Peru Handbook

Alan Murphy, Ben Box (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

656 Seiten

2003 | 4th Revised edition
Footprint Handbooks (Verlag)
978-1-903471-51-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Peru is the quintessential South American destination and is attracting ever more visitors each year. This up-to-date guide offers everything the visitor needs to know from remote Andean tracks to ecotours in the Amazon rainforest. The guide includes up-to-date information on Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail and a special feature on "adventure travel" in Peru - climbing, trekking, rafting, skiing, mountain biking, surfing, diving, fishing and the rest. It also covers planning a trip, where to go, when to go and how to make the best use of the time available, along with basic Spanish for travellers - basic language to kick-start the learning curve. In addition the guide offers coverage of all the "classic" Inca sites and all the more recently discovered sites throughout the country. This edition also includes a full colour map highlighting the best sights, plus improved contents listings and chapter openings so that you can find what you want quickly.

Autor

Ben Box (aka Mr South America) has edited the South American Handbook since 1989 and has been travelling in Latin America for 20 years. He finds Peru totally captivating and is eager for others to share the joys of exploring its grandeur and intricacies. He has a doctorate in Spanish and Portuguese Studies and has been writing about contemporary Iberian and Latin American affairs since 1980.

Inhalt

A foot in the door; essentials; planning your trip; before you travel; money; getting there; touching down; where to stay; getting around; keeping in touch; food and drink; shopping; holidays and festivals; special interest travel; health; further reading; Lima; history; Lima beaches; suburbs of Lima; essentials; excursions from Lima; Cusco & the Sacred Valley; The Urubamba Valley; Pisac; Urubamba; Ollantaytambo; Machu Picchu; The Inca Trail; southeast from Cusco; Lake Titicaca; Arequipa; south coast; Cordillera Blanca; north coast; northern highlands; central highlands; Amazon basin; background; history and politics; government and modern Peru; culture; people; arts and crafts; music and dance; festivals; literature; land and environment; footnotes.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.1.2003
• Reihe/Serie: Footprint Handbook
• Zusatzinfo: 32pp colour photographs, 72 colour maps, indexes
• Verlagsort: Bath
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 124 x 210 mm
• Gewicht: 556 g
• Themenwelt: Reiseführer ► Südamerika ► Peru
• ISBN-10: 1-903471-51-6 / 1903471516
• ISBN-13: 978-1-903471-51-7 / 9781903471517
• Zustand: Neuware