Maps for S America
 

Looking to to 6 months in S America starting in Feb and not sure what maps I will need.

Can anybody advise on:
1) Where to buy Uk or over there
2) What is the best scale
3) Do they come country by country

All help greatly appreciated.

Cheers

1) Buy before you get there
2) 1:2,500,000 Nelles maps worked well for me
3) Yep, though the small countries are usually included with a big country. Any continent sized map will be useless for navigation, though helpful for planning.

Brasil has an excellent tank-bag sized map -the mini Quattro Rodas - available cheaply everywhere; I couldn't find a good Brasil map when looking in the US, so this is the only one I'd leave 'til arriving in South America.

Good luck,
James

When you are in the country ask at the local automotive clubs for local maps. Especially in Argentina it helped a lot because usually the gas stations are marked on the map.

But these maps are only back ups because often the scale is very large and you cannot plan your trip.

check out
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/ubb...ML/000048.html

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nickc, if you are anywhere near London,the best place to go is Stamfords, a very big travel shop next to Covent Garden Tube station. We've just bought 5 - 6 differnet maps, covering from Mexico to Southern Chile/Argentina. I hope this helps

Amazon sell maps of South America,dont know how good they are,

The best maps I have found for Central and South America are out of a Vancouver, BC company called International Travel Maps. They are on the web at www.itmb.com
Good luck

Has anyone got a lead on a U.S. based source for waterproof, tear resistant maps - maps that will hold up to travel! I saw this type of map years ago for campers. Looking for Central and South American maps...

cheers,

Peter B