Which guidebook for Bolivia?

Footprint is the way to go in Latin America!

http://www.footprinttravelguides.com/latin-america/?Action=product&Product_Reference=BOLH06

Footprint is the way to go in Latin America!

http://www.footprinttravelguides.com/latin-america/?Action=product&Product_Reference=BOLH06

Looks like the new 2015 Footprint doesn't come out until October. And all the products on their site are listed in pounds, not dollars.

we used 2015 Rough Guide and it was pretty good. Theircity maps are not as good as LP, but the content seemed to be better then LP

we used 2015 Rough Guide and it was pretty good. Theircity maps are not as good as LP, but the content seemed to be better then LP

I used the Rough Guide when I did India. Been awhile, but I think I thought it was ok, but not as good as LP used to be.

I'm wondering if the LP that I used to know has sort of fallen away these days? Had high hopes for electronic versions but am reading mostly complaints of the LP offerings.

Rough Guide 2015 is available. Footprint is not quite yet, and LP is approaching 3 years old. Maybe I'll go for Rough Guide.

Anyone go all PDF/ebook/ibook of any of these guides? Seems like it'd be better for the weight and space savings, not to mention easier to read at night on the bus... but thinking having to depend on an smart device on the road might not be ideal. Thoughts?

You can buy the Bolivian section from the South America on a shoestring book for around $5 last time I looked. Pretty sure it works on mobile devices but it's not as detailed as the dedicated Bolivia guide books. As for maps, load any map into your phone and type "ok maps" and it downloads it into your cache for offline viewing. You can drop pins on places you want to go, Combined with GPS it beats any paper or PDF map hands down. Plenty of Bolivians whip their smartphones out in public these days but it pays to be weary of snatch and run thieves.

Wikitravel is a pretty good free resource too.

You can buy the Bolivian section from the South America on a shoestring book for around $5 last time I looked. Pretty sure it works on mobile devices but it's not as detailed as the dedicated Bolivia guide books. As for maps, load any map into your phone and type "ok maps" and it downloads it into your cache for offline viewing. You can drop pins on places you want to go, Combined with GPS it beats any paper or PDF map hands down. Plenty of Bolivians whip their smartphones out in public these days but it pays to be weary of snatch and run thieves.

Wikitravel is a pretty good free resource too.

That too is dated back in 2013 which means it's info from 2012. Pretty much out of date.

Also, I only use my phone in wifi/airplane mode when traveling to avoid getting gouged by international data rates.

Will likely just get the Rough Guide that's at least dated 2015

you could buy a chapter and print it out.
we loved the footprint guide for cusco/sacred valley, until i left it in a museum and someone knicked it. :(

i've seen a few national geographic guide books, and they looked pretty good.

alternatively, go on to a couple of online booking sites, restrict your search by budget, and see whereabouts those places are. we found that pretty reliable. or just walk around bus stations?

Had the same dilemma, going at end of september so the current LP is 2-3 years old now and new LP wont be out in time. Played it safe and got 2015 RG.

Was in Bolivia two years ago and going again in October. I used both the Rough guide and LP. I ended up staying in hostels in Uyuni, Potosi, Sucre, and Rurre that were not in either guide book but were recommended on this Thorntree Forum. Lot of incorrect information in the LP book, but maps were very good.

Don't forget that guide books are researched 2 or 3 years prior to publication so even a new guide book is out of date. On recent trip to Mexico, 4 hotels/hostels in newest LP guide were no longer open!