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Lonely Planet Colombia

Lonely Planet Colombia

by 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

Tropical Nature

by Adrian Forsyth | Ken Miyata

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1984
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

A 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. (GPS13, $16.00)

Colombia Map

Colombia Map

by ITMB

  • MAP

A colorful travel map of Colombia, including an inset of Bogata, at a scale of 1:2,000,000. (SAM96, $11.95)

 

Colombia, The Bradt Travel Guide


by Sarah Woods

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A compact, detailed guide in the British series to traveling in Colombia, strong on practical information. With detailed sketch maps. (SAM128, $24.99)

Culture Smart! Colombia


by Kate Cathey

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

A concise and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (SAM163, $9.95)

Michelin Green Guide Colombia


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 440 PAGES

This handy Green Guide in the well-known series, the first for South America, is published in conjunction with Proexport Colombia and the local expertise shows in the thoroughly annotated, comprehensive listings for where to go, stay and eat throughout the country. With a 100-page introductory section, excellent local maps and color photography throughout. (SAM157, $24.99)

Viva Travel Guides Colombia

Viva Travel Guides Colombia


by Viva Publishing Network

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 505 PAGES

This practical guide draws on the Viva online community for its in-depth recommendations. (SAM158, $22.99)

Looking For History, Dispatches From Latin America

Looking For History, Dispatches From Latin America


by Alma Guillermoprieto

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 303 PAGES

A beautifully written, incisive collection of essays on contemporary Argentina, Columbia, Cuba, Peru and Mexico. (SAM60, $16.95)

More Terrible Than Death: Massacres, Drugs, and America's War in Colombia

More Terrible Than Death: Massacres, Drugs, and America's War in Colombia


by Robin Kirk

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 317 PAGES

A poignant examination of the destruction wrought by a decade of Colombia's drug wars. (SAM98, $16.95)

The Andes

The Andes


by Jason Wilson

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 266 PAGES

Starting out in Cuzco, heart of the Inca Empire, Wilson spreads north and south along the Andes, including excerpts from South American literary giants, travelers and his own impressions. (AND74, $24.95)

The Making of Modern Columbia, A Nation in Spite of Itself


by David Bushnell

  • HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

The first history of Cloumbia written in English. (SAM170, $28.95)

Walking Ghosts: Murder and Guerrilla Politics in Colombia


by Steven Dudley

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 280 PAGES

A meticulous and informative analysis of the culture of violence surrounding Colombian rebels, guerrillas, drug kingpins, and corrupt politicians. (SAM99, $38.50)

Along the River that Flows Uphill: From the Orinoco to the Amazon

Along the River that Flows Uphill: From the Orinoco to the Amazon


by Miriam Murcutt | Richard Starks

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 246 PAGES

The account of adventures 1,000 miles up the Orinoco, along the length of Venezuela's Casiquiare River to Rio Negro and the Amazon. (AMZ123, $19.95)

Explorers of the Amazon

Explorers of the Amazon


by Anthony Smith

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 344 PAGES

In this well told overview of the region, Anthony Smith presents a history of exploration of the Amazon, scientific and otherwise. (AMZ31, $37.50)

My Colombian War, A Journey Through the Country I Left Behind

My Colombian War, A Journey Through the Country I Left Behind


by Silvana Paternostro

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 323 PAGES

Now a journalist living in New York, Paternostro travels back to her homeland in a search for the roots of Colombia's bloody civil war. (SAM169, $18.00)

Traveling with Che Guevara, The Making of a Revolutionary

Traveling with Che Guevara, The Making of a Revolutionary


by Alberto Granado | Lucia Alvarez de Toledo

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

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


by Fernando Vallejo | Paul Hammond

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

A vivid, cynical portrait of Medellin, 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


by Jorge Franco | Gregory Rabassa

  • MYSTERY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

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

A Neotropical Companion


by John Kricher | Mark Plotkin

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 536 PAGES

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

Birds of Tropical America


by Steven Hilty

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 312 PAGES

Hilty serves up essays on how to find and better appreciate the dizzying variety of birds, their habits and habitats, diversity and distribution. (CAM39, $25.00)

The Smithsonian Atlas of the Amazon

The Smithsonian Atlas of the Amazon


by Michael Goulding | Ronaldo Barthem | Efrem Ferreira

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 254 PAGES

This beautiful, profusely illustrated atlas of the river includes its major tributaries and 150 full-color maps. Goulding (Floods of Fortune) and Brazilian biologists Barthem and Ferreira provide the accompanying text. (AMZ82, $39.95)

A Guide to the Birds of Colombia

A Guide to the Birds of Colombia


by Steven Hilty | William Brown

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1986
  • PAPER
  • 836 PAGES

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, $78.50)

Amazon Insects - A Photo Guide

Amazon Insects - A Photo Guide


by James L. Castner

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

Spectacular, weird and commonly encountered bugs, butterflies, katydids, leafhoppers, ants, bees, spiders and other insects of the Amazon basin. Geared for the traveler, with 200 color photographs. (AMZ63, $20.00)

Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, A Field Guide

Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, A Field Guide


by L.H. Emmons

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 298 PAGES

Compact enough to slip into your daypack, this field guide to the mammals of the New World tropics features 29 color plates of more than 200 species. (GPS12, $42.50)

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