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Southern Patagonia Icecap Expedition   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Trekking in the Patagonian Andes  •  Carolyn McCarthy
GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 308 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, $24.99)
  Trekking in the Patagonian Andes
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)
  In Patagonia
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)
  Natural Patagonia, Argentina and Chile
Los Glaciares National Park  •   Zagier & Urruty Maps
2004 •  MAP
A colorful map of Perito Moreno, El Calafate, Lago Argentino and other popular areas of Parque Nacional Los Glaciares at a scale of 1:230,000. With spot elevations, roads, towns and points of interest. Paintings of typical birds and mammals are scattered along the edges of the map. While the map would be more useful if it had been printed on sturdier paper with topography and, especially, a more detailed inset of popular trekking around El Calafate, it's not a bad souvenir and overview of the region. One Side. 39x27 inches. (PAT58, $14.95)
  Los Glaciares National Park
 

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