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Trekking in the Patagonian Andes
Clem Lindenmayer
GUIDEBOOK
2003
PAPER
296 PAGES
This convenient guide features trail maps and route descriptions of walks throughout Patagonia, including a long sections on Torres del Paine in Chile and Glacier National Park in Argentina. With detailed practical information, color photography, 31 maps and good background on preparing for your trek. Third edition.
(PAT12, $19.99) |
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Mountaineering in Patagonia
Alan Kearney
GUIDEBOOK
1998
HARD COVER
144 PAGES
A history and personal account of climbing in the Patagonian Andes. With 24 color photographs and maps, it's a comprehensive introduction to the region. Kearney's focus is on Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre and Torres del Paine.
(PAT18, $22.95) |
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In Patagonia
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) |
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Natural Patagonia, Argentina and Chile
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. With text in Spanish and English.
(PAT22, $24.95) |
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Patagonian South Icefield Trekking Map
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. It also includes a satellite view map with routes of well-known icefield expeditions. Scale 1:50,000. It covers Los Glaciares National Park, Mount Fitzroy, Cerros Torre & Huemul, Lagos Viedma and O'Higgens and surroundings. Two Sides. 28x40 inches.
(PAT72, $16.95) |
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Buenos Aires Map
Borch Maps
A laminated street map of Buenos Aires and surroundings at a scale of 1:15,000.
(ARG38, $8.95) |
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Los Glaciares National Park
Zagier & Urruty Maps
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) |
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Altitude Illness: Prevention and Treatment, How to Stay Healthy at Altitude
Stephen Bezruchka
REFERENCE
This useful reference book provides essential information concerning the prevention and treatment of altitude sickness.
(REF02, $8.95) |
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Insight Guide Argentina
Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK
A lavishly illustrated overview of Argentine history, nature and attractions with great maps.
(ARG02, $23.99) |
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Lonely Planet Buenos Aires
Lonely Planet
GUIDEBOOK
An excellent practical guide to Buenos Aires with a pullout map and detailed practical information on neighborhoods, shopping, eating, sleeping and day trips out of the city.
(ARG10, $18.99) |
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Eric Shipton, The Six Mountain Travel Books
Eric Shipton
EXPLORATION
Shipton's extraordinary adventures in the mountains of the Himalayas, East Africa, Central Asia and Patagonia.
(EXP12, $38.00) |
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Far Away and Long Ago
W.H. Hudson
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
Hudson's enthralling childhood remembrances are rich with descriptions of landscapes, birds and nature.
(SAM11, $34.95) |
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H.W. Tilman, The Eight Sailing/Mountain-Exploration Books
H. W. Tilman
EXPLORATION
An omnibus featuring Tilman's adventures aboard the Mischief, his base for exploring the mountains of the Southern Ocean archipelagos, Patagonia and the Arctic; a wry, cantankerous and entertaining writer.
(EXP13, $38.00) |
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Cape Horn and Other Stories from the End of the World
Francisco Coloane
David A. Petreman
LITERATURE
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) |
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Night Flight
Antoine de Saint Exupery
LITERATURE
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) |
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Glacier Ice
Austin Post
Edward R. LaChapelle
NATURAL HISTORY
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) |
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Patagonia, The Last Wilderness
Daniel Rivademar
NATURAL HISTORY
An illustrated portrait of Patagonia, featuring gorgeous color photographs and brief accompanying text on the natural history of the region.
(PAT20, $39.95) |
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The Andes, As the Condor Flies
Tui De Roy
NATURAL HISTORY
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) |
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Birds of Southern South America & Antarctica
Martin D. la Pena
Maurice Rumboll
FIELD GUIDE
A compact regional guide with color plates, range maps and brief descriptions.
(SAM12, $29.95) |
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