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Summary: Good reading as well as a good guide.
Review: As a still up and coming traveller, Peru was one of my first trips as a tourist, and the LP Peru was the perfect complement to a fantastic country. My only real qualm is that Rob Rachowiecki, who has an excellent writing style, loves the country so much that he reccommends nearly everything it has to offer, which could make a trip difficult for someone with limited time; I was there a month and I know I will have to go back to see everything the book mentions. But if you know what you want, you'll find everything you need to know from this well laid out and entertaining guide. Rob Rachowiecki knows a hell of a lot about travelling and about being a traveller, he is an exceptional writer. And it makes great travel reading for the less scenic travelling spots, so you can find out about all the amazing things you missed.
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Summary: Excellent reference
Review: Being Peruvian, it has been a great source for helpful hints that you normally don't find out easily.You can get excellent references, specially a good help to find cheap accomodation and to find out the best way to get to remote places. It tells you where and when is the best time to take buses and train for example to Machupicchu, and tells you the main atractions you shuoldn't miss. In the other hand it's a little bit short in museums and historical explanations, they ned to make a deeper research. There is also a poor cover of the surf spots and beaches.
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Summary: Great book - but not currently up todate
Review: Having just returned from Peru - I can say I fully appreciated having this book with me. However - the rules for hiking the Inca Trail were changed in 2001. You now have to be on a guided tour, it is not possible to hike the trail alone. Also you are required to register for tours at least two days prior to starting the trek. There are plenty of tour companys - charging between [price range] per person for the 4 - 5 day hike. Some thing else - is that when you fly to & from Cusco try to make all your flights early morning. As the ones in the afternoon are the ones that get cancelled more. It is a very useful book.
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Summary: alquileres de casas
Review: hola quisiera saber cuanto cuesta alquilar una casa en Cuzco para abrir un hostal,,que tenga 15 o 20 cuartos
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Summary: Arequipa Blues!
Review: I adored the writing style of this particular guidebook. I felt I knew the author after spending so much time reading it. Alas, the Arequipa section is outdated in the following areas: restaurants, cafes and entertainment. Establishments seem to come and go in Arequipa. Also note that Arequipa is a region -- not merely a town. I wish the guidebook had better expressed this reality. Nearly all of the "adventure" tours lie 5-6 hours bus ride away from Arequipa. Mind you, these are Peruvian buses that tend to break down. Allow enough time to travel between Arequipa and your adventures...
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Summary: This book gives a misguided impression
Review: I am extremely disapointed with the tone Lonely Plane has decided to take with this book. Instead of highlighting the beautiful spots, the wonderful people and overall magnificent country that Peru is - the author has decided to take a negative tone throughout the book. No side trips off the beaten track, it goes into detail describing typical tourist traps (certainly not why what one goes to LonelyPlanet looking for). Not enough recommendations for day itineraries, an overall boring read with no insightful advice on what to do. And a flat negative tone for everything else.
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Summary: Excellent But Not Perfect
Review: I have been working and doing some traveling in Peru the past 3 summers and have used Lonely Planet throughout. This year was my 2nd on the new green 4th ed. Although the regions I have visited have been quite out-of-the-way (in Moquegua & Amazonias) for the most part LP has it down OK. There are some things that are just wrong, but they do a good job of paying attention to those of us who write in with corrections and updates so when you buy an edition, it is often the best information available. The greatest advantage to LP is how comprehensive it is plus the concise text with decent maps do help considerably. I can strongly recommend sticking with LP regardless of whether you are sticking to tourist areas or making an attempt to interact with the real spirit of Peru by getting out and meeting people in the less well-traveled regions.
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Summary: Excellent But Not Perfect
Review: I have been working and doing some traveling in Peru the past 3 summers and have used Lonely Planet throughout. This year was my 2nd on the new green 4th ed. Although the regions I have visited have been quite out-of-the-way (in Moquegua & Amazonias) for the most part LP has it down OK. There are some things that are just wrong, but they do a good job of paying attention to those of us who write in with corrections and updates so when you buy an edition, it is often the best information available. The greatest advantage to LP is how comprehensive it is plus the concise text with decent maps do help considerably. I can strongly recommend sticking with LP regardless of whether you are sticking to tourist areas or making an attempt to interact with the real spirit of Peru by getting out and meeting people in the less well-traveled regions.
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Summary: Practical advice, cultural perspectives, good maps
Review: I never visit a country with just one guidebook. For Peru, with its diversity of places and wildlife I got several. However if I really had to pick my favorite for Peru, I would chose Lonely Planet. The city maps are fairly good for the larger, more visited areas. The sections on history and culture are interesting and insightful without being too lengthy.
I particularly liked the section on health issues. This guidebook did a better job with altitude sickness, and some of the jungle diseases than any of the other guidebooks I have read. To my chagrim, I read that the two most commonly used medications for altitude sickness were contraindicated for me. I found out that I would have to plan well before my trip so that I could get all of the the proper immunizations for the jungle part of our trip. Based on the book, I decided to get a travel medicine consult--a very good move that probably saved me a lot of potential problems.
The sections on social customs and conveniences were helpful. You wouldn't buy a guidebook just because it has a section explaining Peruvain toilets and toilet paper, but things like this are really really useful if you are traveling with kids.
The climate charts for different sections of Peru only occupy a page or two, but are actually quite helpful in planning vacation dates.
I would have liked for the guide to include more information on the beautiful and remote Manu National Park. I had to buy another book and go on the Internet to get much information on that area.
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Summary: Lonely Planet comes through again!
Review: I used the Lonely Planet Peru guide extensively on my trip to Peru in August 1997 and an earlier edition when I traveled to Peru/Ecuador in 1994. Both times I found the information to be clear, concise and right on target. Lonely Planet is particularly good for "straight from the hip" information on lodging, restaurants and getting around a country. However, I prefer the Insights Peru guide for more detailed information on the countries culture and descriptions of certain sites. I also used the Rough Guide to Peru, but found that the information in Lonely Planet Peru was more complete for every area of Peru with the exception of Manu. When I returned from Peru I sent comments to each of the three guides I used and found the Lonely Planet was the only one that openly welcomed comments and made it easy to submit them. Rob Rachowiecki exhibited a clear understanding of the current conditions in Peru and his writing left me itching to leave on my adventure. I highly recommend this guide
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