Country Profiles, Travel Guides, and Maps

Know your country destination before you fly!

The best travel guides (Budget accomodations, sightseeing, backpacking, "the Bible of backpackers": The Lonely Planet series)	http://www.lonelyplanet.com/dest/
Country Current Events	http://fullcoverage.yahoo.com/fc/world/
Country Studies (economy, history, politics, etc.)	http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/
Central intelligence Agency (CIA) Factbooks	https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory	http://www.towd.com/

MAPS

http://www.mapquest.com/atlas/main.adp?region=world Print out your destination country map!

www.omnimap.com/maps.htm Order tourist, cartographic, road maps, and travel guides.

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www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html CIA, political and relief maps

Pick up your own map here at our UCSD Bookstorewhich also carries Lonely Planet guides.

Visit Map Centre, "San Diego's most complete selection of Maps, Charts, and Guides" at 3191 Sports Arena Blvd. Ph: (619) 291-3830 Open M-F 10-5:30 and Sat 10-5. http://www.mapworld.com/