"The South American Handbook 2004" is the celebratory 80th edition of the longest running travel guide in the English language. It first appeared in 1924 and has been published annually ever since. Used by Graham Greene, Michael Palin, Paul Theroux and many others, it is known as "The traveller's bible". This celebratory edition covers the whole of the continent, from Argentina to the Guianas, and offers up-to-date travel information for all budgets and all ages. It includes ten adventure highs - from base-jumping to white water rafting - while providing background information on ancient civilizations, archaeology and culture, along with essential information on exchange rates and dialling codes, emergency numbers, hotel and restaurant price guides. New for this edition is a 16-page central colour section highlighting the excitement and attractions of South America. The 80th edition special feature offers "Travel tips from 1924 to 2004" while a 24-page introduction to South America is illustrated with colour photography. The planning your trip feature focuses on first time visitors and an adventure travel feature and festival guide is also included.
Also new for this edition is a special full colour front map highlighting the best sights, plus improved contents listings and chapter openings so that you can find what you want quickly. Countries covered are: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Gal pagos, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, The Guianas, and the Falkland Islands.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"I carried the South American Handbook from Cape Horn to Cartagena and consulted it every night for two and a half months. I wouldn't do that for anything else except my hip flask." Michael Palin, BBC Full Circle
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Illustrationen
48pp colour illustrations, 238 colour maps, notes
Maße
Höhe: 210 mm
Breite: 125 mm
Dicke: 51 mm
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ISBN-13
978-1-903471-70-8 (9781903471708)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Introduction - a foot in the door. 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; 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; Bolivia: essentials; La Paz; Lake Titicaca; the Yungas; southwest Bolivia; Potosi, Sucre and the southern higlands; the Cochabamba and around; the northern lowlands; eastern Bolivia; background; 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; 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; Colombia: essentials; Bogota; Bogota to Cucuta; the north coast and 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; Ecuador: essentials; Quito; north of Quito; the central Sierra; the southern Sierra; Guayaquil and south to Peru; Pacific lowlands; the Oriente; Galapagos Islands; background; Paraguay: essentials; Asuncion; east from Asuncion; south from Asuncion; north from Asuncion; the Chaco; background; Peru: essentials; Lima; Huaraz and the Cordillera Blanca; northern Peru; the south coast; Arequipa and Lake Titicaca; Cusco and the Sacred Valley; the central highlands; Amazon Basin; background; Uruguay: essentials; Montevideo; east from Montevideo; Montevideo north to Brazil; west from Montevideo; background; Venezuela: essentials; Caracas; west from Caracs; the Andes; the east coast; the Llanos; Guayana, the Orinocodelta and Amazonas; background; the Guianas: Guyana; Suriname; Guyane; the Falkland Islands - Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas; south Georgia; Antarctica.
