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The Lonely Planet Colombia guidebook was apparently (or allegedly! whichever the case really is) written by somebody who has never been to Colombia at all.

Lonely Planet Colombia
© *L*u*z*a*

The said writer, Freelancer Thomas Kohnstamn, told the Sunday Telegraph:

"They didn't pay me enough to go to Colombia. I wrote the book in San Francisco. I got the information from a chick I was dating – an intern at the Colombian consulate".

However, Lonely Planet has denied such claims.

What do you guys think?

Source: lostweekend.tv

[Thanks to Wandalust reader/commenter Rory for the hat tip!]


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