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The Rough Guide to Guatemala 4 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) |  | Author: Iain Stewart
Publisher: Rough Guides
Category: Book
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 44776
Media: Paperback
Edition: 4th
Pages: 488
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5 x 1
ISBN: 1848360177
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.2810453
EAN: 9781848360174
ASIN: 1848360177
Publication Date: February 16, 2009
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Product Description
The Rough Guide to Guatemala is the essential companion to this astonishing country with detailed coverage of all the main attractions – from the volcanoes and crater lakes to the culturally-rich capital of Guatemala City. The full-colour introduction highlights the spectacular natural beauty of the beaches and wild-life reserves with stunning photography and the essential list of ‘what not to miss’. There are informative accounts of all the Mayan ruins, with detailed historical backgrounds, and how to get the most from each sight, as well as thorough explorations of those hidden gems, including the breathtaking Lake Atilán region and the jungle of Verapaz. You’ll find new colour sections about Indigenous Costumes and Mayan Architecture, dozens of easy-to-use maps, as well as countless accommodation and restaurant reviews and tips to find the best fiestas and highland markets. The guide has all the practical information you need to get there, travel around with ease and ensure you don’t miss the unmissable. Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Guatemala.
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 Useful Guide October 27, 2009
Samuel L. Wasmund (Wisconsin, USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I traveled by myself at the age of 20 to Guatemala during the summer of 2009. This guide greatly assisted me during my travels. For much of my time in Guatemala, I stayed in Quetzaltenango or Xela. Every week I traveled to different areas in the country, only having the information contained in this guide, there were enough details in this guide to allow me to conduct my travels in this fashion. I never once encountered a situation where the guide book was inaccurate.
If any readers are interested in traveling in this fashion I would highly recommend that you learn some spanish, because with any guide, obtaining clarification from the locals is what will be most effective in understanding exactly what the guide books are referencing. For example when I traveled from Xela to the volcano Tajamulco I was actually traveling with a local Guatemalan, if I would not have had this guide or was unable to speak spanish I most definately would have had to go through an adventure travel agency. Although in reality, I did meet other Americans down there that barely spoke any Spanish and were able to successfully travel from Xela to the surrounding areas by simply using guides similar to this one. Let me know if you have any questions...
Best of the pack October 22, 2009
Ojala Chapin
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have all three of the main travel guides for Guatemala, Rough Guide, MG, and LP, this is by far the best one, with MG second (MG's just a little out of date since it was published 2 years ago). Very detailed information, of the several areas I've traveled to in Guatemala the Rough Guide has been quite accurate and helpful, whenever I travel somewhere new I carry it with me.
 Thank heavens we finally have a serious update..... February 28, 2009
D. Shreve (MD, United States)
21 out of 25 found this review helpful
I was seriously disappointed with recent guide book updates by other travel guide companies about Guatemala. So, it was natural that I would immediately send for the newest one from Rough Guide.
Although I will probably only look at it in depth next year, when my annual Maya travels will again have me in Guatemala, I looked at enough pages to determine that this author actually visited Peten to update accurately about some of my favorite places there and near there.
If you are looking for the best travel guide for Guatemala, this one is currently THE one to buy. The only reason I didn't give the book 5 stars is that, being half Norwegian, I just don't do that sort of thing.
Great guide, though both too little and too much! February 3, 2010
Colin Stuart (Los Angeles,CA)
As of 12/09, this was the latest Guatemala guide when my wife and I traveled there for 3 weeks.
The too little: Businesses are evolving, coming and going so quickly there were many cases of information being out of date already.
The too much: Guatemala isn't that big of a place, so to fill a whole book's worth, they pack in a lot of very small, out of the way, and minor locations/events/details. This is awesome if you're going to be travelling a long time and/or going way off the beaten path. In our 3 weeks of mad travelling, we still didn't even hit all of the 'highlights', and had to wade through a lot of stuff of little relevance to us.
I bought this because we already had a travel guide (about the same size) that covered all of Central America, and I thought that the Guatemala section might be too sparse. Turns out it would probably have been just right.
Best Guide If You Want To Know About the Country January 29, 2010
GuatemalaTravels (USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the best guide hands down for travelers interested in learning about Guatemala. Personally, I don't choose a guide for travel arrangements (not lodging, not restaurants, not bus schedules, all that can be figured out on line before you go or on the ground once you are there). I pick my travel guides so they can help me figure out where I want to go in order to see the country, and learn about its sites and history when I am standing on the spot.
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