Rob Rachowiecki

A good book to help you plan where you want to go or to read up on history and culture, but not a lot of practical information--very few maps, limited restaurant and hotel information. A good book to check out from the library to read over, but buy the Lonely Planet guide to take with you.

In preparation for a visit to Ecuador in 1994 (visiting a friend in Peace Corps), I devoured this book and many others from the library. This is one of two I bought to take with me. It darn near saved my life!

5th edition