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Aconcagua Climbing and Trekking Map
• Sacha Wettstein
• Sandra Greulich
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This topographic and thematic climbing map at a scale of 1:40,000 includes maps of Mendoza and Puente del Inca. With a description of climbing routes, climate and and GPS data.
(ARG99, $25.00)
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Aconcagua Map, Trekking & Mountaineering
• Zagier & Urruty Maps
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A topgraphic map and guide at a scale of 1:50,000 with 50-meter contour lines, trails and shelters.
(ARG95, $14.95)
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Aconcagua, A Climbing Guide
• R.J. Secor
• Uma Kukathas
• Crystal Thomas
• Ralph Hopkins
• GUIDEBOOK
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A guidebook to South America's tallest mountain, highlighting 27 different routes to the summit.
(AND40, $18.95)
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Aconcagua, Summit of South America
• Harry Kikstra
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide for climbers with detailed descriptions of the Normal and Polish Traverse routes, color illustrations and maps.
(ARG54, $14.95)
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Aconcagua, Summit of the Americas
• Ed Darack
• GUIDEBOOK
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A sturdy series of maps at various scales with topographic detail, countour lines, and routes.
(AND42, $15.00)
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Argentina
• Isabella Brega
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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An introduction to culture and natural history of Argentina through hundreds of color photographs.
(ARG70, $9.95)
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Argentina Cooks!, Treasured Recipes from the Nine Regions of Argentina
• Shirley Lomax Brooks
• FOOD
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A collection of 190 authentic Argentinian recipes with a section on wines.
(ARG74, $24.95)
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Argentina Map
• Borch Maps
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A handy laminated road map of Argentina in full color at a scale of 1:3,800,000, with supplementary maps of the larger cities.
(ARG68, $10.95)
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Argentina, 1516-1987: From Spanish Colonization to Alfonsin
• David Rock
• HISTORY
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A highly readable, comprehensive history of Argentina since colonization.
(ARG07, $29.95)
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Argentina, A City and a Nation
• James R. Scobie
• HISTORY
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This classic work, originally published in 1964, provides an excellent historical background for understanding the economic and social development of contemporary Argentina.
(ARG98, $39.95)
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Argentina, What Went Wrong
• Colin M. MacLachlan
• HISTORY
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(ARG66, $49.95)
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Ariel
• Carlos Fuentes
• José Enrique Rodó
• HISTORY
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The classic turn of the century essay on culture, aesthetics and democracy in Latin America and the world..
(ARG16, $18.95)
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The Authentic Bars, Cafes and Restaurants of Buenos Aires
• Gabriela Kogan
• GUIDEBOOK
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Kogan's great tips on where to eat, drink and dance the tango all night, including a map and a glossary of Argentine food.
(ARG84, $14.95)
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Birds of Chile
• Alvaro Jaramillo
• FIELD GUIDE
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This compact, comprehensive guide with superb color plates also includes Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falkland Islands.
(CHI50, $29.95)
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Blow-Up and Other Stories
• Julio Cortazar
• LITERATURE
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Surreal stories from one of the great masters of Latin American short fiction. More Argentine in sensibility than setting.
(ARG20, $15.00)
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Buenos Aires Map
• Auto Mapa
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A detailed city map.
(ARG05, $14.95)
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Buenos Aires Map Guide
• de Dios
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This double-sided laminated map, produced in Buenos Aires in English, includes museums, walking tours, restaurants and shopping.
(ARG49, $8.95)
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Che's Route, Ernesto Guevara's Trip across South America
• de Dios
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This double-sided laminated map and guide, produced in Buenos Aires in English, shows young Ernesto Guevara and Alberto Granado's trip from Buenos Aires through Bolivia, Peru and the Amazon.
(ARG53, $8.95)
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Chile, A Traveler's Literary Companion
• Katherine Silver
• ANTHOLOGY
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These choice stories introduce both the country and a host of contemporary writers.
(CHI38, $14.95)
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Cicerone Guide Aconcagua
• Jim Ryan
• GUIDEBOOK
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This compact guide covers trekking and mountaineering on South America's tallest mountain, including the Valecitos and Tupungato ranges.
