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.The Rough Guide to Chile Map (Rough Guide Country/Region Map)
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by: Melissa Graham

October 03, 2005
Bought this for our second trip to Chile and found it very unhelpful. The quality of the 'plastitized' paper and the printing quality seemed very good. But then we tried to use it. Kept getting lost and stuck on wrong routes etc. Then we would go back to our old map, which was paper and in shreds, but it had all the secondary route numbers or at least put those routes on the correct end of town or in the right area so we could find the turn off. They need to go back to their sources on this one for better data.
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.Fodor's Mexico 2008 (Fodor's Gold Guides)
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by: Fodor's

September 11, 2007
Informative book with lots of good suggestions and directions. It is catered to a "high-end" traveller though. I found better deals by consulting other guidebooks and just wandering around.
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.The Peru Reader: History, Culture, Politics (The Latin America Readers)
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by: Ivan Degregori, Robin Kirk

2005-11
Really good collection of a variety of excerpts from some interesting books. A lot of good poetry too; like Osman Morote's "A Frightening Thirst for Violence":

"The dictator
shifts his gaze
and a rose
acclaimed as fragrant
falls, in a slice,
from just one
beheading

The dictator
swivels his hands
and
one worker
falls, the wife of a
worker
falls, the children of a
worker
fall

Oh!
what a frightening thirst
for vengeance
devours me"

Morote became the second-in-command in the Shining Path, which the book treats even-handedly, except it does tend to leave out sufficient details of the kind of daily ... Read More:
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.Galapagos Islands Explorer Map by Ocean Explorer Maps
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by: Nigel Sitwell

February 01, 2006
If you plan to visit the islands as I did, I found this an excellent pre-read study and also very useful as a reference while there. It is succinct, informative and easy to read- a very useful little guide.
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.The Cruising Guide to Central and Southern California: Golden Gate to Ensenada, Mexico, Including the Offshore Islands
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by: Brian M. Fagan

September 06, 2001
I found this book to contain many useful tidbits of information, especially about prevailing weather conditions. The author gives insightful and non obvious ways for determining the approach of Santa Ana's which itself is probably worth the price of the book
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.Cancun & The Yucatan (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides)
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by: DK Publishing

2003-05
I HAVE NOT BEEN DISAPPOINTED BY ANY BOOK I HAVE PURCHASED BY DK PUBLISHING !!! THIS IS A SMALL POCKET BOOK THAT WOULD BE GREAT FOR THE BACKPACKER. TONS OF GREAT INFO AND THE PHOTOS ARE EXCELLENT AS USUAL.
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.Argentina - Culture Smart!: a quick guide to customs and etiquette (Culture Smart!)
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by: Robert Hamwee

September 05, 2006
Great guide for getting a quick and comprehensive overview of Argentina. Although primarily focused on Buenos Aires, it gives the reader a fast grasp on what seem to be the essentials in many areas of life, both personal and business. Highly recommended!
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.Frommer's Cancun & the Yucatan Day by Day (Frommer's Day by Day)
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by: Irene Sunley, Bill Sunley

April 16, 2007
this guide was very helpful and informative about the region especially in finding good places to eat at
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.Living Abroad in Mexico (Living Abroad)
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by: Ken Luboff

August 31, 2005
As a person about to move to a specific place for work, this text was not what I was looking for. It is more useful for someone who's not sure if Mexico is right for him or her and specifically for someone looking to go on a "fact-finding trip." If I had known that, I would not have made this purchase.

That said, the book has answered some of my questions, specifically about diet (vegetarianism), moving pets to Mexico and pet food brands available and office/working life.

If you are looking for a broad overview of what a move to Mexico book would be like, give this a try. If you want more in-depth information about what your daily life would be like and what the transition to a new culture would be like, check out "The Plain ... Read More:
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.Machu Picchu
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by: Barry Brukoff, Pablo Neruda

September 14, 2001
This book about Machu Picchu in Peru is not a guide for tourists. It is a work of art drawn from the talents of two men who visited Machu Picchu many years apart. Specifically, it is an integrated collection of exceptional photographs of the site by Barry Brukoff combined with the eloquent poetry of Pablo Neruda, the Nobel Prize winning poet from Peru, based on his visit to Machu Picchu 50 years before that of the photographer. For readers who do not know Spanish, the language of the original poetry, there is an excellent accompanying translation into English. That is also true of a beautiful introduction by Isabel Allende, the famous Peruvian author. If you have never visited this site, the book will still be very interesting. If you have, the book will take you ... Read More:
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