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Lonely Planet Belize, Guatemala and Yucatan | 
 enlarge | Authors: Ben Greensfelder, Carolyn Miller, Conner Gorry, Sandra Bao
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Category: Book
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 790595
Media: Paperback
Edition: 4th
Pages: 584
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5 x 1.1
ISBN: 1864501405
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.282045
EAN: 9781864501407
ASIN: 1864501405
Publication Date: January 2001
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Product Description
Imagine diving in crystal-clear waters off Belize's barrier reef, climbing ancient pyramids deep in the Guatemalan jungle or sunning in the Yucatan. This guide to the Mayan lands will help you do all this and more. - coverage of the region's many Mayan archaeological sites, including Palenque, Chichen Itza and Tikal
- tips on places to stay and eat for all budgets - from upscale jungle lodges to rustic palapas, elegant restaurants to beachside seafood shacks
- 94 detailed maps, along with an extensive language section providing the basics of both Spanish and Mayan
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| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
 I Wouldn't Even Give it ONE Star... December 9, 2004
Wendy Beitz
30 out of 31 found this review helpful
This book is more than disappointing...
I used to have a lot of respect for Lonely Planet, as they took pride in sharing information for the average traveler about places that were usually off the beaten path.
However, I did not realize that they have stopped actually visiting these destinations.
I live on Caye Caulker, Belize.
The NEW book, which is their first reprint in over 4 years...has not been updated. They mention a grocery store that has been closed since 1999. They mention a deli that has been closed since 2000. The do NOT mention one new business....besides one restaurant. It is obvious Lonely Planet did not send one writer to Caye Caulker, Belize.
If they didn't take time to visit Caye Caulker ONCE in over 4 years, I can only assume the rest of the book is absolute garbage as well.
For a real Travel Book for Belize, check out Rough Guide by Peter Eltringham. He actually sends scouts out to every location before he visits. He does this to ensure that every place has a fair shot...and that they write about a real experience, not one based on a hotel or restaurant putting on a show for a known writer. Peter's writers do not announce they are writers.
That is what a real travel book should be.
Lonely Planet needs to quit relying on their name to sell books. Their information is completely outdated, and not worth your money.
Wendy Casson
www.belizecayecaulker.net
 Great for Guatamala and Southern Mexico, but..... August 5, 2001
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
If your travel are solely to Guatemala and the Yucatan this guide is for you. But if your planning on traveling in Belize (Central America's best country) this guide seriously lacks in Belizian facts and data. That is why I only gave it 2 stars. I would guess if your going to Guatamala or the Yucatan the book is spectacular but for Belize there are many better guides.
Incredibly out of date January 24, 2004
Nina (San Francisco, CA United States)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I'm normally a big fan of the lonely planet books - but this book was hopeless. Belize phone extensions changed 2 years ago, so every phone number is the entire book is incorrect. All the bus schedules and bus companies are out of date. Suggested accommodation costs are off by a factor of 30% or more. Whilst it is inevitable that some things will have changed since publication, the information in this book is so inaccurate it makes me wonder if the travel writers even visited many of the places they are writing about. I wish I had read the reviews before I bought this book. Take our advice, buy a different book.
A bit disappointing December 7, 2002
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I agree with the other two reviewers...as far as Lonely Planet guides go, this book was a disapppointment for the areas of Belize and Yucatan I was visiting. There was barely any information for Cozumel, which is a popular destination these days, although maybe a little "upscale" for the average backpacker. Belize is a country with so many more things than what were highlighted in the book...best to find another guide before going off to explore on your own.
I agree Very out of date! June 25, 2004
Tracy Stillman (California)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I agree with the earlier reviewers this guide is way out of date, prices are not even close, and places that no longer exsist. This might have been a good guide a few years ago but I would not rely on it today!
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