South American Handbook
Footprint Handbooks (Verlag)
978-1-900949-61-3 (ISBN)
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Written by an expert, this comprehensive travel guide to South America covers Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, Galapagos, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela and The Guianas. Background information is provided on ancient civilizations, archaeology and culture, as well as practical details on accommodation, shopping and eating out for all budgets. This 77th edition includes a special feature on the Pan American Highway. The book's cover flaps carry a calendar of festivals and information on exchange rates and dialling codes, emergency numbers, and hotel and restaurant price guides. Facts for the adventure traveller - cycling, trekking and climbing - are included, and "traveller's tips" occur thoughout in the margins of the book.
Introduction - a foot in the door. Part 1 Essentials: planning your trip; before you travel; getting there; touching down; where to stay; getting around; keeping in touch; food and drink; shopping; responsible tourism; health. Part 2 Argentina: essentials; Buenos Aires; south of Buenos Aires; Cordoba and the Central Sierras; the northwest; the west; the northeast; the lake district; Patagonia; Tierra del Fuego; background. Part 3 Bolivia: essentials; La Paz; Lake Titicaca; the Yungas; Oruru and routes to Chile and Argentina; Potosi, Sucre and the southern highlands; the Cochabamba basin; the northern lowlands; eastern Bolivia; background. Part 4 Brazil: essentials; Rio de Janeiro; Sao Paolo; Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo; Parana; Santa Catarina; Rio Grande do Stil; Bahia; the northeast; northern Brazil; southern Amazonia; centre west; Mato Grosso; background. Part 5 Chile: essentials; Santiago and the heartland; north of Santiago; north of La Serena; the far north; south of Santiago; the lake district; south of Puerto Montt; Chilean Patagonia; Tierra del Fuego; the Chilean Pacific Islands; background. Part 6 Colombia: essentials; Bogota; Bogota to Cucuta; the north coast islands; San Andres and Providencia; up the Rio Magdalena; Antioquia and Choco; La Zona Cafetera and Cauca Valley; Popayan, Tierradentro and San Agustin; southern Colombia; the Llanos and Leticia; background. Part 7 Ecuador: essentials; Quito; north of Quito; the central Sierra; the southern Sierra; Guayaquil and south to Peru; Pacific lowlands; the Oriente; Galapagos Islands; background. Part 8 Paraguay: essentials; Asuncion; east from Asuncion; south from Asuncion; north from Asuncion; the Chaco; background. Part 9 Peru: essentials; Lima; Huaraz and the Cordillera Blanca; northern Peru; the south coast; sourthern Peru - Arequipa and Lake Titicaca; Cusco and the Sacred Valley; the central highlands; Amazon Basin; background. Part 10 Uruguay: essentials; Montevideo; east from Montevideo; Montevideo north to Brazil; west from Montevideo; background. Part 11 Venezuela: essentials; Caracas; Caribbean coast - west; the Andes - Sierra Nevada de Merida; Caribbean coast - east; the Llanos; Guayana and the Orinoco; background. Part 12 The Guianas: Guyana; Suriname; Guyane. Part 13 The Falkland Islands: Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas; Antarctica. Part 14 Footnotes.
| Reihe/Serie | Footprint Handbook |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 48pp colour photographs, 219 b&w and colour maps |
| Verlagsort | Bath |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 124 x 210 mm |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseführer ► Südamerika |
| ISBN-10 | 1-900949-61-X / 190094961X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-900949-61-3 / 9781900949613 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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