| Moon Guatemala (Moon Handbooks) | 
 enlarge | List Price: $19.95
Buy New: $11.44
You Save: $8.51 (43%)
Buy New/Used from $11.44
Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 9 reviews)
Sales Rank: 53351
Category: Book
Author: Al Argueta
Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing
Studio: Avalon Travel Publishing
Manufacturer: Avalon Travel Publishing
Label: Avalon Travel Publishing
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 500
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.5 x 1
ISBN: 1598800574
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
EAN: 9781598800579
ASIN: 1598800574
Publication Date: September 28, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Part-time Guatemala resident Alvaro Argueta provides travelers with an insider's view of Guatemala's rich ecological gems, including idyllic surfspots and popular volcanoes. Argueta is the perfect tour guide ? providing trip ideas like Highland Adventure and Exploring the Maya Past and Present. Packed with information on dining, transportation, and accommodations, Moon Guatemala has lots of options for a range of travel budgets. Every Moon guidebook includes recommendations for must-see sights and many area, regional, and city-centered maps. Including experienced advice on visiting Lake Atitlan, La Antigua, and the variety of museums in Guatemala City, Moon Guatemala gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience. With expert writers, first-rate strategic advice, and an essential dose of humor, Moon guidebooks are the cure for the common trip.
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 Not a best but still good... November 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
maybe it's not the best guide book for some travelers, but still....
I think it is better than any other Guatemalaguide book.(I also have LP) it covers some other interesting towns that LP does not cover, but honestly not big difference between those two guide books.
 A Disappointment. July 2, 2008
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
Having just returned from a week in Guatemala, I bought this book because it packed a lot of information into its pages and seemed to cover all the bases, and then some. However, I found the information in the Moon guide to Guatemala surprisingly thin or just plain inaccurate with respect to what one really needs to know about a place. For example, Moon's advice on Antigua is unhelpful or outdated: the tourist office is located elsewhere; the restaurants deserve better descriptions; and the best shops are given short-shrift. Additionally, it doesn't deliver the good regarding practical information on excursions. For example, with respect to climbing the Pacaya volcano, it would have been nice to know all the ins-and-outs on entrance fees, recommended stuff to take to the top (don't forget those marshmallows!), and just how long the whole trips takes start to finish. I sometimes got the impression that the author was relying on second-hand accounts for his information on these places.
 Hands down the most insightful, thorough, and useful guide to Guatemala March 14, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
The only problem I have with Argueta's Moon Guatemala is that it didn't come into print early enough. I loved my travels through Guatemala in fall of '06, but after picking up the Moon book I realized there is much more to Guatemala than what I experienced. Frankly, I find it unfortunate that I carried around several of the other leading guidebooks, yet missed out on a wealth of the country's offerings, especially beyond Antigua. The author's passion for the country shows through the insightful, thorough, and thoughtful detail, which just isn't found in any of the other books.
Moon Guatemala has me excited to go back and experience the entirety of the country's richness, which in some sense I feel that I was cheated out of. I suppose an added bonus will be that my backpack is going to be considerably lighter when the single Moon book replaces the three other publishers I had with me on my first trip...my back hurts less just thinking about it.
 poor guide for the non-tourist February 27, 2008
5 out of 11 found this review helpful
I was excited to try a different guidebook brand after reading the reviews but this guidebook proved to be entirely worthless. It is only useful if you want to know where all of the bars & clubs in Guatemala are. If you want useful info (like how to travel outside of Antigua or where an ATM might be), it's useless.
Not as good as I expected January 24, 2008
3 out of 16 found this review helpful
After reading the other reviews, I was really excited to read this book in preparation for my trip to Guatemala. Instead, after reading this book, I feel less excited about the trip in general. There's a severe lack of interesting and engaging things to do and sense of the places in this book. I should have stuck with Frommers (who does the best travel books, IMHO)
|
|
|
