Product Description

Discover Chile and Easter Island

Scramble up snow-covered boulders for an unbeatable view of the soaring Torres del Paine
Wander in the footsteps of poet Pablo Neruda in Santiago's leafy Barrio Bellavista
Shiver as dawn breaks through the translucent vapors of the world's highest geyser field
Tear into a bowl of curanto, Chiloe's hearty seafood stew

In This Guide:

Five authors, 194 days of in-country research
Expanded coverage of Patagonia including new adventure options
Content updated daily - visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews, updates and traveler insights

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #47884 in Books
• Brand: Lonely Planet
• Published on: 2009-02-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 528 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781741047790
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Customer Reviews

Good basic guide
Guidebooks can be very handy and this Lonely Planet is among the best. But I often prefer to travel without them. Asking fellow travelers about where they have been and stayed can be very rewarding, and I have found many great places that were not in Lonely Planet. I have met a few Lonely Planet authors while traveling, and their very tight budgets do not allow them the time for thorough research. If it's your first trip to Chile, I advise buying this book as a general guide, but keep your eyes and ears open for other alternatives, and ignore the bus schedules. The schedules change often, and the only accurate information comes from the actual bus companies. Dancing on the Edge of an Endangered Planet

OK
I agree with the review above, LP Chile can be a useful resource to have for a first glimpse at a city in Chile if you travel by bus. For people who rent cars it will be less helpful.

I compared it to the Rough Guide, they seem to be almost the same - recommend same places, talk about the same stories etc. As if they're joined at the hip.

I may quibble with a few of the glowing recommendations (e.g., marked by !). In some cases, I suspect either kickbacks or royal treatment for the reviewers. A case in point - Ecole in Pucon, which while a nice place is not really like what the description says. Not to mention that the review caused the establishment to raise prices at least 5000 pesos above what its (equally good but not visited by LP) neighbors charge. So it gets a bit tricky: a good LP review will cause people to flock to the hospedaje/hotel, resulting in higher prices and/or less service.

Of course many good (and cheap) places do not get written up. Case in point: Totem in Valdivia, owned by an amateur anthropologist. Or refugio Tinquilqo in the Huerquehe national park, a pretty cool place.

Finally, the ATMs that most consistently work with US passwords belong to Santander (the ubiquitous Spanish bank). Their machines work in English and even have identical punch buttons as machines used by US banks. The exchange rate however was slightly less than the Chilean banks.