid icons that other guides use. Kudos!!! Wonderful are the population stats for each town/city and especially, the altitude. The maps are very good and the restaurants and lodging recommendations are reliable, though many are the same that was in the last edition.
Do consider reading "White Rock" by Hugh Thomson, especially if you are trekking the ruins. For those with a tour group, consider getting Frommer's Peru. It is also a very good guide and its description of sights to see is more informative and descriptive than Lonely Planet and its restaurant recommendations are the best.
That said, Lonely Planet guides are known for their no-nonsense, off the beaten path advice, this guide is no exception. Highly recommended.
Summary of Lonely Planet Peru (Country Guide)
Discover PeruBike, hike and ride a scary cable car to Machu Picchu on one of five alternatives to the busy Inca Trail.
Glide past manatees, dolphins, monkeys and macaws in the Reserva Nacional Pacaya-Samiria.
Swill a scoopful of chicha - saliva-fermented corn beer - to earn the respect of the locals.
Descend into the narrow, hallucinatory underground chambers of the millennia-old ruins at Chavin de Huantar.
In This Guide:
Three authors, 144 days of on-the-road research via planes, riverboats, and dozens of death-defying bus rides.
Dedicated Peru Outdoors chapter, plus expanded activities coverage throughout.
Get the inside story on the Inca world from notes explorer and author Hugh Thomson.
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