South American Handbook (Footprint Travel Guide) (Footprint Travel Guide Series)

by Ben Box (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2007

  $5.03

  Visit the most exciting continent on Earth. Celebrate at the best of the festivals. Swim with sea lions and walk with dinosaurs. Get off the beaten track. Experience cities of gold and mountains of silver. Get inside info on where to eat, drink and sleep. Learn about evolution, revolution and visitors from outer space. Grab the pick of heart-stopping adventure activities. See man-eating fish, blood sucking bats and smooth-talking dolphins. Full-colour maps help you on your way.

• Used

  Paperback
  1999

  $3.32

  This handbook, in its 76th edition and a Thomas Cook Best Travel Guide, provides detailed and practical travel information on South America. The region has much to offer the visitor, from the Caribbean culture of the northern countries of Colombia and Venezuela to the vastness of the southern cone countries of Chile and Argentina. Ancient sites can be explored such as Machu Picchu, or modern cities like Buenos Aires and colonial towns such as Cartegena. The guidebook contains practical travel facts, maps and background information and covers the following countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador and the Galapagos, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela and The Guyanas.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1990

  $3.32

  Winner of the first ever Thomas Cook Best Travel Guide Award , this is an encyclopaedic guidebook on South America. It covers all 13 countries South America. The first place covered in every country is the capital city, after which the territory is divided into regional subsections. It contains a town by town commentary along routes covering the most interesting places to visit, including accommodation, and places to eat. Also included are practical travel information and health tips for the tropics, and in-depth background information on each country featured. Revised and updated every year, this book also contains 90 detailed text maps of towns and regions, plus a 12-page section of regional maps in colour.