Insight Guide: The Dominican Republic & Haiti (1st Ed)

By Langenscheidt and Insight Guides

Insight Guides, the world's largest visual travel guide series, in association with Discovery Channel, the world's premier source of nonfiction entertainment, provides more insight than ever. From the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887293573
• ISBN13: 9780887293573
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Insight Guides
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

Good review of the country

I've used Insight Books for many many country reviews. This book is no different - very well organized, and well written.

Fantastic primer on the history & culture of Haiti!

I bought this book, not as a travel guide, but as a "coffee-table book" about the country of Haiti. As such, it is FANTASTIC! Sure, there are some typos in this first edition, but the publisher specifically invites readers' contributions & corrections (p. 2) for future editions. The photos in this book are vivid, stunning depictions of life in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. There is an introductory section full of photos & illustrations that covers the history of both nations that comprise Hispaniola, followed by colorful, photo-filled sections on people, language, art, religion, cuisine, sports, flora & fauna, architecture, economy & agriculture, geography & demography by regions of each country (including a wide variety of detailed maps), sites to visit and sights to see. All this comprises the first 344 pages of this marvelous book! Only the last 48 pages are devoted to "Travel Tips" -- trip planning, transportation, places to stay, places to eat, tourist sites, shopping, festivals, excursions, and so forth. Indeed, this is NOT A TRAVEL GUIDE! BUT A MARVELOUS AND DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE RICH CULTURE, BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE, AND INTRIGUING HISTORY OF THE ISLAND OF HISPANIOLA it is!!