Fodor's Guatemala, 1st Edition (Travel Guide) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: February 5, 2008 | Series: Travel Guide

Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.

Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. While you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Guatemala!

•Updated frequently, Fodor’s Guatemala provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guide book.

•Fodor’s Guatemala features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.

•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Guatemala.

•Experience Guatemala like a local! Fodor’s Guatemala features information from local experts.

•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.


Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Fodor's; 1 edition (February 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1400019257
• ISBN-13: 978-1400019250
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.6 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,117,373 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #55 in Books > Travel > Latin America > Central America > Guatemala

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A book for people who have less time, more money and dont really want to explore, September 23, 2009

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This review is from: Fodor's Guatemala, 1st Edition (Travel Guide) (Paperback)

We usually go with Lonely Planet guides (used them in India, Thailand and Japan so far) but the one for Guatemala got not so good reviews so we decided to try this one.
big mistake.
we planned our trip based on advice from friends that visited Guatemala and were counting on the guidebook for the little things, like places to eat, sleep, what to see and how to get there.

throughout the trip we got the feeling that the writers just chose the first place they say off the bus station and reviewed it. they never ventured far from the center to show you places or things that are less known.

the thing all places in this book have in common is the average high price.
all the reviewed restaurants, hotels and such were of the highest prices we could find, and usually unjustified.
we were able to find better accommodation and food for sometimes half the price!

this book might be more suitable for people who are limited in time, like to see the main tourist attractions when they travel and dont really care to spend a little more $$ to stay close to the center and be comfortable.

if you like to explore, see things that not everyone see, eat with the locals in the market, meet interesting people - skip this book.

4.0 out of 5 stars Get this if you go!, June 26, 2011

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Christine Frazier (CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fodor's Guatemala, 1st Edition (Travel Guide) (Paperback)

Used it for everything. Some of the phone numbers were off and some of the restaurants were not in business anymore but overall it was very useful. I used it and had an awesome trip to Guatemala. Gave a great overview of what to see and do. This is essential if you go.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good but not great, April 27, 2009

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Stanley Campbell (Rockford, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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An average guide book, with some good suggestions, but everyone was using the Rough Guide (Lonely Planet second)