(ARG83, $22.95)
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Circle of Love Over Death, Testimonies of the Mothers of the Plaza De Mayo
• Matilde Mellibovsky
• HISTORY
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Startling testimonies of mothers who lost their children to torture, death or "disappearance" during Argentina's "Dirty War."
(ARG29, $14.95)
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Conquistadors
• Michael Wood
• HISTORY
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A lively, illustrated account of the Spanish conquest of the New World by the intrepid writer-filmmaker Michael Wood,
(SAM48, $24.95)
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Cordoba Map
• Automobile Club of Argentina
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This highly recommended folded road map shows Cordoba province at a scale of 1:1,560,000, along with city plans of Cordoba, Alta Gracia, Carlos Paz, Cosquin, Rio Cuerto and Zona Cerrana.
(ARG73, $10.95)
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A Desert Calling, Life in a Forbidding Landscape
• Michael Mares
• Stephen Jay Gould
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A lively memoir and account of field research -- and the search for desert mammals -- in remote Argentina, Iran and Egypt.
(DES09, $29.95)
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Evita
• Alan Parker
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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(ARG106, $14.99)
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The Explorers of South America
• Edward Goodman
• EXPLORATION
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A narrative history of exploration from Christopher Columbus to the 19th century, with journal excerpts, diaries and other writings of the explorers themselves.
(SAM10, $26.95)
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Eyewitness Guide Argentina
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact illustrated travel guide featuring bright color photography, dozens of excellent maps, and a region-by-region synopsis of Argentina attractions. With a 50-page section on where to stay and eat
(ARG82, $25.00)
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Facundo: Or, Civilization and Barbarism
• Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
• HISTORY
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A classic 19th Century essay on the reigning dictator, his rise to power, and the corresponding currents of barbarism in Argentine history and culture.
(ARG18, $16.00)
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Fodor's Argentina
• Laura Kidder
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide in the popular series, with valuable information on accomodations, dining and sightseeing.
(ARG78, $22.95)
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Footprint Argentina Handbook
• Christabelle Dilks
• GUIDEBOOK
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This compact guide is nicely divided between a general overview of Argentina and practical travel detail on where to go and what to do.
(ARG35, $25.95)
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Frommer's Argentina
• Haas Mroue
• Kristina Schreck
• Michael Luongo
• GUIDEBOOK
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Featuring authoritative, opinionated reviews on where to go, sleep and eat by enthusiasts.
(ARG58, $22.99)
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Frommer's Buenos Aires
• Michael Luongo
• GUIDEBOOK
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Comprehensive and up-to-date, this outstanding and practical guide covers where to stay, where to eat and what to see in Argentina's boisterous capital city.
(ARG57, $17.99)
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The Gaucho Martin Fierro
• Jose Hernandez
• Alberto Carlos
• Frank G. Carrino
• LITERATURE
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The classic 19th century epic poem about a savage way of life in the pampas of Argentina.
(ARG17, $12.95)
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Gauchos and the Vanishing Frontier
• Richard Slatta
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A thorough, lively study of the gaucho, including the history and culture of Argentina and Brazil's famous cowboys.
(ARG06, $27.00)
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Heading South, Looking North
• Ariel Dorfman
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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In this exhilerating memoir, Dorman interweaves the wild story of his life before 1973 with an account of the coup that put the militrary dictator Pinochet into power.
(CHI22, $15.00)
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Idle Days in Patagonia
• W.H. Hudson
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A handsome reprint of Hudson's classic 1893 account of life, nature and adventure in southern South America, with paintings and drawings by Alfred Hartley and J. Smit.
(PAT27, $22.00)
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Imagining Argentina
• Christopher Hampton
• LITERATURE
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Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson star in this adaptation of Lawrence Thornton's powerful novel, set in Buenos Aires during the dark days of the military junta in late 1970s Argentina.
