Insight Guide Chile (Paperback)

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Product Description
One of over 400 titles in the Insight series,

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.

About the Author
Since 2000. Hammond, American Map, Langenscheidt Dictionaries, Insight Travel Guides, Delorme – the famous names in the Langenscheidt family. These represent the most authoritative, up-to-date, and extensive travel and reference products available. In January 2003, the renowned Berlitz Publishing became part of the Langenscheidt Group. The Langenscheidt Publishing Group, the premier group of map and travel companies, offers over 4,000 North American and international street maps, road maps, atlases, language-learning, bilingual dictionaries, and travel-related products covering countries, cities, and languages in every continent. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Insight Guides; 3rd edition
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887291562
• ISBN-13: 978-0887291562
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,472,951 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty book, useful to learn but not to help you travel, September 25, 2000

By	Tim Hilliard "lucko" (Olympia, WA USA) - See all my reviews

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.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars From an ex-Lonely Planet reader, June 6, 2002

By	"frmokehee" (Alaska) - See all my reviews

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.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must have for the Chile novice!, January 13, 2006

By	Cheap-n-Easy (Triad, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Insight Guide Chile: INSIGHT GUIDES (Paperback)

This guide together with the "Chile Footprint" is the perfect combo for the first-time Chile traveler. Why? This guide will quickly and informatively bring you close to Chile's geography, history, culture, ethnic groups and most all aspects important to know when travelling there for the first time. It is not too "scientific", nor is it too superficial. Just right.

It is a colorful and high quality book (Discovery Channel) that I was not able to put down until I went through it all.

NOTE: This guide however does not suffice to give specific direction for restaurants, hotels and other facilities or locations needed by travellers. Therefore by itself it is insufficient. For the travel agenda detail you need to get "Footprint Chile". A perfect Chile guide just like a Frommer's. Both books together are the perfect combo !!