Adventuring in Central America: Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama (Sierra Club Adventure Travel Guides) [Paperback]

David Rains Wallace (Author)

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Enjoy a survey of one of the lushest wildlife areas of the world: an outdoor-oriented journey which covers private parks and reserves as well as lesser-known wildlife areas. Adventuring in Central America is an excellent review of the parks and their offerings: a title which profiles the best of Central American outdoors experiences. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Details

• Paperback: 445 pages
• Publisher: Sierra Club Books for Children (October 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0871564734
• ISBN-13: 978-0871564733
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,871,575 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #17 in Books > Travel > Latin America > Central America > Belize
  • #39 in Books > Travel > Latin America > Central America > El Salvador
  • #60 in Books > History > Americas > Central America > Costa Rica

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars OK for general descriptions -- buy Lonely Planet for Detail, July 22, 1999

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This review is from: Adventuring in Central America: Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama (Sierra Club Adventure Travel Guides) (Paperback)

I live in Nicaragua -- can only comment on that location. This book is just ok to suppliment. Buy Lonely Plant Central America for detail (its better then the Rough Guide).

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Yuppie Travel: Takes an interesting place and makes it dull., April 13, 1999

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This review is from: Adventuring in Central America: Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama (Sierra Club Adventure Travel Guides) (Paperback)

If you want to get a real feel for the place without falling asleep, save your money. The author takes an otherwise fascinating subject (the outdoors Central America) and, using lifeless prose, makes you wonder why you were ever interested in CA in the first place. Hotel listings are scant, as is specific information about destinations. No picutres or maps. Possibly good information about hiking, but not much on the safefy of such excursions. The Let's Go guidebook has more specific info (though not only on the outdoors) and is much more enjoyable to read.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, June 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Adventuring in Central America: Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama (Sierra Club Adventure Travel Guides) (Paperback)

Hi, I am working at ILISA Spanish Language Institute in San Jose, Costa Rica and I just want to let you know that this book help our students a lot by giving them helpful tips and by making any travel plans for the weekends. Thanks!