(ARG103, $29.98)
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The Invention of Argentina
• Nicolas Shumway
• HISTORY
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An illuminating intellectual history of Argentina, this book brings the founding fathers of the republic to life, deftly portraying the revolution against Spain in 1810 and its immediate aftermath.
(ARG08, $27.95)
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The Invisible Mountain
• Carolina De Robertis
• LITERATURE
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Set in the 20th century, this moving novel about love for family and country is embedded with history. From Montevideo to Peron's rule in Argentina, to the revolutionaries of Uruguay, this novel is about survival in times of hardship, and about the bond between a mother and daughter.
(SAM143, $24.95)
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Kiss of the Spider Woman
• Manuel Puig
• LITERATURE
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The psychological story of a friendship between two Argentinean prisoners jailed for their subversive activity: Molina, a transgendered homosexual and Valentin, a socialist revolutionary.
(ARG28, $15.00)
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Latin American Art
• John F. Scott
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A popular survey for undergraduate art students, this general history of the arts in Latin America ranges from pre-history to the present. Includes illustrations, maps and a chronology.
(SAM33, $29.95)
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A Lexicon of Terror, Argentina and the Legacies of Torture
• Marguerite Feitlowitz
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A scholarly, emotional account of Argentina's "Dirty War, " the product of extensive interviews with victims, survivors and citizens.
(ARG27, $19.95)
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Liberators, Latin America's Struggle for Independence 1810-1830
• Robert Harvey
• HISTORY
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Focused on the heroism and derring-do of seven legendary men, this epic history of colonial Latin America includes Simon Bolivar and General Jose de San Martin, in the fight for independence from Spain.
(SAM35, $18.95)
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Living in Argentina
• Angelika Taschen
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A sumptuous selection of photographs of houses, apartments, ranches, polo grounds and more, including the opulent Teatre Colon.
(ARG91, $29.99)
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Lonely Planet Argentina
• Lonely Planet
• Danny Palmerlee
• GUIDEBOOK
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In its hallmark style, this practical guide to Argentina by Lonely Planet features maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accomodations and sightseeing.
(ARG11, $25.99)
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Lonely Planet Buenos Aires Encounter
• Terry Carter
• GUIDEBOOK
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This lively shirt pocket guide to the city, jammed with personal recommendations and photographs, also includes a pull-out map.
(ARG75, $12.99)
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Lonely Planet South America on a Shoestring
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive, detailed practical guide to traveling in South America.
(SAM44, $33.99)
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Los Glaciares National Park
• Zagier & Urruty Maps
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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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Magical Sites, Women Travelers in 19th Century Latin America
• Marjorie Agosin
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A lively treasury of accounts written by women --from French nuns to upper-crust Europeans --who traveled across Latin America in the 19th century .
(SAM29, $17.00)
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Mammals of the Neotropics: The Southern Cone, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay
• John F. Eisenberg
• Kent H. Redford
• REFERENCE
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Organized taxonomically, this thorough volume of species accounts includes external measurements, physical descriptions, geographical distribution, and information on their habitats.
(SAM14, $65.00)
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Moon Argentina
• Wayne Bernhardson
• GUIDEBOOK
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A great resource for the independent traveler, this guidebook features a good introduction to land, history and culture, as well as practical detail on getting around, where to go, and where to stay. With personality, detailed local maps, glossary and suggested itineraries.
(ARG101, $21.95)
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The Moon by Whalelight and Other Adventures Among Bats, Penguins, Crocodiles, and Whales
• Diane Ackerman
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Delightful essays combining anecdote, observation and natural history, featuring a long chapter on Roger Payne and his work on the right whales of Peninsula Valdes.
(PAT03, $14.95)
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Moon Handbook Argentina
• Wayne Bernhardson
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive guide in the Moon series.
(ARG43, $19.95)
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Moon Handbook Buenos Aires
• Wayne Bernhardson
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide in the popular series.
(ARG77, $18.95)
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Moon Rio de Janeiro
• Michael Sommers
• GUIDEBOOK
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A great resource for the independent traveler, this guidebook features a good introduction to land, history and culture, as well as practical detail on getting around, where to go, and where to stay. With personality, detailed local maps, glossary and suggested itineraries.
