V!VA Travel Guides Bolivia


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The most up-to-date Bolivia travel guidebook on the market, this book helps to to successfully navigate and explore this beautiful country. Wander the salt flats, visit the highest capital in the world, and while you're at it, the highest navigable lake. Wildlife-watch in the steamy jungles of Parque National Madidi or travel back in time at the mines of Potosi. With VIVA's book in tow, you won't miss anything.




V!VA Travel Guides


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A guidebook that contains reports and travel conditions in the areas South of Lima devastated by the August 2007 Pisco Earthquake. It helps visitors to explore Peru's ruins, including the Ollantaytambo, Cusco, the fortress of Kuelap, and also the white city of Arequipa, surrounded by snow capped volcanoes.




V!VA Travel Guides


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Viva members around the world contribute to the travel guides' creation and updating. They provide information concerning hotels, restaurants, tours, shopping, and activities.




Ecuador Climbing and Hiking Guide


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Providing painstakingly detailed information for safely and securely navigating some of Latin America’s most rewarding excursions, this guide is for both avid climbers attempting Chimborazo’s 20,700-foot summit and recreational trekkers looking to get off the beaten path. From the heights of the Andes and the cloud forests to the Amazon, coastal rainforests, and the low-lying beaches, time-tested travel advice and updated route descriptions are offered on how to select the best outing to suit each individual’s interests, abilities, and time constraints. Step-by-step instructions on how, when, and where to approach each trail guide climbers, hikers, bikers, and trekkers through these often unmarked paths.




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Viva Travel Guides Colombia


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If you're planning a trip to Colombia, you probably know already that guidebooks on this country have left a lot to be desired. Recognizing the need for a reliable travel guide to Colombia, V!VA sent a team of writers, and they came back with the best guidebook yet. From the pearl beaches of San Andrs Island and the emerald jungles of the Amazon to the stunning Guajira deserts and the enigmatic mangroves of the Pacific, this book offers information on all you need to know, including: * hotel, restaurant and activities listings for every budget; * shopping in markets and workshops for the nation's best artisan crafts; * coverage on almost two dozen National Parks Sanctuaries; * border crossing information, to Panam, Venezuela, Per, Brazil and Ecuador; * an extensive bibliography to keep informed and help make your journey safe. Whether for business, a family vacation or a gap-year adventure, V!VA Travel Guide to Colombia is the guidebook for all travelers.




V!VA Travel Guides Nicaragua


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This June 2010 version is the most up-to-date travel guide to Nicaragua available anywhere. With this guide you can: - Surf hidden breaks uncovered by local surfers - Summit active volcanoes, zipline over lush rainforest, sit and sip at one of the country's many organic coffee farms, or hang your hammock in a remote Caribbean village - Float through the pristine rain forest that lines the Rio San Juan, tracing the Costa Rican border from Lake Nicaragua to the Caribbean Sea. - Navigate the border crossings with Costa Rica and get around Nicaragua by bus, boat and puddle jumper airplane - Understand the Nicaraguan people and how you can help them live a better life by traveling responsibly - Stay a while volunteering or studying Spanish in Granada, Ometepe, San Juan del Sur or Leon Why settle for an outdated guidebook? The V!VA community of on-the-ground travel writers, local experts and travelers like you are continuously updating and improving this guide at vivatravelguides.com. Join them, and together we'll make the best guidebook to Nicaragua even better.




Viva Travel Guides Galapagos


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Viva members around the world contribute to the travel guides' creation and updating. They provide information concerning hotels, restaurants, tours, shopping, and activities.




Viva Travel Guides Guatemala


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This book, the most-up-to-date guide to Guatemala, is all you need to explore the heart of the Mayan world. Whether you want to wander the steamy, jungle ruins of Tikal, climb the active cone of the Volcan de Fuego, stroll the cobblestone streets of Antigua, or browse through traditional indigenous markets, VIVA will help you get the most from your time in this beautiful country.