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Lonely Planet Argentina | 
 enlarge | Authors: Danny Palmerlee, Sandra Bao, Andrew Dean Nystrom, Thomas Kohnstamm, Lucas Vidgen
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 49742
Media: Paperback
Edition: 5
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 524
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 1
ISBN: 1740595157
Dewey Decimal Number: 918.20464
EAN: 9781740595155
ASIN: 1740595157
Publication Date: August 1, 2005
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Product Description
Tackle the tango in a Buenos Aires milonga. Bite into the world?s most heavenly beef. Gallop with gauchos across the Pampas. Better and cheaper than ever, Argentina beckons! Grab the top-selling, tried-and-true guide and prepare for a thrill ride across enchanting cities, lush jungles and windswept plains, over Patagonian glaciers...to the tip of the world.
Find Yourself ? navigate the country with 90+ detailed maps, more than any other guidebook to Argentina.
Become The Expert ? insight into the country?s culture and history, from tango etiquette and tips for beef-eaters to the story of Evita and the recent peso crash.
Hop The Border ? side trips to Uruguay and Chile, plus essentials for crossing into Paraguay, Brazil and Bolivia.
Snack, Sip & Sleep ? top dining spots and bargain bites, the scoop on local libations (from mate tea to Mendoza wine) and hundreds of top-notch lodging options.
Talk The Talk ? handy Spanish language chapter and food glossary help you chat with the locals and order ice cream instead of liver.
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 Not worth the paper it is printed on. July 24, 2007
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
Lonely Planet misses the mark so badly on Argentina that there is no way anyone should give it a good review. The section on Buenos Aires is absolutely terrible. The free literature that our hotel left in our room was far superior to Lonely Planet's research. As a whole this guide book is geared towards homeless people that are for some reason traveling around South America. So many of the hotels that the book describes as "clean" are absolute dumps. If you do not book one of the "high-end" suggestions in Buenos Aires, I guarantee that you will not be staying in a nice hotel. Restaraunt and sight-seeing recommendations barely scratch the surface of what there is to eat and see in Argentina. In total, it appears that no work or thought was put into creating this guide book. Definitely not worth the money.
 Good travel guide May 23, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is probably the best travel guide out there for Argentina. However, I wish it had more information for Uruguay and more details about other areas besides Buenos Aires. I also recommend Time out Buenos Aires to help keep up with the new restuarants.
 A must for travel in Argentina January 16, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Excellent guide for someone taking a trip to Argentina. It was supplemented with Time Out Patagonia. Precise in the level of information provided. It was used extensively during the 8 thousand mile trip by car.
COMPLETELY USELESS December 18, 2006
4 out of 14 found this review helpful
If you are a student, make less than $25K a year, and enjoy staying in rudown versions of Motel 6, then this book might be for you.
First, Argentina is no longer the bargain the authors claim it is. Outside of BA, you can get a decent meal on the cheap, but other than that, expect to pay $90 and up for a decent hotel. Many of the references in the book come from online entries and clearly have not been checked for quality, cleanliness, etc.
Second, per the review(s) below, many of the recommended restaurants have closed - in BA, you are better off going to Puerto Madero and picking a reataurant at random - they are all good.
Third, keep in mind that AR got hammered by the peso devaluation and many cities are still recovering. Cordoba and others can be less than an idyllic vacation spot.
Conclusion - if you are seeking a quality vacation, you are better off using a good travel agancy. You get what you pay for in AR, notwithstanding the claims of the authors.
Practically useless! October 13, 2006
6 out of 16 found this review helpful
So we're in BA last week with this guide, and we're trying to go to some of the restaurants this book recommends. But the book is so OUT OF DATE that the restaurants have CLOSED DOWN. I don't know how this book is for the less traveled parts of Argentina, but for Buenos Aires, it is USELESS.
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