Winner of the first ever Thomas Cook Best Travel Guide Award, this is an encyclopaedic guidebook on Latin America. It covers the 26 countries from Mexico in the north, through Central America and the whole of South America itself. The first place covered in every country is the capital city, afterwhich the territory is divided into regional subsections. It contains a town by town commentary along routes covering the most interesting places to visit, including accommodation, and places to eat. Also included are practical travel information and health tips for the tropics, and in-depth background information on each country featured. Revised and updated every year, this book also contains 116 detailed text maps of towns and regions, plus a 12-page section of regional maps in colour.