Lonely Planet Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands 6th Ed.: 6th Edition: Amazon.ca: Lonely Planet: Books

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For sheer global reach and dogged research, attention must be paid to Lonely Planet...' --Los Angeles Times, February 2, 2003
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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special section on the Galapagos' unique wildlife - adventure-travel goodies: from scaling mountians to running rivers & jungle treks - up-to-date briefing on responsible tourism, conservation issues & eco-tourism efforts - Practical, region-specific Spanish language guide helps travellers get chatty - Ecuador offers the traditional sights of South America - jungle, mountains, wildlife, indigenous culture and colonial cities - in an area roughly the size of Nevada or New Zealand. - Ecuador is an incredibly popular bird-watching destination - half of all South American bird species can be found here, and the country has twice as many birds as all of North America.

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Most histories of Ecuador begin with the Inca expansion from Peru in the 15th century. Read the first page

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as other Lonely Planet Guides, Mar 21 2001

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David Light (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Planet Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands (Paperback)

Having used Lonely Planet guides in Africa, Australia, South America, and Asia, I expect a fairly high level of quality within the confines of their "backpacker" emphasis. I was disappointed in the Ecuador guide; it seems not to be as in-depth or accurate as other Lonely Planet guides. For example, I noticed some street name misspellings--probably not disastrous--open hours incorrect, maps not quite right, etc. Not fatal, but enough to be annoying and to make me question the validity of all the rest of the information presented. (In contrast, the Lonely Planet guides for Chile and Bolivia seemed to be uniformly excellent.) This guide is still quite good--better than most of the competition, although I thought the Ecuador chapter in the South American Handbook (unwieldy to lug around if you are just going to Ecuador) was better and more consistently dependable. I give it four stars ONLY because of the dearth of good competing offerings for Ecuador.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Helped me a lot on my trip, Feb 23 2009

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NorthVan Dave (BC, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Ecuador & Galapagos Islands 7th Ed.: 7th edition (Paperback)

As you may have noticed, if you've been following this site for the past little while, I have just come back from holidays. So where did I go you ask? Well as this book review indicates, I was down in Ecuador. With0ut getting in to a full on trip review, because that is not the point of the article, Ecuador is great. But what helped make the trip so great was the Lonely Planet guidebook.

For anyone who travels on their own, and not part of an organized tour group, guidebooks are essential. And it is probably safe to say that Lonely Planet owns the majority of the travel guide market. Or at least I'm basing this one the fact that when I was sitting around the bar at night, I saw many Lonely Planet Ecuador books on table tops.

The Ecuador guidebook is like all other Lonely Planet books. It contains sections for each town on where to sleep, where to eat, how to get there, how to leave, dangers, etc. I used the book for each town/city that I visited in Ecuador and for the most part found the book to be quite good. I say 'for the most part' because in several circumstances the hostel or the restaurant that I was looking for based on the recommendation in the book, was not there. This should not be that surprising though, since the book was two years out of date and it is not unusual for business to come and go during that time period.

Overall though, I felt this book was just as good as the other Lonely Planet books I've used in the past. And if you're planning on going to Ecuador, make sure you pick this book up.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good hand book, Jun 21 2007

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Anibal Cermeno "The Traveller" (Hamilton, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands: A Travel Survival Kit (Paperback)

I found This book a good help and way to get to know about your destination(Ecuador). I read this book and enjoy it. I liked the way the author present his information to the readers about this destination. I have been to Ecuador and comparing the information that the author presented in his book, with some other local and travel guides of Ecuador i can see that there are some important missing information. In the other hand the book provides lot of good information, recomendations of what to do and visit when you visit this country. The author gets you to this trip while you are reading it, and makes you want to be there. I sugguest that anybody that is going to Ecuador to read this book before they go there. The author provides you with lot of information about this place, in that way you can have an idea of what to expect while you get there, what to visit etc. It is a good help for the travellers, but also check information with other sources and travel guides about this place to avoide confusion or missing information.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Pick of the litter
This book was recommended by a friend who had been to Ecuador, and for good reason. The descriptions are give just enough information without missing the key points. Read more

Published on Jun 28 2004 by Carl Warren Gilmore

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Choice
A good choice for a practical guide. Information is current and accurate. Maps are great. Never got lost!

Published on Feb 26 2003 by Amy Garlington