by grawp » Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:14 pm
Dear Rupert,
I recommend the Footprint Handbook for the area you intend to learn about.
Their Central America Handbook, along with the Caribbean Handbook and the world famous South America Handbook should have just the information you are looking for, in a fairly non-biased manner, along witrh a huge load of travel info. Absolutely the best on the market today.
You can pick up the 199x hardbound copy of each one over at Abebooks.com for next to dirt cheap, or spend your cash at Borders or Barnes & Noble or some other pathetic "books for robots" sh'thole store and get the new crummy paperbound "Zagby Guide" -sized version that falls apart when you open it up.
Hardbound's the way to go.
Hope this helps,
grawp