Footprint Chile Handbook (3rd Edition) [Paperback]

Toby Green (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 9, 2002 | Series: Chile Handbook, 3rd ed

This revised and updated edition offers comprehensive recommendations and listings. Chile has lakes, forests, volcanoes, Mediterranean style countryside, vineyards, orchards, lively cities, peaceful beaches and deserts. This handbook includes coverage of the Chilean Pacific Islands including Easter Island and offers practical listings of all accommodation, restaurants, and everything else the visitor needs, whether travelling in a group or independently. A special feature on adventure sports from climbing volcanoes in the Lake District to mountain biking in the Parque Nacional Huerquehue, even sea kayaking and rafting is also included.

Editorial Reviews

Review

My favorite series ... is published by Footprint, and I especially recommend the Mexico and Central and South America Handbooks.

About the Author

Toby Green first went to Chile as an English teacher in 1992, when he spent a year working in Santiago, and travelled the country from Arica to Tierra del Fuego. He has been back several times since, whilst developing a career as a writer and editor. He has written for many of the UK national newspapers, and is the author of two works of narrative travel, Saddled with Darwin which was nominated for 2 literary prizes and translated into 5 languages, and Meeting the Invisible Man. He lives in Gloucestershire, trying his best to resist learning to drive.

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Footprint Handbooks; 3rd edition (January 9, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1903471052
• ISBN-13: 978-1903471050
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,018,935 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Returned From Chile, September 30, 2007

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Thomas A. Crocker (New Hampshire) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chile, 5th (Footprint - Travel Guides) (Paperback)

I just returned from a month of living in Santiago, Chile, learning Spanish, and living with my Footprint guide to Chile. I read a lot of the book before arriving and everything it had said and recommended was right. I was living in Santiago and it gave tons of things to do, stay, eat, and see in the city. I was also traveling on weekend. Things like, skiing in the Andes, visiting Valparaiso and Vina del Mar, Cajon del Maipo, and taking a trip to the island of Chiloe in the south. Everywhere I went I would read the guide book beforehand and I would arrive and walk around and really have a strong grasp of where things were as well as what to do and what to avoid. There are good detailed maps of all the main cities/towns as well as some of the more popular smaller towns too. The descriptions of places like hostels and restaurants are 100% accurate. I was able to look at other guide books in Chile when I would bump into another traveler. Many times, when someone else had little or no information on something, we would look it up in my book and there would be plenty of information on it. I took this book with me every morning I left my apartment in Santiago and everywhere I traveled. If you are thinking about buying this I strongly recommend it.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good with a few minor problems, March 11, 2008

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D. Montgomery (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Chile, 5th (Footprint - Travel Guides) (Paperback)

We used this book for 2 months as we traveled around the southern half of Chile. For the most part, the book is excellent and the recommendations are solid. The descriptions of the parks and trails are well done and useful. The advice on what to do in each region is well informed. The only problems we encountered with this book were that several phone numbers in the book were just wrong. Hostal Nancy in Puerto Natales comes to mind. I don't think it even had the right number of digits. The other problem, which was minor, was that the metro stops were not positioned correctly on the Santiago maps. Go try to find the Bella Artes metro stop using the maps in this book. It's two blocks from the museum but the book makes it look like it's next door. It's not even on the same street.

These few problems aside, the Footprint series remains the best choice for Chile and South America. We had many opportunities to use the Lonely Planet carried by other travelers and, well, it's just bad. Terrible maps. Footprint has the best maps, especially the multi-page country map at the back of the book. There is also more information packed into the Footprint and the quality of the materials and printing are superior. Rough Guide is also worth considering. If you are only going for hiking/camping/trekking, consider Footprint Patagonia.

4 stars for being better than the overrated Lonely Planet. But not perfect.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent guide, April 21, 2003

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Maria (Rio de Janeiro, Brasil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Footprint Chile Handbook (3rd Edition) (Paperback)

Prior to my trip to Chile last year, I checked available guide books in a local bookstore. I chose Footprint for the content and maps, and also because it had a section about Patagonian Argentina that would be useful. I wasn't disappointed, the guide was most helpful. When talking to another traveller in Chile who had an Italian version of Lonely Planet guide, I could see that some information in the Footprint guide was more accurate. I liked it so much that I'm ordering new Footprint guides for my upcoming trips.