South America

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789569633041Author Jimmy LangmanFormat HardbackPage Count 102Imprint Patagon JournalPublisher Patagon JournalWeight(grams) 216g

By winning the 2019 Tour de France, Egan Bernal became the race's youngest champion in 110 years, and the first from the South American nation of Colombia. His victory brought decades of national yearning to fruition. Colombia has long been the only...

Don't just see the sights-get to know the people. The people who inhabit the diverse landscapes of this beautiful land are proud, friendly, hospitable, and hardworking, but to understand the culture in any depth, you need to know the complex...

This is a field guide covering all species occurring in the country of Chile. Chile holds a great diversity of habitat types, from the Andes in the north down to the tundra and sub-Antarctic rainforest of Tierra del Fuego in the far south. Chile supports...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781648372810Author Lucas BridgesFormat PaperbackPage Count 616Imprint Echo Point Books & Media, LLCPublisher Echo Point Books & Media, LLCWeight(grams)...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948687126Author Elisa TaberFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint 11:11 Press LLCPublisher 11:11 Press LLCWeight(grams) 245gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm *...

Lonely Planet's Quechua Phrasebook & Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Quechua phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Ask for hiking directions, learn about local culture and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995618800Author Jenny ChapmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Jenny ChapmanPublisher Jenny ChapmanWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

The Chile Reader makes available a rich variety of documents spanning more than five hundred years of Chilean history. Most of the selections are by Chileans; many have never before appeared in English. The history of Chile is rendered from diverse...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781555663278Author Alfredo Valencia ZegarraFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Bower HousePublisher Bower House

Lonely Planet's Brazilian Portuguese Phrasebook and Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Brazilian Portuguese phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Order feijoada, ask for...

A guidebook to climbing 6962m Aconcagua in Argentina, the highest mountain in the Southern Hemisphere. Exploring the beautiful scenery of the Andes, the treks are suitable for fit, experienced walkers and mountaineers. The 12-day Normal...

'Perfect' Lena Dunham 'This year's literary sensation' Evening StandardHow far would you travel to become a writer?8000 miles from home1085 calories a day3 months to write the novel that would make her nameAt least that was the plan. But when Nell...

Long out of print, this is a riveting firsthand account of Leonard Clark's search for the legendary lost Seven Cities of Cibola reputedly home to enormous reserves of gold in the rain forest east of the Peruvian Andes. A former U.S. Army intelligence...

Containing over one hundred selections-most of them published in English for the first time-The Colombia Reader presents a rich and multilayered account of this complex nation from the colonial era to the present. The collection includes journalistic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632060556Author Andres NeumanFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Restless BooksPublisher Restless Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648577607Author Carolyn KerrFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Carolyn KerrPublisher Carolyn KerrWeight(grams) 349gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 14mm

Culture Smart guides help travellers have a more meaningful and successful time abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on values, attitudes, customs, and daily life will help you make the most of your visit, while tips on...

As a boy growing up near Liverpool in the 1950s, Andrew Lees would visit the docks with his father to watch the ships from Brazil unload their exotic cargo of coffee, cotton bales, molasses, cocoa - the ships' names and goods noted down in loving detail...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788585556044Author Carlos Eryma Carneiro FilhoFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint Livros TwocanPublisher Livros TwocanWeight(grams) 186gDimensions(mm)...

Ready for a trip to the "end of the world"? Patagonia stands for infinite and awe-inspiring landscapes, glistening glaciers and majestic peaks. Exclusively for the CURVES magazine, photographer Stefan Bogner explored the most beautiful scenic roads of...

Backed by Brazil's wealthy agribusiness groups, a growing evangelical movement, and an emboldened military and police force, Jair Bolsonaro took office in 2019. Driven by the former army captain's brand of controversial, aggressive rhetoric, the divisive...

A guidebook to 40 day walks, short treks and mountain bike rides in Peru. Exploring the Inca Trails in the Sacred Valley, the routes are suitable for walkers and riders with a good level of fitness. The day walks range from 2 hours to a full...

The ultimate illustrated field guide to the birds of Argentina and the islands of the South-west AtlanticArgentina is one of South America's premier birding destinations, encompassing a range of habitats-from rainforests and pampas grasslands to the...

The Galapagos Islands have captured hearts and captivated imaginations for centuries. Such is their ecological importance that in 1978 the archipelago was declared the first ever World Heritage Site, a testament to our collective desire to preserve the...

Bordering all but two of South America's other nations and by far Latin America's largest country, Brazil differs linguistically, historically, and culturally from Spanish America. Its indigenous peoples share the country with descendants of Portuguese...

On his nineteenth birthday, Peter Allison flipped a coin. One side would take him to Africa and the other to South America, the two places he wanted to explore before he died. He recounted his time spent as a safari guide in Africa to much acclaim in...

'I was fascinated, moved and entertained by every page. This is the kind of book the world needs right now' DONAL RYAN_______________'My dictionary's first two definitions of 'comrade' are:A close companion.An intimate associate or friend.The third one...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781787377394Author Benjamin Franklin BourneFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint Patagonia PublishingPublisher Patagonia PublishingWeight(grams)...

All the information you need to hike or bike your way through Perus's Cordilleras Blanca and Huayhuash, the 2nd most popular tourist region after the Inca Trail. This spectacular region boasts some of the most beautiful scenery in the Andes, and offers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781727775Author Richard GwynFormat PaperbackImprint SerenPublisher Poetry Wales Press

Originally named Juan Fernandez, the island of Robinson Crusoe in the South Pacific was the inspiration for Defoe's classic novel about the adventures of a shipwrecked sailor. Yet the complex story of Britain's relationship with this distant, tiny island...

A lively, lucid portrait of the tropics as seen by two uncommonly observant and thoughtful field biologists. Its seventeen marvelous essays introduce the habitats, ecology, plants, and animals of the Central and South American rainforest. Includes a...

Welcome to the favela, welcome to the rainforest, welcome to the real Brazil. This is the Brazil where a factory worker is loyal to his company for decades, only to find out that they knew the product he was making would eventually poison him. This...

An international bestseller since 1992, this is a humorous look at what makes up one of the world's most colorful characters: the Carioca--those charming inhabitants of Rio de Janeiro, written by a U.S. native who has made Rio her home for more than...

'BRAZILIAN PSYCHO is a riveting and explosive masterpiece of political crime fiction that deserves to share the shelf with AMERICAN TABLOID, THE POWER OF THE DOG and A BRIEF HISTORY OF SEVEN KILLINGS, and confirms Joe Thomas as one of our very best...

Each year, over 200,000 people pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Often called the Way of St. James, this journey has been an important Christian tradition for centuries. "The Road to Santiago" is one man's incredible story...

'My life's done a somersault,' wrote acclaimed modernist writer Mario de Andrade. After years of dreaming about Amazonia, he finally embarked on a three-month odyssey up the great river and into the wild heart of his native Brazil with a group of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781787377349Author Lady Florence DixieFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint Patagonia PublishingPublisher Patagonia PublishingWeight(grams)...