Lonely Planet Diving and Snorkeling Puerto Rico (Diving & Snorkeling) | 
| Author: Steve Simonsen Brand: Lonely Planet Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3 reviews Sales Rank: 830703
Media: Paperback Edition: 2nd Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 128 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8 Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.5
ISBN: 0864427832 Dewey Decimal Number: 917 EAN: 9780864427830
Publication Date: September 2000 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Shipping: International shipping available Condition: EX-LIBRARY; used item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned for refund. Buy with confidence - your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics!
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Product Description Diving and Snorkeling Guide to Puerto Rico Dive site depth range, access and conditions Common and hazardous marine life Activities and attractions Comprehensive list of dive services Topside activities and attractions 2nd Edition 12 easy-to-read maps 128 pages FULL MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY *SCUBA diving equipment
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Beats the internet! September 5, 2007 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
One previous reviewer suggests that if you are on the ground (or in the water) in Puerto Rico, you won't need this book, you can just "ask around". This is surely true. The chief use of such a book is for planning a visit to Puerto Rico; that is, you use the book at home and perhaps leave it there. The pictures are enticing, the information is well-indexed and quickly comprehended, and I found nothing incorrect in the one usage I made of the guide. I had one day free in a business visit to San Juan, I used to book to decide that Fajardo should be my starting point, I snorkeled at sites around the offshore island of Palominos, and I had a superb experience. No doubt the same info could have been found elsewhere, but this book allowed me to feel confident in my choice.
Duped and Had July 12, 2006 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
My first reaction to this book was one of excitment, this came from my first perusing the pictures. I was, however, severly disappointed when I actually got into the information that the book contained. The first quarter of the book is devoted to a breif and very lacking overview of Puerto Rico. Although not that useful it didn't hurt. However, there were two things that really bothered me about the book. First was that almost all of the dive sites listed need a guide. The second was that despite the fact that it claims to be a snorkel and dive guide book there is virtually zero snorkel information and of the few sights mentioned only 3, I believe, were actually not seemingly impossible to get to. In fact, my old budget travel guide for puerto rico had over three times as many snorkelnig sites, with, as I was dismayed to see, a lot of sites that were not even included in the SNORKEL and dive guide. How a guide on underwater adventure can be outshown by a general travel guide is beyond me but it is. Do not buy this book if you are planning to mix dives with snorkel and are looking for an all inclusive, it just doesn't have the info. Also, as I said most of the dives require a guide which makes the information in the book rather pointless as the guides will know where the great sites are and a quick conversation can lead you to your next guide and site. This, it seems is probably what the guy who wrote the book did, just went from guide to guide. The main dive areas are well know on the island and you aren't really getting any information that you couldn't just by being here get yourself. My vote, Not worth it.
Great Diving ifno for Puerto Rico January 26, 2003 3 out of 4 found this review helpful
It covered most of the island with greta details and information. it is a shamed that it di not cover mona Island the best dive site in PR. Also, it lacks enough info on shore dive in the island. But overall it gives you enough information to keep you wanting to go back to Puerto rico to dive.
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