(ARG102, $17.95)
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Musicians and Watchmakers
• Alicia Steimberg
• LITERATURE
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The worldly and wise, semi-autobiographical tale of coming-of-age in 1940s Buenos Aires.
(ARG46, $15.00)
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Natural Patagonia, Argentina and Chile
• Marcelo D. Beccaceci
• NATURAL HISTORY
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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An informative photographic journey through the breathtaking landscapes and wildlife of Patagonia, featuring 120 color photographs, presented in Spanish and English.
(PAT22, $24.95)
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The Naturalist In La Plata
• W.H. Hudson
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A loving, leisurely natural history of Hudson's adopted homeland.
(ARG24, $8.95)
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Northern Argentina and Uruguay Map
• Nelles
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A detailed map of northern Argentina (including Uruguay) with good topographic relief.
(ARG36, $10.95)
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Northern Argentina, Buenos Aires Map
• ITMB
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This handy map includes both a detailed street plan of Buenos Aires and, on the reverse, Argentina and Chile north from Buenos Aires and Santiago north to Jujuy, Salta and Iguazu.
(ARG96, $12.95)
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The Old Patagonian Express
• Paul Theroux
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Combining history, anecdote and acutely observed detail on people and place, Theroux begins his journey on a Boston subway car and works his way south via rail, plane and truck to the Patagonian railroad in this enthralling narrative.
(PAT08, $15.95)
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Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego Map
• Auto Mapa
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Beautifully detailed, this bestselling physical relief map shows Tierra del Fuego at a scale of 1:1,000,000 scale with an overview of southern South America, the Valdes Peninsula and national parks along with street plans for Ushuaia, Río Gallegos, Puerto Madryn, Bariloche, Trelew and Comodoro Rivadavia.
(PAT07, $14.95)
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Patagonian & Fuegian Channels Map
• Zagier & Urruty Maps
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Published in Buenos Aires, this full-color cruising map covers western Tierra del Fuego from Punta Arenas and the Straits of Magellan south to Cape Horn.
(PAT71, $14.95)
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Pimsleur Quick & Simple Spanish
• Pimsleur Language Method
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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Four audio CDs with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Spanish, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations.
(SPN257, $19.95)
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Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
• Jacobo Timerman
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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An Argentine newspaperman's classic account of his imprisonment and torture at the hands of the military junta.
(ARG19, $17.95)
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The Purple Land
• W.H. Hudson
• LITERATURE
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Originally published in 1885, Hudson's first novel stars not coincidentally, a young Englishman at large in South America.
(SAM58, $22.95)
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Rick Steves' Spanish Phrase Book & Dictionary
• Rick Steves
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary.
(SPN178, $8.95)
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Rough Guide Music Argentina
• Various Artists
• MUSIC
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A carefully chosen sampling of the diverse sounds of Argentina. A carefully chosen sampling of the diverse sounds of Argentina, including tango, of course, but also traditional folk tunes and drum beats.
(ARG69, $14.95)
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Salta Map Guide
• de Dios
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This double-sided laminated map and guide, produced in Buenos Aires in English, shows the entire province with a separate city map.
(ARG52, $8.95)
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Santa Evita
• Tomas Eloy Martinez
• Helen Lane
• LITERATURE
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This riveting tale of the life -- and afterlife -- of Eva Duarte springs from actual events in Argentina in the 1950s, including the peregrinations of a perfectly preserved corpse.
(ARG22, $16.00)
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Seven Madmen
• Roberto Arlt
• LITERATURE
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A semiautobiographical novel of streetlife in 1920s-era Buenos Aires.
(ARG47, $20.00)
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Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest
• Matthew Restall
• HISTORY
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In this provocative book, Restall tackles Columbus, Cortes, Pizarro and the misconceptions surrounding them. The conquisadores most certainly did not conquer the Americas with a handful of men, nor were they received as gods.
