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Galapagos, A Natural History
Michael H. Jackson
NATURAL HISTORY 1995 PAPER 316 PAGES
BEST SELLER
HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
This comprehensive overview of the habitats, plants, birds, and animals of the islands, written with the curious visitor in mind, is practically mandatory reading. It's the single best overview of the archipelago. Jackson also includes a useful bibliography, wildlife checklists and a list of plants by vegetation zone. Illustrated with many charts and maps, we refer to the book often.
(GPS03, $34.95)
The Inca Trail, Cuzco & Machu Picchu
Richard Danbury
GUIDEBOOK 2005 PAPER 288 PAGES
A practical guide to planning and walking the Inca Trail with good maps, lots of travel information, photographs and a brief overview of Inca culture and history. Not just for those hiking the Inca Trail, it's an excellent compact guide to Cusco, Machu Picchu, Lima and surroundings. This fully revised second edition includes the seven-to-ten day hike to Vilcabamba.
(PRU19, $19.95)
Galapagos Wildlife, A Visitor's Guide
David Horwell Pete Oxford
FIELD GUIDE 2005 PAPER 140 PAGES
BEST SELLER
A compact guide to the birds, reptiles, insects, plants and marine life of the archipelago featuring a very good selection of large color photographs by Horwell, Oxford and colleague Jonathan Green. Separate chapters cover visitor sites, history, conservation and habitats. The authors, both naturalist guides in the islands, present key information on the flora, fauna and places in Galapagos for the traveler.
(GPS38, $21.95)
The Incas, People of the Sun
Carmen Bernard Paul Bahn
EXPLORATION 1994 PAPER 192 PAGES
A pocket-size encyclopedia in the acclaimed "Discoveries" series, this jewel of a book features hundreds of archival drawings and photographs, a chronology and long excerpts from the journals of early explorers. It's a guide to the ancient monuments, daily life of the Incas, and history of exploration.
(AND03, $12.95)
Lost City of the Incas
Hiram Bingham
EXPLORATION 2003 PAPER 224 PAGES
BEST SELLER
FAVORITE
A first-rate tale of adventure by the man who rediscovered Machu Picchu in 1911. This classic account is a gripping story of exploration, archaeology and natural history -- and still an outstanding overview of the site itself. With original expedition photographs. Originally published in 1952, the book is still an excellent account, not only of the expedition but also of the site itself.
(AND05, $12.95)
Voyage of the Beagle
Charles Darwin
EXPLORATION 2002 PAPER 468 PAGES
FAVORITE
The wide-eyed tale of a young man on a five-year voyage that changed his life -- and our way of thinking about the world. First published in 1839, this book is still essential reading. Darwin's South American chapters are an excellent introduction to the Galapagos, Beagle Channel, Chile, Tierra del Fuego, the Chilean fjords and the Brazilian coast. With maps and appendices.
(GPS02, $12.95)
Inca Trail: Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Cusco Map
Lima 2000
2000 MAP
BEST SELLER
This indispensable full-color topographic map (1:50,000) of the route of the Inca trail shows the whole Sacred Valley from Cusco to Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu in splendid detail. It's the best map both for those making the trek from kilometer 88 to the site and for those exploring the region by bus or train. With small inset maps of Cusco, Machu Picchu and Aguas Calientes on the reverse. Two Sides. 17x24 inches.
(PRU28, $10.95)
Galapagos Islands Map
ITMB
2006 MAP
At a 1:420,000 scale, this convenient full color map, printed on tear and water-resistant paper, shows the archipelago in detail, with major features of each island, topography and visitor sites clearly indicated. With drawings and text by publisher and traveler Hilary Bradt. One Side. 27 X 39 inches.
(GPS06, $11.95)
Archaeological Map of Machu Picchu
Wright Water Engineers
Ken Wright's full color site plan shows monuments, topography and physical features of the Inca sanctuary in exquisite detail.
(PRU23, $6.95)
Insight Guide Ecuador and Galapagos
Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK
COMING IN MARCH
Presenting the natural history, politics, culture, wildlife and attractions of Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands with style and authority.
(EDR01, $22.95)
Insight Guide Peru
Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK
Panoramic in scope, this illustrated overview brings Peru to life in hundreds of color photographs and vivid essays by a team of experts writing on history, archaeology and culture.
(PRU01, $22.95)
The Machu Picchu Guidebook
Ruth M. Wright
Alfredo Valencia Zegarra
GUIDEBOOK
With maps and site plans, a section on new discoveries, a wildlife section and a fold-out full color painting of the city as it may have looked during a solstice celebration in 1530.
(PRU34, $19.95)
Conquest of the Incas
John Hemming
HISTORY
This classic masterful prize-winning history of the Inca struggle against the Spanish invasion brings together wide-ranging scholarly material in the interests of telling a good story.
(AND04, $25.00)
Ecuador in Focus, A Guide to the People, Politics, and Culture
Wilma Roos
Omer van Renterghem
HISTORY
This slim guide provides a lively overview of Ecuador's history, cultural heritage and political, environmental and economic challenges.
