Peru (Country Guide)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 564 pages
• Published by: Lonely Planet
• Edition: 6th Edition April 23, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1740597494
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1740597494
• Book Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 15.5 ounces

Product Review
for the adventurous traveler who wants to live like a native.' --Real Simple Magazine, June 2005


Product Description
Discover Peru

Bike, hike and ride a scary cable car to Machu Picchu on one of five alternatives to the busy Inca Trail.
Glide past manatees, dolphins, monkeys and macaws in the Reserva Nacional Pacaya-Samiria.
Swill a scoopful of chicha - saliva-fermented corn beer - to earn the respect of the locals.
Descend into the narrow, hallucinatory underground chambers of the millennia-old ruins at Chavin de Huantar.

In This Guide:

Three authors, 144 days of on-the-road research via planes, riverboats, and dozens of death-defying bus rides.
Dedicated Peru Outdoors chapter, plus expanded activities coverage throughout.
Get the inside story on the Inca world from notes explorer and author Hugh Thomson.
Content updated daily - visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the minute reviews and traveler suggestions.


Reader Reviews
We planned a three week trip using info from this book, booked hotels, found local travel agencies, do it yourself stuff and found lots of information on what to do, see, avoid and even the info on taxis (so you don't get ripped off). We actually added another stop after reading about it in LP. I've used mostly LP guides for travel and haven't been let down. This book was really helpful in how to reach various places since most just take your reservation and you pay cash when you arrive. Includes info on bus and tour companies to use or avoid.