Lonely Planet Chile & Easter Island (Lonely Planet Travel Guides) (Paperback)

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From Antarctica to Zimbabwe, if you're going there chances are Lonely Planet has been there first. With a pithy and matter-of-fact writing style, these guides are guaranteed to calm the nerves of first-time world travelers, while still listing off-the-beaten-path finds sure to thrill even the most jaded globetrotters. Lonely Planet has been perfecting its guidebooks for nearly 30 years, and as a result has experience and know-how similar to an older sibling's "been there" advice. The original backpacker's bible, the LP series has recently widened its reach. While still giving insights for the low-budget traveler, the books now list a wide range of accommodations and itineraries for those with less time than money.

The wonders of Chile's long stretch of landscape reach from tropical splendors in the north to icy behemoths in the south--with 4,000 kilometers of volcanoes, fjords, and lakes in between. Whether you seek outdoor or urban adventures, this guide has what you need to eat, sleep, speak, and experience the finest Chile has to offer. Also included are details for travel to the Falkland Islands and Antarctica. --Kathryn True --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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From pristine Patagonian glaciers to the arid Atacama Desert, Chile offers breathtaking landscapes of every flavor. Whether you're looking to scale an Andean peak, relax on a serene Pacific beach, or dance the night away in a Santiago nightclub, this guide delivers all the expert insights you'll need.

• best places to stay, from family-run hospedajes to hot-springs resorts • insider tips for wine-tasting in Chile's award-winning vineyards, and restaurant options for every palate • Andean adventure - prepare for the best trekking, skiing and rafting, and find prime sites for viewing wildlife • chat with ease, using our practical Spanish language guide • find yourself - with 64 detailed maps

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Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 6th edition (May 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 174059116X
• ISBN-13: 978-1740591164
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #555,009 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the Chile guides, March 13, 2002

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This review is from: Lonely Planet Chile & Easter Island (Lonely Planet Chile and Easter Island) (Paperback)

When planning my trip to Chile, I bought about every Chile guide I could find, and I have about 8 or 10 of them. While none of them had "everything" this one was definately the best of them. The city maps were useful as they are in all Lonely Planet books anad its practical information helped decide where to go and how to get around. I think it gave me the most useful information of all the other guidebooks. I planned my entire trip to Chile and Easter Island from guidebooks and phone calls without any tour agency. I think I did find a couple things out of date as others did, but that is, as said another reviewer, common to all guidebooks as they are researched over a period of time, then edited & compiled, then finally released. I recommend getting this book if you plan to visit Chile and also another book for another point of view and other details. The book is not perfect, but it is probably the best out there on the subject.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a great guide, June 12, 2001

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This review is from: Lonely Planet Chile & Easter Island (Lonely Planet Chile and Easter Island) (Paperback)

While shopping for a guidebook for my first visit to Chile, this book (the previous edition of it) looked like the most comprehensive guidebook available. It was extremely helpful for both choosing what places to visit and how to visit them. As some other reviewers noted, there were some weaknesses and omissions and some information was out of date, but the current edition of the book is likely to be more up-to-date. Anyway, if you need your whole trip laid out for you, you are probably better off joining a tour group. I found the Lonely Planet Trekking in the Patagonian Andes was a good complement to this book. I certainly wish all the information had been available in a single book, but given the amount of detail in both the Chile and Patagonian Andes books, I don't begrudge Lonely Planet too much.

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Essential but inadequate, January 5, 2001

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This review is from: Lonely Planet Chile & Easter Island (Lonely Planet Chile and Easter Island) (Paperback)

I was really stunned by the number of things that were not in this book. But for a number of things, like finding good places to eat and sleep, this was far and away, the best book that I used in Chile (I also had Openroad and Footprints).

Example things that were left out: almost anything on Torres del Paine. No mention of the W. No mention of a glorious day hike in Puerto Natales. Little mention of logistics for getting around to various parks.

It seems to me that this is an essential book to have, but I don't think that it will do as the only one. And I don't have a good recommendation for the other one