(EDR02, $12.95)
Machu Picchu
Barry Brukoff
Pablo Neruda
Stephen Kessler
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
OUT OF PRINT
Brukoff's stunning color and black-and-white photographs compliment Neruda's great poem, translated into English with facing Spanish.
(PRU43, $40.00)
Art of the Andes, from Chavin to Inca
Rebecca Stone-Miller
ARCHAEOLOGY
This authoritative and concise illustrated survey of Andean art and architecture covers not only Machu Picchu and additional Inca monuments, but also Chan Chan, Nasca and other archaeological sites and cultures.
(PRU05, $19.95)
Machu Picchu, Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas
Richard L. Burger
Lucy C. Salazar
ARCHAEOLOGY
Burger and Salazar, both archaeologists at Yale, vividly evoke the art, architecture, culture and society of Machu Picchu in this illustrated, up-to-date survey. With illustrations of 120 gold, silver, ceramic, bone and textile artifacts, Hiram Bingham's original report of the "Discovery of Machu Picchu," published in Harper's Monthly, dozens of archival photographs, and excellent chapters on recent archaeological investigations and insights into life at Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui's royal estate.
(AND35, $28.00)
Cloud Forest, A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness
Peter Matthiessen
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
FAVORITE
Matthiessen recounts with wit, insight and style his odyssey to the Amazon and Andes, including Machu Picchu and Tierra del Fuego.
(SAM02, $16.00)
Galapagos, World's End
William Beebe
EXPLORATION
BEST SELLER
This wry, wonderfully evocative account of a 1924 scientific expedition includes an excellent chapter on the human history of the Galapagos.
(GPS01, $18.95)
Galapagos, A Novel
Kurt Vonnegut
LITERATURE
In this madcap novel, a classic, Vonnegut looks back from the future (alas, the human race has been wiped out except for a small group stranded in the Galapagos) on the Nature Cruise of the Century.
(GPS10, $15.00)
The Heights of Machu Picchu
Pablo Neruda
Nathaniel Tarn
LITERATURE
FAVORITE
Machu Picchu and the Inca civilization inspired this celebrated epic hymn to the Americas by the great Pablo Neruda. Bilingual edition.
(AND22, $14.00)
Evolution's Workshop, God and Science on the Galapagos Islands
Edward J. Larson
SCIENCE
A vivid history of the Galapagos and the role of the islands as a crucible of evolutionary ideas, written by a Pulitzer Prize winner. Along with Darwin, it covers the discovery of the islands, the visits of Hancock and Beebe, the influence of the United States during WWII and the establishment of the national park.
(GPS50, $16.95)
Galapagos, A Natural History
J.C. Kricher
NATURAL HISTORY
A lively, compact natural history of the islands and their role in evolutionary thought. It's a wide-ranging overview that features chapters on human history, geology, setting, Darwin, tortoises, reptiles, birds, and sea creatures.
(GPS57, $21.95)
Galapagos, Islands Born of Fire
Tui De Roy
NATURAL HISTORY
FAVORITE
Author, naturalist, photographer and friend Tui de Roy's original stunning celebration of the landscapes, wildlife and habitats of the archipelago is out in a new edition. A Longitude favorite, Tui's stunning photographs taken over a long career and accompanying essays capture the spirit of Galapagos better than any.
(GPS28, $29.95)
Galapagos, The Islands That Changed the World
Paul D. Stewart
NATURAL HISTORY
This stunning three-part BBC documentary captures the rugged beauty, allure, wildlife and history of the archipelago like never before.
(GPS79, $19.98)
The Beak of the Finch
Jonathan Weiner
NATURAL HISTORY
This Pulitzer Prize-winning work is an accessible look at the modern debate on the mode and rhythm of evolution, using the story of Peter and Rosemary Grant and their field work on Daphne Major as an example.
(GPS08, $16.00)
Birds of Ecuador, A Field Guide
Paul Greenfield
Robert Ridgely
FIELD GUIDE
A comprehensive, gorgeous and exhaustively researched field guide to the birds of Ecuador (and adjacent countries), featuring 96 color plates. It's also the best bird guide for travelers in the Peruvian Amazon.
(EDR08, $55.00)
Birds, Mammals and Reptiles of the Galapagos Islands
Andy Swash
Robert Stills
FIELD GUIDE
This strikingly compact, comprehensive field guide features 500 color photographs, distribution maps and information on status, habitat and behavior.
(GPS49, $28.00)
Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, Travellers' Wildlife Guides
David Pearson
Les Beletsky
FIELD GUIDE
An excellent guide to Ecuador's wildlife, featuring concise descriptions and color illustrations of 500 frequently encountered reptiles and amphibians, birds, mammals and insects. The Galapagos Islands get a separate chapter and section of illustrations.
(GPS34, $27.95)
Galapagos Wildlife
Pocket Naturalist
FIELD GUIDE
This fold-up, laminated card includes color drawings and short descriptions.
(GPS51, $5.95)
Peru, Travellers' Wildlife Guides
David L. Pearson
Les Beletsky
FIELD GUIDE
Featuring 500 illustrations of the birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and insects of the Amazon, Andes and Pacific Coast.
(PRU30, $29.95)
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