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Fitzroy & the Southern Patagonia Ice Field

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Enrich your travels with reading! Here's a hand-picked list prepared for your journey in conjunction with the book experts at Longitude.

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Trekking in the Patagonian Andes

by Carolyn McCarthy

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2009
• PAPER
• 308 PAGES

With trail maps and route descriptions of walks and treks throughout Patagonia, including Torres del Paine and Glacier National Park. (PAT12, $24.99)

In Patagonia

by Bruce Chatwin

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 1989
• PAPER
• 204 PAGES
• FAVORITE

A masterpiece of travel, history and adventure, this award-winning book captures the spirit of the land, history, wildlife and people of Patagonia. There's no travel writer as engaging, insightful and just plain wonderful as Bruce Chatwin. (PAT01, $15.00)

Natural Patagonia, Argentina and Chile

by Marcelo D. Beccaceci

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1998
• PAPER
• 124 PAGES
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

An informative photographic journey through the breathtaking landscapes and wildlife of Patagonia. Featuring 120 color photographs, presented in Spanish and English. (PAT22, $24.95)

Patagonian South Icefield Trekking Map

by Zagier & Urruty Maps

• MAP

A two-sided topographic map of the Fitzroy and Cerro Torre treks, in glorious color with contour lines every 50 meters and landscape features. Scale 1:50,000. (PAT72, $16.95)

 

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Buenos Aires Map

by Borch Maps

• 2006
• MAP

A laminated street map of Buenos Aires and surroundings at a scale of 1:15,000. (ARG38, $8.95)

Los Glaciares National Park

by Zagier & Urruty Maps

• 2004
• MAP

A colorful map of the popular areas of Parque Nacional Los Glaciares at a scale of 1:230,000, providing an overview of the area and highlighting points of interest. (PAT58, $14.95)

Altitude Illness: Prevention and Treatment, How to Stay Healthy at Altitude

by Stephen Bezruchka

• REFERENCE
• 2005
• PAPER
• 128 PAGES

Bezruchka, a mountaineer and M.D., includes case studies, frequently asked questions and simple methods of diagnosis and treatment in this indispensable pocket guide. (REF02, $8.95)

Insight Guide Argentina

by Insight Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2009
• PAPER
• 384 PAGES

This profusely illustrated guide features concise essays by well regarded authors on natural history, politics and culture. With hundreds of photos and excellent maps. (ARG02, $23.99)

Lonely Planet Buenos Aires

by Lonely Planet

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

The best of Buenos Aires is included in this practical guide, along with a pullout map and insider recommendations on shopping, eating, sleeping and day trips. (ARG10, $19.99)

Eric Shipton, The Six Mountain Travel Books

by Eric Shipton

• EXPLORATION
• 2011
• PAPER
• 800 PAGES

Shipton's extraordinary adventures in the mountains of the Himalayas, East Africa, Central Asia and Patagonia, now in paper. (EXP12, $34.95)

Far Away and Long Ago

by W.H. Hudson

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2006
• PAPER
• 338 PAGES

Hudson's enthralling childhood remembrances are rich with descriptions of the landscapes, birds and nature of Argentina. (SAM11, $34.95)

Cape Horn and Other Stories from the End of the World

by Francisco Coloane | David A. Petreman

• LITERATURE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 184 PAGES
• OUT OF PRINT

A collection of sixteen short stories, by the noted Chilean author, capturing the characteristically rugged landscape of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. (CHI27, $16.00)

Night Flight

by Antoine de Saint Exupery

• LITERATURE
• 1986
• PAPER
• 87 PAGES

Saint Exupery captures the thrill and mystery of early flight in this tale of a pilot alone in a storm over the Andes en route to Buenos Aires. (PAT09, $12.00)

Glacier Ice

by Austin Post | Edward R. LaChapelle

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2000
• PAPER
• 145 PAGES

A classic book of extraordinary black-and-white aerial photographs of mountains and glaciers by two devoted men of ice. Ed LaChapelle's text is paired with Austin Post's stunning aerial photographs of glaciers from Alaska and Chile to Switzerland, the Himalayas and other parts of the world. (SCI07, $27.95)

Patagonia, The Last Wilderness

by Daniel Rivademar

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2002
• HARD COVER
• 252 PAGES
• OUT OF PRINT

An illustrated portrait of Patagonia, featuring gorgeous color photographs and brief accompanying text on the natural history of the region. (PAT20, $39.95)

The Andes, As the Condor Flies

by Tui De Roy

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2005
• HARD COVER
• 160 PAGES
• OUT OF PRINT

These 350 stunning photographs take in the full sweep of the Andes, its wildlife and landscapes, from the cloud forests of Ecuador and altiplano to windswept Tierra del Fuego. (SAM79, $35.00)

Birds of Southern South America & Antarctica

by Martin D. la Pena | Maurice Rumboll

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2001
• PAPER
• 224 PAGES

With color plates, range maps and brief descriptions, this is a compact regional guide. (SAM12, $29.95)