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Title: Peru & Bolivia Backpacking: Backpacking and Trekking by Hilary Bradt, John Pilkington ISBN: 1-898323-75-5 Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides Pub. Date: 01 April, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Good book, but needs updates
Comment: Fortunately, the daunting size of the book wasn't a factor. I used Backpacking... in 2000 mainly in Bolivia. I was disconcerted by the lack of updated information, but overall the maps and descriptions are very helpful. I spent three weeks in western Amboro National Park studying river otters and the impact of human presence in the area; I used Bradt's 1995 edition during a reconnaisance into the area two years ago, and found Jon Derksen's descriptions thorough and informative. Two tips--unbuckle your pack while fording rivers, and float your pack during deeper crossings were particularly insightful. What is more, the trip paved the way for the recent otter study. (Mr. Derksen, if you read this, I found the 'message in the bottle' you left in the crack in the 'cave'! Did you ever make it to the headwaters of the Macunucu?).
Rating: 4
Summary: Buy this guide with a grain of salt...
Comment: Although I've read negative reviews about the 1999 edition, over the past ten years I have used "Trekking and Backpacking in Peru and Bolivia" as a reliable source of information both for myself and friends. Sure, some of the details are outdated, but there isn't a travel guide out there where that isn't the case. What I like about the Bradt publication is that it rounds out the hiking experience, offering alternatives and interesting insights. I have found especially valuable the 1995 ed. section on Bolivian National Parks--the information provided a gateway to some amazing adventures I had in the Apolobamba (a must see) and Amboro National Park. I know Bolivia quite well, and can say that this book is an important addition to the Andean travelers backpack.
Rating: 2
Summary: Erroneus and very outdated description of some hikes
Comment: I have been using this book when trekking in P&B in 1996. I have found many treks (in Colca Canyon, Cordillera Real for example) to be erroneus and very outdated (15 years at least regarding Colca). I've checked later editions (but not this one) and they didn't change a thing What's good about this book is that it at least tells you were you can possibly trek, but be very carefull later and don't trust the book to much or you'll be in trouble
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Title: Lonely Planet Trekking in the Central Andes (Lonely Planet Trekking in the Central Andes, 1st Ed) by Rob Rachowiecki, Greg Caire, Grant Dixon ISBN: 1740594312 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: The White Rock: An Exploration of the Inca Heartland by Hugh Thomson ISBN: 1585673552 Publisher: Overlook Press Pub. Date: 06 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Peru (Lonely Planet Peru, 4th Ed) by Rob Rachowiecki ISBN: 0864427107 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: April, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Machu Picchu Guidebook: A Self-Guided Tour by Ruth M. Wright, Alfredo Valencia Zegarra ISBN: 1555663079 Publisher: Johnson Books Pub. Date: April, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Italy (Italy, 5th Ed) by Damien Simonis, Fiona Adams, Miles Roddis, Sally Webb, Nicola Williams ISBN: 1864503521 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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