You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go--they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and restaurants in all price ranges. Every Frommer's Travel Guide is up-to-date, with exact prices for everything, dozens of color maps, and exciting coverage of sports, shopping, and nightlife. You'd be lost without us!
Frommer's Chile & Easter Island is the premier guide to the country, with complete coverage of Santiago, Valparaiso, the Carretera Austral, Patagonia, Easter Island, and more. You'll visit rugged wilderness preserves, sleepy beach towns, the bustling, colonial captital, and the spectacular Easter Island. Whether you're a history buff, an outdoor adventurer, or a partier in search of a good time, Chile presents so many diverse travel options that it'll make your head spin. You'll travel like a pro with our handy Spanish-language glossary and detailed regional and town maps. And our Suggested Itineraries chapter will help you plan your trip and organize your time.
Reihe
Auflage
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Editions-Typ
Illustrationen
col. Illustrations, col. maps
Maße
Höhe: 20.3 cm
Breite: 12.9 cm
Dicke: 25 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-470-43514-4 (9780470435144)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Writer and photographer Nicholas Gill (Chilean Lake District, Chiloe, The Carretera Austral, and Easter Island chapters) is based in Lima, Peru and Brooklyn, New York. His work appears in publications such as Conde Nast Traveler, Islands, Forbes Traveler, World Hum, and The Columbus Dispatch. He has also authored numerous travel guides on Latin American countries. Visit his personal website (www.nicholas-gill.com) for more information.
Caroline Lascom (front of book chapters, as well as Santiago, Around Santiago, La Serena & the Elqui Valley, and the Desert North chapters) has spent much of the last decade traveling through Latin America, working as a freelance travel writer. She has authored and contributed to many guidebooks. Her credits include Footprint guides to Havana, Lisbon, Mexico, and Costa Rica, the Rough Guide to Mexico, and Insight Guide Chicago.
Christie Pashby (Southern Patagonia & Antarctica) is the author of Frommer´s Banff & Jasper National Parks and co-author of Frommer's Argentina, Frommer's Chile and Frommer's Best Hikes in BC. Christie divides her time between the Canadian Rockies and Bariloche, Argentina. A freelance journalist and translator, she also somehow finds the time to run a small guiding business with her husband, and cram in two ski seasons a year. Her websites include www.patagoniatravelco.com and www.patagonialiving.com.
LIST OF MAPS.
WHAT'S NEW IN CHILE.
1 THE BEST OF CHILE.
2 CHILE IN DEPTH.
4 SUGGESTED CHILE ITINERARIES.
5 THE ACTIVE VACATION PLANNER.
6 SANTIAGO.
7 AROUND SANTIAGO: THE CENTRAL VALLEY, PEAKS & COASTAL REGION.
8 LA SERENA & THE ELQUI VALLEY.
9 THE DESERT NORTH.
10 THE CHILEAN LAKE DISTRICT.
11 CHILOE.
12 THE CARRETERA AUSTRAL.
13 SOUTHERN PATAGONIA & ANTARCTICA.
14 EASTER ISLAND.
APPENDIX A: FAST FACTS, TOLL-FREE NUMBERS & WEB SITES.
APPENDIX B: GLOSSARY OF SPANISH TERMS & PHRASES.
INDEX.
