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Chile Footprint Handbook --This new volume in the series contains an extraordinary array of practical travel information, as well as essays on local history, politics, and culture. Author Charlie Nurse guides you far beyond the capitol to beach resorts, mountains, remote villages and, for the truly adventurous, Tierra del Fuego and Easter Island. All the information you need to explore on your own is contained here, along with good maps. Cloth. $16.95
Climbing and Hiking in Ecuador --Rob Rachowiecki and Betsey Wagenhauser have updated their definitive guidebook for the active traveler in Ecuador. Providing detailed information on everything from high-altitude climbing to easier half-day hikes and low-impact treks, they direct you to all of Ecuador's most spectacular natural wonders and provide tips on safety and health, accommodations and transportation. $15.95
NEW Ecuador Handbook--Julian Smith and Moon Publications bring you an extremely thorough guide for the independent traveller in Ecuador. The detailed coverage includes history, special events, and natural and man-made sights, as well as accommodations and eating. Smith offers an extraordinary array of practical advice on travel through every region of the country, including Quito, the Galapagos Islands, the Northern Sierras, and Guayaquil and the Southern coast. Special attention is paid to outdoor activities of all kinds, with good maps. $16.95
Footprint Handbooks --Part of the same series that brings you the venerable South American Handbook (now in its 74th edition) and the above Chile Handbook, these compact cloth-bound guides provide voluminous practical information, from pre-trip planning and health to bus transportation, accommodations, and food. Extremely detailed sightseeing information and good maps ensure you won't miss a thing. New titles now provide coverage of most of South America:
Argentina $21.95
Ecuador & the Galapagos $16.95
Bolivia $21.95
Peru $16.95
Brazil $21.95
Venezuela $19.95
Colombia $21.95
Galapagos: A Natural History --Detailed, illustrated chapters are devoted to the plants, birds and animals found on the Galapagos. In addition, M.H. Jackson has written a clear history of the islands and a vivid description of their environmental setting. $24.95
Guide to Brazil --Formerly Backcountry Brazil, this revised and expanded edition by Alex Bradbury and Bradt Publications concentrates on the countryside instead of the usual focus on Rio and its nearby beach resorts. In-depth discussions of the Amazon rainforest, the Panatanal and the often over-looked northeast coast of Brazil combine with tips on transportation, eco-tours and travel planning. Maps and photographs throughout. $17.95
Insight Argentina --Beautiful color photographs, maps and detailed text on Argentina's history, culture and natural wonders provide an overview of this beautiful, and increasingly popular, country. $21.95
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Insight Brazil
Insight Chile
Insight Ecuador
Insight Peru
Insight Venezuela each $21.95
Latin America by Bike --This thorough guide directs you to all the best cycling areas from Mexico to Patagonia. Recommended tours are fully mapped and described, as are road conditions, terrain difficulty and local customs. Practical information such as accommodations, camping, health, safety and bike repair are also covered. So get your helmets and go. $14.95
Lonely Planet Argentina, Uruguay & Paraguay --Wayne Bernhardson recently revised his exceptional guide to every corner of this beautiful country, with expanded coverage of Buenos Aires, the national parks, the Falkland Islands and Patagonia. Well-researched and full of honest accommodation assessments (in all price ranges), background information and maps. $19.95
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Lonely Planet Buenos Aires $11.95
Lonely Planet Peru --This is one of the few comprehensive guides available to this extraordinary country. Rob Rachowiecki leads you to Andean villages, the Inca ruins at Machu Picchu, the Amazon rainforest and much more. Every detail of transportation, safety, health, and trip preparation is covered, and budget-conscious hotels and restaurants are described for each area. Over 60 maps get you oriented with ease. $17.95
Lonely Planet Rio de Janeiro --This pocket-sized guide is packed with background information, detailed sightseeing, notes on Carnival and other festivals, and suggestions for outdoor activities of all kinds. Author Andrew Draffen also includes hotel and restaurant recommendations for all budgets and tips on where to hear the best live music. Numerous color maps make it easy to get oriented. $9.95
New Key to Ecuador and the Galapagos --A top destination for naturalists and eco-tourists, Ecuador boasts snow-capped mountains, sandy beaches, colonial cities, remote native villages and the world's largest rainforest. Authors David Pearson and David Middleton lead you to all of Ecuador's natural and man-made sights, both on the mainland and on the Galapagos Islands, and include extensive hotel and restaurant recommendations, transportation, and planning tips. They even rate the best tour operators to the area. $15.95
Peru in Focus --The latest volume in this new series offers an introduction to the history, politics, economy, culture, and landscape of Peru, enabling the traveller to get a better sense of the country they are visiting. Honest assessments of the current political situation and practical tips on travelling around, as well as listings of the top must-see sights make these guides both enlightening and useful. $12.95
Also:
Brazil in Focus
Chile in Focus
Ecuador in Focus Each $12.95
South America Ski Guide --If you want new thrills, or if Gstaad and Aspen are "too trendy," try the slopes of South America. Chris Lizza's guide describes the geography and facilities of 35 ski areas, noting a wide range of hotels and restaurants for the best apr_s-ski experiences. Lizza includes maps, but if you truly have a taste for adventure, there's nothing like leaving the trail to ski on the crater of an active volcano. $16.95
NEW South American Footprint Handbook 1999--This is the 75th anniversary edition of this extraordinary guide, so although we’ve been selling it for years we just had to give it a proper "hurrah". Its flexible clothbound cover ensures it will survive the trip, while the enormous array of practical travel information inside, as well as essays on local history, culture and politics, ensure you won’t miss a thing. Geared toward independent travellers from the Darién gap to Tierra del Fuego and literally everywhere in between, it includes: great maps, health and safety information, transportation to and within countries, sightseeing, outdoor adventures, hotels, restaurants, shopping, tour operators...and much, much more. Congratulations on three-quarters of a century of travel! $39.95
South America's National Parks --Today, trips to Patagonia, the Llanos and Tierra del Fuego no longer require an expedition. You can drive yourself, take a bus or train to 35 parks in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. Main features, special attractions, facilities, access, hiking trails, flora and fauna are described for each. $15.95
Berlitz Latin-American Spanish Phrasebook & Dictionary $7.95
Berlitz Latin-American Spanish Cassette Pack (one tape and the above phrasebook) $17.95
Rough Guide Spanish Phrasebook $5.00
The Cloud Forest --Peter Matthiessen's classic adventure is happily back in print. It is the tale of his trip through 20,000 miles of South American wilderness, from the Amazon rain forests to Machu Picchu and south to Tierra del Fuego. As he follows in the footsteps of old explorers he discovers adventures all his own, and we feel lucky to be along for the ride. $12.95
In the Cities and Jungles of Brazil --Paul Rambali takes you on a tour of Brazil's crowded cities and wild jungles, its mix of cultures and people, and its complex history and politics in this absorbing book. He brings all the passion and personalities of Brazil vividly to life, and creates a memorable portrait of this fascinating country. $12.95
Traveller's Literary Companion: South & Central America --Part of a series aimed at travellers who wish to delve more deeply into a region's literature and culture, this wonderful anthology contains more than 250 short stories, poems and novel excerpts. The authors are both famous and unknown, and include native writers, foreign observers, and tourists. Editor Jason Wilson provides biographical notes on each author, introductory essays on the literature of each country, and extremely helpful literary maps. $17.95
