Insight Guide Chile. This 384-page book includes a section detailing Chile's history, 7 features covering the country's life and culture, ranging from its pure Cabernet Sauvignon vines to its excellent huaso horsemanship, a region by region visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Plus over 350 magnificent photographs and 14 maps.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty book, useful to learn but not to help you travel,
By Tim Hilliard (Olympia, WA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Insight Guide Chile (Paperback)
This is a nice book to own and to use at home, but not a book I'd use valuable backpack real estate to tote on a trip. It will give you good background on the history, geaography, and culture of the country and has better pictures than the other guides, but isn't strong on telling you where to eat, what route to use, where to stay, how to get along. I bought mine to show people what Chile is like, and it's great for that.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
From an ex-Lonely Planet reader,
By "frmokehee" (Alaska) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Insight Guide Chile (Paperback)
What's the first thing you want to know about a country? Why do I want to visit. For answering this question Insight guides do an excellent job. Interesting descriptions complemented by pictures get you interested in Chile and what the country has to offer. Comparably Lonely planet guides are like a phone book. There is more information in them - often out of date - but little effort or detail is put in about the features of the country itself. My only problem with Insight is that its informational section is lacking. My suggestion is read insight, determine where and when you want to visit and then seek out up to date information on hotels, etc. from another source.
23 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Deep historical review, quality pictures, helpful,
By A Customer
This review is from: Insight Guide Chile (Paperback)
Quality handbook that includes nice historical depth, perspective and quality images. The review of the Pinochet regime, however, unfortunately comes off as stock socialist perspective. I lived through this period as an ex-pat in Chile and the author's bias is clearly evident.
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