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Backpackers' Latin America: Patagonia (Footprint Discover) :: 1904777260
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| This is the first title in Footprint's new Backpackers' Latin America series. The Backpackers' series is geared specifically to shoestring travelers - both long- and short-term - and features extensive information on classic backpacker trails as well as hostels and affordable lodging. Patagonia includes southern Chile and Argentina, and this comprehensive guide features 16 pages of full-color photography and 80 different maps of the region. It covers every area, from the pristine Andes and glaciated wilderness of Torres de Paine National Park to Buenos Aires and the southern islands of Tierra del Fuego, emphasizing Patagonia's unlimited opportunities for fun and adventure: socializing, cycling, horseback riding, white river rafting, skiing, swimming, and trekking. This volume provides insider advice on the best values in pubs, clubs, transportation, food, and lodging - complete with strategies for when money is tight and tips on where to go for occasional pampering. Editorial Descriptions are usually submitted by the manufacturers, publishers and authors. Contact us if you are one of them, and wish to change the above description. |
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Author: Guest
We just returned from a six week tour of Patagonia using this guide. We enjoyed all of the hikes, treks and tours recommended in the guide. We stayed in some of the recommended hostels and found them to be as described. Restaurants, addresses, telephone number, and e-mail addresses listed in the book were mostly obsolete; to be expected in a rapidly changing area swarmed by tourism. Except for public transportation costs, the costs of all services listed in the guide were off by 30 to 40 percent (too low).
The reasons we purchased this guide for our trip was that it had the most current publication date and it addressed the primary area that we intended to visit: Chilean and Argentinian Patagonia.
The primary reason for awarding a low rating to this guide book is the guide book's abominable design (risk of ordering on-line):
1. It is printed on heavy large format glossy paper and contains many pages; hence, it is very heavy. Too heavy to take with you in the backpack. Small format books like the Lonely Planet guides are more convenient to pack and haul with you.
2. The maps in the guide book are illegible. Use of color and small print on the maps and in the reference symbols makes them unreadable in low light conditions. Guides like the Lonely Planet that use simple monochrome line drawings for maps are superior.
3. Including ads in a guide book not only adds to its weight but is ethically questionable.
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