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Lonely Planet Colombia
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet Publications
GUIDEBOOK 2009 PAPER 360 PAGES
A practical guide to Colombia featuring maps and detailed information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. With a few color photographs and excellent travel information.
(SAM74, $25.99)
Tropical Nature
Adrian Forsyth Ken Miyata
NATURAL HISTORY 1984 PAPER 248 PAGES
FAVORITE
A lively, lucid portrait of the tropics as seen by two uncommonly observant and thoughtful field biologists. Its 17 marvelous essays introduce the habitats, ecology, plants and animals of the Central and South American rainforest. With a lengthy appendix of practical advice for the tropical traveler.
(GPS13, $14.00)
Colombia Map
ITMB
MAP
A colorful travel map of Colombia, including an inset of Bogata, at a scale of 1:2,000,000. One Side. 39x27 inches.
(SAM96, $11.95)
Colombia, The Bradt Travel Guide
Sarah Woods
GUIDEBOOK
A compact, detailed guide in the British series to traveling in Colombia, strong on practical information. With detailed sketch maps.
(SAM128, $24.99)
Footprint Colombia
Anastasia Moloney
GUIDEBOOK
A detailed, comprehensive guide in the Footprint series. With practical information of accommodations, food, events and sights. Perfect for the independent traveler.
(SAM131, $24.95)
Colombia by Colors
Banjamin Villegas
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A visual tour of the history, traditions, landscapes and allure of Colombia by the talented photographer.
(SAM146, $49.95)
Looking For History, Dispatches From Latin America
Alma Guillermoprieto
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A beautifully written, incisive collection of essays on contemporary Argentina, Columbia, Cuba, Peru and Mexico.
(SAM60, $14.95)
More Terrible Than Death: Massacres, Drugs, and America's War in Colombia
Robin Kirk
HISTORY
A poignant examination of the destruction wrought by a decade of Colombia's drug wars.
(SAM98, $16.95)
The Andes, A Cultural History
Jason Wilson
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A literary, cultural guide to the art, architecture, traditions and history of Peru and the Andes.
(AND74, $24.95)
Walking Ghosts: Murder and Guerrilla Politics in Colombia
Steven Dudley
HISTORY
A meticulous and informative analysis of the culture of violence surrounding Colombian rebels, guerrillas, drug kingpins, and corrupt politicians.
(SAM99, $31.95)
Along the River that Flows Uphill: From the Orinoco to the Amazon
Miriam Murcutt
Richard Starks
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
The account of adventures 1,000 miles up the Orinoco, along the lengh of Venezuela's Casiquiare River to Rio Negro and the Amazon.
(AMZ123, $19.95)
Explorers of the Amazon
Anthony Smith
EXPLORATION
In this well told overview of the region, Anthony Smith presents a history of exploration of the Amazon, scientific and otherwise.
(AMZ31, $35.00)
Traveling with Che Guevara, The Making of a Revolutionary
Alberto Granado
Lucia Alvarez de Toledo
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
Granado's classic account of his travels with Che Guevara via motorbike through Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela.
(SAM68, $14.95)
Our Lady of the Assassins
Fernando Vallejo
Paul Hammond
LITERATURE
A vivid, cynical portrait of Medell¡n, Colombia's second largest city and the stronghold of ruthless drug lord Pablo Escobar. The narrator returns to the town after a long absence to find it beset by horrific violence and a chilling indifference to death.
(SAM100, $15.00)
Rosario Tijeras
Jorge Franco
Gregory Rabassa
MYSTERY
A novel about a female contract killer in Medellin, written in vibrant, colorful prose. Winner of Colombia's prestigious Dashiell Hammett Prize.
(SAM101, $13.95)
A Neotropical Companion
J.C. Kricher
Mark Plotkin
NATURAL HISTORY
From plants and animals to birds and bugs, it's all here in this wonderfully written overview of the ecology, habitats, plants and animals of Central and South America.
(GPS11, $35.00)
Birds of Tropical America
Steven Hilty
NATURAL HISTORY
Hilty serves up essays on how to find and better appreciate the dizzying variety of birds, their habits and habitats, diversity and distribution.
(CAM39, $19.95)
Colombia on the Wing
Alberto Mendoza Morales
NATURAL HISTORY
COMING IN APRIL
This photographic aerial journey takes readers through Columbia's diverse landscapes, from the islands of the Caribbean and Pacific to coastal mangrove, forest and high Andes.
(SAM150, $65.00)
The Smithsonian Atlas of the Amazon
Michael Goulding
Ronaldo Barthem
Efrem Ferreira
NATURAL HISTORY
This beautiful, profusely illustrated atlas of the river includes its major tributaries and 150 full-colro maps. Michael Goulding (Floods of Fortune) and Brazilian biologists Ronaldo Barthem and Efrem Ferreira provide the accompanying text.
(AMZ82, $39.95)
A Guide to the Birds of Colombia
Steven Hilty
William Brown
FIELD GUIDE
This classic South American bird guide gives good coverage of the upper Amazon basin, illustrating 1,700 species -- nearly half of all the species of South America.
(FG14, $75.00)
Amazon Insects - A Photo Guide
James L. Castner
FIELD GUIDE
Spectacular, weird, and commonly encountered bugs, butterflies, katydids, leafhoppers, ants, bees, spiders and other insects of the Amazon basin. Geared for the traveler, this handy book features 200 color photographs and accompanying text.
(AMZ63, $20.00)
Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, A Field Guide
L.H. Emmons
FIELD GUIDE
Compact enough to slip into your daypack, this guide to the mammals of the New World tropics features 29 color plates of more than 200 species.
(GPS12, $39.00)
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