The Rough Guide to Guatemala 4
June 15, 2010 at 9:50 pm
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Written by D. Shreve about 2 years ago.
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.
Rating: 4 / 5 -
Written by Samuel L. Wasmund about 2 years ago.
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…
Rating: 5 / 5 -
Written by Ojala Chapin about 2 years ago.
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travel guides for Guatemala, Rough Guide, MG, and LP, this is by far the best one, with MG second (MG’s just a little out of date since it was published 2 years ago).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.
Rating: 5 / 5 -
Written by Waffle about 2 years ago.
Stayed in Guatemala city and the restaurants were not existant that were listed in the book. The map of Guatemala City was also incorrect with regards to musuem placement. Admission pricing was outdated too. Decent background information on Guatemala though.
Rating: 3 / 5 -
Written by K. Tucker about 2 years ago.
We went to Guatemala for the first time a couple weeks ago. We traveled to Flores/Tikal, Antigua, Lake Atitlan and we also stopped by ChiChi. We took the Rough Guide with us everywhere. I did not expect to use it as much as we did, but it was really useful in most places. We found descriptions for most of the restaurants/bars to be right on target. The maps were especially helpful–it was nice not to have to plan each day completely, and rather look in the Rough Guide for a place nearby whenever we needed food/drink or wanted to see a sight.
Rating: 5 / 5
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