South American Handbook 2000 76th edition

Ever since I saw Michael Palin’s Full Circle on the television, I have been fascinated by South America. Fair enough, I studied the Amazon and Brazil when I was at school, but I admit to knowing very little about places such as Peru, Uruguay, Chile and Bolivia. Seeing some of these places on the TV made me realise what a hugely varied and interesting continent this is.

The South American Handbook 2000 is now in its 76th edition and it currently holds the Thomas Cook Best Travel Guide Award. The handbook was first created in the 1920s and has been...