"Chile is nature on a symphonic scale. Diverse landscapes unfurl over a 4300km stretch: parched dunes, fertile valleys, volcanoes, ancient forests, clear rivers, massive glaciers and fjords." - Carolyn McCarthy, Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about, each and every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage so you can rely on us to tell it like it is. Inside This Book… 172 days of research 60 National Parks & Reserves 31 wineries Includes coverage of Argentine Patagonia Inspirational photos Clear, easy-to-use maps At-a-glance practical information Activities feature Comprehensive planning tools In-depth background
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Carolyn McCarthy divined a future passion for exploration with her first word: door. Yearly childhood pilgrimages to her mother's native Quebec whetted an appetite for travel. After growing up restless in Massachusetts she made a break for Colorado, where she studied comparative literature and powder skiing while pursuing a BA from Colorado College. She later earned an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College and an ice-climbing certificate from a now-defunct Andean institute. Carolyn has been writing about the Americas since 1998, when she bumped across Mexico and South America solo by bus. Her writing is informed by a concern for the natural environment and the everyday experience of those off the grid and outside of modern norms. Between wanderings she has taught English to executives in Buenos Aires, worked with immigrant families in the western U.S. and guided trekking trips in Patagonia. On a good day, working for Lonely Planet means flying over the Beagle Channel or cruising the Amazon basin by canoe. A bad day means fleeing a bus fire, sampling the dodgy fare that won't get recommended or self-diagnosing intestinal bugs. Such misadventures make an occasional success all the sweeter. Her advice for those hitting the road: don't rush. Wandering can yield greater pleasures than racing to that so-called destination. And forget day packs. When tooling around pickpocket hot spots, it's best to tote your necessities in a plastic grocery bag. Carolyn has coauthored Lonely Planet's Ecuador & the Galapagos and South America on a Shoestring, and contributed to Bluelist, The Middle of Nowhere and Travels with Lonely Planet columns. A contributing editor to South American Explorer, Carolyn has written for the Boston Globe and Spanish language titles. A former Fulbright recipient, she is currently working under a grant from Banff Mountain Center to write about northern Patagonia's fading pioneer culture. She lives in southern Chile. You can follow her tracks at www.carolynswildblueyonder.blogspot.com
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By jaymie
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After living in Chile for a few years, I can honestly say this book is right on the mark with information.
Highly recommend it.
Highly recommend it.
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3.3 out of 5 stars
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Not the Country I Have Been To
Dec 27 2012
By AV in FL
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I have been to Chile before and bought the book looking for an updated version for a forthcoming trip. The version of the book is pure fluff. They primarily focus on hostels and cheap food. This book makes Chilean food seem inferior to Peruvian food. Obviously, the authors did not go to any of the many fine and inexpensive restaurants I have gone to that serve excellent and imaginative cuisine. The author who wrote the section on the south dedicated one paragraph to the second largest metropolitan area in the country, Concepcion. I felt that the entire section on the south was very lacking. Don't bother with this book or the new Rough Guide or Frommer's. You can get the same minimal information online for free.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing!
April 28 2013
By DJT
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I've traveled all over the world, and years ago I considered Lonely Planet the very best for those traveling "off the beaten path." I'm sorry to say that this book is the worst LP book I've ever read. The information it gives is no better than reading a web site: no personalized details, no invaluable advice, no descriptions that would help you choose one hotel over another, one attraction over another, etc.
I'm going to Chile and Easter Island in three weeks and I've gotten very little helpful information from this guide. For example: I want to know the best way to see Easter Island... car, horse, foot, bike, or motorbike. This book simply states that these are the ways to explore Easter Island, but doesn't recommend which might be better for whomever for whatever reasons. The most it does is to say that if you rent a bike, be prepared for some steep hills and twisty roads. Another example: I want to take buses from Santiago to a couple of different places. The book just gives a confusing list of bus stations and the bus companies, with some examples of where they go, but makes no recommendations on which is best to use. This is information I can get from a brochure. I was also trying to find out a way to get a less expensive fare to Easter Island. In the old days, I could count on an LP guide to tell me the best and absolutely cheapest way to travel. This book just lists LAN with its web site info. I found better advice going to the LP forums. I also found better hotel info on Booking.com.
In my opinion, the value of a good travel guide is personal recommendations from people who have traveled to the place, particularly those traveling off the beaten path. In the old days, LP guides gave really great advice, personalized recommendations, on the best places to stay, out-of-the-way places to eat and visit. This is the first LP book I've bought in about 15 years. I hope they're all not like this now.
I'm going to Chile and Easter Island in three weeks and I've gotten very little helpful information from this guide. For example: I want to know the best way to see Easter Island... car, horse, foot, bike, or motorbike. This book simply states that these are the ways to explore Easter Island, but doesn't recommend which might be better for whomever for whatever reasons. The most it does is to say that if you rent a bike, be prepared for some steep hills and twisty roads. Another example: I want to take buses from Santiago to a couple of different places. The book just gives a confusing list of bus stations and the bus companies, with some examples of where they go, but makes no recommendations on which is best to use. This is information I can get from a brochure. I was also trying to find out a way to get a less expensive fare to Easter Island. In the old days, I could count on an LP guide to tell me the best and absolutely cheapest way to travel. This book just lists LAN with its web site info. I found better advice going to the LP forums. I also found better hotel info on Booking.com.
In my opinion, the value of a good travel guide is personal recommendations from people who have traveled to the place, particularly those traveling off the beaten path. In the old days, LP guides gave really great advice, personalized recommendations, on the best places to stay, out-of-the-way places to eat and visit. This is the first LP book I've bought in about 15 years. I hope they're all not like this now.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good book, but can't trust 100%
Feb 20 2013
By Marisol Acuña
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I'm Chilean and bought the book as I was travelling to the south where I've never been before. The book is very useful but it still misses a lot of information. It is good how it narrates things that happened and not only what you can find right now. Some things are outdated as it is not really an updated 2012 edition, but rather a reprint. So food and hostel prices might be different as well as buses and boats fares and schedules.
I traveled with another guide that you can buy in almost any Copec gas station and this lonely planet seemed to be a good companion, as it focuses more on hostels and food. But if you prefer to know more about what there is to visit, the Copec Chiletur guide is a better option for the same price.
I traveled with another guide that you can buy in almost any Copec gas station and this lonely planet seemed to be a good companion, as it focuses more on hostels and food. But if you prefer to know more about what there is to visit, the Copec Chiletur guide is a better option for the same price.
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