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Released: 2007-06-20

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From the subtropical north to windswept Tierra del Fuego, and from the Andes to the broad, elegant avenues of Buenos Aires it's all covered in the "Insight Guide to Argentina". With hundreds of spectacular colour photographs, detailed maps and illuminating text you'll have everything you need in a guidebook. Sections on the Tango, Wild Argentina and Outdoor Adventure give a real insight into the destination and expert local writers bring Argentina's history, culture, arts and people to life. It is an inspiring background read, serves as an invaluable, on-the-spot companion and is a superb, visual souvenir of a visit. A detailed section of travel tips and advice will make sure you've got all the information and contact numbers you will need.

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Insight Guides Argentina (Insight Guide Argentina)
  • Paperback: 10 pages
  • Publisher: Insight Guides; 2007-06-20
  • Label: Insight Guides
  • Studio: Insight Guides
  • ISBN: 9812586253
  • Sales Rank in Books: #891384

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars possibly the most USELESS guidebook ever printed!, May 12, 2008
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Sunnyvale Reader (Sunnyvale, California United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Insight Guides Argentina (Insight Guide Argentina) (Paperback)
Unreadable national and regional maps, rambling, garbled prose, pictures with vague or misleading captions, no city maps, and USELESS text are only a few of the reasons not to buy this book!

Text: if they mention a museum is worth visiting, I want the address! Nope, details like that are not found in this book. Instead, you encounter endless run-on sentences with far too many adjectives.

Maps: their choice of color and patterning makes it impossible to tell borders from roads, and highways from country tracks. USELESS.

There are lots and lots of pretty pictures, but most of them have captions like "Autumn splendor" - WHERE? What are you showing me?

The index: again, USELESS is the word that applies. The city I wanted to read about was listed as being mentioned on 3 pages - upon viewing those pages, I found there was nothing at all about the city on 2 of the 3 referenced pages.

There is loads of rambling prose and...Read more
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