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South America: The Complete Guide to the Best of the Andes, Amazon, Big Cities, Small Towns and Beaches (3rd ed)

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I love the Fodor travel guides but the information in your 3rd edition of Fodor's South America is really out of date. I've been trying to plan a trip based on your suggestions but few of the phone numbers work.

I'm sure that once I'm there, your suggestions are still very valid - it's just difficult to use it for planning purposes.

Ian Lien Singapore

One of the best guidebooks I have purchased. I have traveled to 25 countries on 6 continents, and have always found Fodor's to be of superior quality. This one did not disappoint. The recommendations for hotels and restaurants were, if anything, understated. Organization was clear and precise. Although it was necessarily broader and less deep in its information (it is, after all, trying to cover an entire continent), the information was always of the best quality and accuracy. Everywhere I went (6 countries in 3 weeks), I always carried the guide for the specific location and this Fodor's. In all but one case, it provided better information, and always information that was not available in the other book. The maps could have been better, both in quality and location, but otherwise it was a nearly perfect guidebook. It gave a decent view of the culture of the area, as well as the basic how-to and where-to. Strongly recommended.