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.Trekking in the Central Andes (Lonely Planet Walking Guides)

by: Rob Rachowiecki, Grant Dixon, Greg Claire

June 01, 2003

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.Peru (Lonely Planet Regional Guides)

by: Rob Rachowiecki, Charlotte Beech

January 01, 2004
Disappointing when compared to the Lonely Planet Guide to Bolivia where I have also lived (that guide was excellent and warrants 5*). Has all the main tourist attractions but misses out on some of the smaller places which are essential for anyone here for a longer time and looking for places to visit outside Lima which you can get to in a weekend. That said, I haven't read all the other guides so others may be similiar in content.
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.Southwest USA: Arizona, New Mexico, Utah (Lonely Planet Regional Guides)

by: Rob Rachowiecki

1999-03
Disappointing when compared to the Lonely Planet Guide to Bolivia where I have also lived (that guide was excellent and warrants 5*). Has all the main tourist attractions but misses out on some of the smaller places which are essential for anyone here for a longer time and looking for places to visit outside Lima which you can get to in a weekend. That said, I haven't read all the other guides so others may be similiar in content.
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.Southwest USA (Lonely Planet Regional Guides)

by: Rob Rachowiecki

April 01, 2002
Disappointing when compared to the Lonely Planet Guide to Bolivia where I have also lived (that guide was excellent and warrants 5*). Has all the main tourist attractions but misses out on some of the smaller places which are essential for anyone here for a longer time and looking for places to visit outside Lima which you can get to in a weekend. That said, I haven't read all the other guides so others may be similiar in content.
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.Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands (Lonely Planet Travel Guides)

by: Rob Rachowiecki

August 01, 2003
I bought this guide before I travelled around Ecuador and other parts of South America last summer. Although it was helpful, well presented and laid-out, I found the guide disppointing in two main ways:
The maps used are sometimes inaccurate in terms of where the symbols for bus stations, hotels etc have been placed, and some street names do not match those given in the guide;
The guide has been badly edited in a few places, meaning that it is difficult to understand what point the author is trying to make.
I also found that a lot of information in this edition is long out of date (if you are buying this, make sure to print of a copy of Lonely Planet's updates from their website, although I don't know how useful they are either). ... Read More:
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.Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands (Lonely Planet Country Guide)

by: Rob Rachowiecki

2001-02
I bought this guide before I travelled around Ecuador and other parts of South America last summer. Although it was helpful, well presented and laid-out, I found the guide disppointing in two main ways:
The maps used are sometimes inaccurate in terms of where the symbols for bus stations, hotels etc have been placed, and some street names do not match those given in the guide;
The guide has been badly edited in a few places, meaning that it is difficult to understand what point the author is trying to make.
I also found that a lot of information in this edition is long out of date (if you are buying this, make sure to print of a copy of Lonely Planet's updates from their website, although I don't know how useful they are either). ... Read More:
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.Peru (Lonely Planet Country Guide)

by: Rob Rachowiecki

2000-04
Disappointing when compared to the Lonely Planet Guide to Bolivia where I have also lived (that guide was excellent and warrants 5*). Has all the main tourist attractions but misses out on some of the smaller places which are essential for anyone here for a longer time and looking for places to visit outside Lima which you can get to in a weekend. That said, I haven't read all the other guides so others may be similiar in content.
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.Peru: A Travel Survival Kit (Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit)

by: Rob Rachowiecki

1991-04
Disappointing when compared to the Lonely Planet Guide to Bolivia where I have also lived (that guide was excellent and warrants 5*). Has all the main tourist attractions but misses out on some of the smaller places which are essential for anyone here for a longer time and looking for places to visit outside Lima which you can get to in a weekend. That said, I haven't read all the other guides so others may be similiar in content.
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.Costa Rica (Lonely Planet Regional Guides)

by: Rob Rachowiecki

October 31, 2002
Knowing very little about Costa Rica, and planning a short visit, I plumped for the Lonely Planet guide as a pretty safe bet, also based on the reviews for the previous edition by Rob Rachowiecki.

As an informational guide book it has the basics, where to stay, where to catch the bus, useful phrases, even a colour wildlife section, which is a nice touch, but for me it lacked the insider knowledge, very little insight or opinions to assist in planning - what's hot, what's not, where's a definite must see and where to sweep straight through.

If you already know Costa Rica and have planned your intinerary from other sources, then I could see this would be useful, but I want a single guidebook which will help me make informed ... Read More:
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.Ecuador (Bradt Travel Guide Climbing & Hiking in Ecuador)

by: Rob Rachowiecki, Mark Thurber

2004-01
Knowing very little about Costa Rica, and planning a short visit, I plumped for the Lonely Planet guide as a pretty safe bet, also based on the reviews for the previous edition by Rob Rachowiecki.

As an informational guide book it has the basics, where to stay, where to catch the bus, useful phrases, even a colour wildlife section, which is a nice touch, but for me it lacked the insider knowledge, very little insight or opinions to assist in planning - what's hot, what's not, where's a definite must see and where to sweep straight through.

If you already know Costa Rica and have planned your intinerary from other sources, then I could see this would be useful, but I want a single guidebook which will help me make informed ... Read More:
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