Lonely Planet
Is it really owrth investing in the latest editions of The Lonely Planet range for South America?
Or would an edition form...say 2004 do? Thanks in advance
I'd say no. I spent four months traveling through South America four years ago with Lonely Planet's On a Shoestring guide and it was awesome. But I've been here the last two months for a second journey and it seems worthless. I've thought about leaving it. While it has a new copyright date, I think most of the info is old. Price guides for Argentina are especially poor. If you plan to spend more time in one country or another, invest in a more specific country guide (maybe from LP). If you're staying in hostels, I've seen copies of the book at almost every stop that you can look through.
I used the book to find my first hostel and have since had much better luck online with hostelworld and hostelbookers (which does not charge a fee).
If you want to have some of the background info and cultural knowledge the book provides, one from 2004 would be just as good as a current one (especially since a lot of the info seems that old).
Happy travels
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