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Sales Rank: 417543
Category: Book
Author: Regis St. Louis
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Studio: Lonely Planet Publications
Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications
Label: Lonely Planet Publications
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 348
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 4.8 x 0.7
ISBN: 1741041333
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
EAN: 9781741041330
ASIN: 1741041333
Publication Date: November 15, 2004
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Book Description
At once wild and sophisticated, Panama lures intrepid travelers with teeming rain forests, hundreds of jewel-like islands and the ultra-hip nightspots of its salsa-infused capital. Find your own sun-drenched beach, mingle with the Kuna Indians or dance until dawn at a frenzied fiesta - Panama offers adventure at every turn. Grab your hat and let our bestselling guide show you all the facets of Central America's undiscovered gem. • GET OUT - our outdoor activities chapter gives you the scoop on surfing, snorkeling, hiking, birding and more • GET BELOW THE SURFACE - informed and insightful features on history, culture and contemporary life • EAT, DRINK & BE MERRY - frank, in-depth dining and entertainment reviews, from ceviche to merengue • FIND YOUR WAY - 73 easy-to-use maps, more than any other guidebook to Panama • LEARN THE LINGO - earn smiles from the locals with our handy Spanish language section
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 LP Panama - do NOT buy until they update a new edition June 22, 2008
I previously had great experiences with LP books, but heard they are letting many of them go un-updated. Not sure if this is the case, but it definitely is with LP Panama. The info listed on Amazon shows it was last updated in '04 (which think means the info is more like '02/'03).
We ended up leaving this book at home and took Moon (great details, especially helpful if doing any cross-country driving; believe a new edition is coming out later this year but found most of the info to still be relevant, especially if assume many of the prices for hotels had gone up) and buying Frommers (as of May '08 most updated)
 left some things out November 6, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I agreed with other reviews in the sense that it left out alot. Maybe it was to out of date like others had suggested. We backpacked through the stretch of the pacific side of panama in a few weeks. The book left out parts of places we found, cabanas on the beach and so forth and roads that were supposedly non existant. Panamanians were extremly nice and helpful. Other books could probably tell more.
Not too impressed July 9, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I've been a "lonely planet" traveller for quite some time, and have a whole bookshelf of their guides. However, Lonely Planet Panama was fairly inadequate. Luckily, we also purchased the Moon Handbook and were much more impressed with it. The LP guidebook was outdated, uninspired, inaccurate, and lacking significant detail. If you're heading to Panama, buy the Moon Guide instead.
 Fantastic Companion for any trip to PANAMA - 5/5 STARS June 10, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I found this guidebook to be very useful during my time in Panama and I can't see what the problem is with the other reviewers here. LP guides are all different, I was just in Mexico using another LP guide and found it just as useful as the one for Panama.
The book contains plenty of maps and information to help you plan a thorough trip around the country. I found the information to be quite detailed and to the point. Very good tips on restaurants, where to stay, etc... prices do vary a bit and I would not expect an empanada or a tortilla to cost exactly what is stated on the book. Prices do go up all the time.
Conclusion: Lonely Planet PANAMA is a keeper!
I also recommend the MOON GUIDE to PANAMA, and if you are into birdwatching, you should get yourself the bible: The Birds of Panama.
Very Out of Date & Inaccurate May 19, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I travel quite a bit (for business and vacations) so I have purchased and read over 30 Lonely Planets. Of all of them, this one has more errors and is more out of date than any I can recall - much more out of date than the publishing date suggests, which makes me think the latest addition was not a thorough update. Over half of the restaurants they recommended, which I tried to visit, were either out of business or not in the location they listed in the book. Prices in general for everything from taxis to hotels were inaccurate. Some of the maps were inaccurate as well. Whole streets in Bella Vista were omitted. Sometimes this was a minor inconvenience, and other times it was a disaster (trying to get the ferry to Isla Toboga for instance - one of the ferry companies listed is out of business, and the docks from which the ferries leave moved nearly two years ago, but the old address and times are stilled listed in the LP - thus we missed our ferry). This guide is one of the only LPs (the LP Trekking in Nepal being the other) that I felt it was actually a hindrance to rely on because it was often so inaccurate. Unfortunately, this negates any positive aspects of the book.
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