(SAM52, $19.99)
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South American Explorer Chilean Fjords Map
• Ocean Explorer Maps
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A handsome map of southern South America (1:4,800,000) with a detailed map of the Chilean Fjords (1:2,200,000).
(SAM41, $11.95)
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The South American Table
• Maria Baez Kijac
• FOOD
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With its glossary, dictionary of ingredients, chapters on life and culture, this big cookbook, featuring 450 recipes, is an excellent introduction to the food and cultural traditions of South America.
(SAM106, $24.95)
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Southern Argentina Map
• Nelles
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This double-sided map covers Argentina from Buenos Aires south, including Tierra del Fuego, Paraguay and Uruguay, at 1:2,500,000.
(ARG37, $10.95)
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Southern Night Sky
• Pocket Naturalist
• FIELD GUIDE
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A glow in the dark laminated card showing the most conspicuous stars, constellations and celestial objects of the Southern Hemisphere.
(SCI30, $5.95)
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Southern South America Map
• ITMB
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A handsome physical map showing the southern half of South America. At a scale of 1:2,800,000.
(SAM04, $9.95)
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Spanish, A Language Map
• Kristine K. Kershul
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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This durable, foldout card, featuring 1,000 words and phrases, works as a quick reference for travelers.
(SPN259, $7.95)
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Spanish, Start Speaking Today! (Cassette Tapes)
• Educational Services Corporation
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A 90-minute crash course in Spanish featured in two audio tapes and a phrasebook.
(SPN140, $24.95)
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Spectacular City: Transforming Culture, Consumption, and Space In Buenos Aires 1955-1973
• Laura Podalsky
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A social geography and cultural history of Buenos Aires.
(ARG44, $24.95)
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Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas
• Ronald Wright
• HISTORY
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A powerful history of imperialism and resistance in the Americas, with a focus on the Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee and Iroquois. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account.
(NAM20, $17.00)
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Tango Buenos Aires Map Guide
• de Dios
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This double-sided laminated map, produced in Buenos Aires in English, includes three suggested Tango-themed walking tours, attractions, a brief history of tango and essential discography.
(ARG50, $8.95)
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Think Global: Tango
• Chris Moss
• MUSIC
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With its roots in the bars and slum districts of Buenos Aires and Montevideo.
(ARG89, $14.95)
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Time Out Buenos Aires
• Time Out
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide to the city and surroundings (including recommended excursions), jam-packed with detailed listings of hotels, bars and restaurants, shops and services.
(ARG45, $19.95)
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Traveling with Che Guevara, The Making of a Revolutionary
• Alberto Granado
• Lucia Alvarez de Toledo
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Granado's classic account of his travels with Che Guevara via motorbike through Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela.
(SAM68, $14.95)
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Travels in a Thin Country, A Journey through Chile
• Sara Wheeler
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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British author Sarah Wheeler deploys her wit, intelligence and powerful investigative skills on the Republic of Chile in this insightful travelogue.
(CHI06, $15.00)
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Trekking in the Patagonian Andes
• Carolyn McCarthy
• GUIDEBOOK
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With trail maps and route descriptions of walks and treks throughout Patagonia, including Torres del Paine and Glacier National Park.
(PAT12, $24.99)
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Twentieth-Century Latin American Poetry, A Bilingual Anthology
• Stephen Tapscott
• LITERATURE
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This scholarly anthology of 400 poems, presented in the original language (Spanish or Portuguese) and English. Selections include poems from Octavio Paz, Pablo Neruda and Jorge Luis Borges.
(SAM28, $29.95)
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Wallpaper City Guide Buenos Aires
• Wallpaper Magazine
• GUIDEBOOK
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A stylish, thin (it fits in your back pocket) city guide compiled by the design magazine Wallpaper's local reporters. Well-organized, with chapter tabs, many photographs and of-the-moment recommendations.
(ARG65, $9.95)
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Where to Watch Birds in South America
• Nigel Wheatley
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A compact practical guide to birdwatching sites throughout South America, including checklists.
(SAM40, $29.95)
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Wind, Sand and Stars
• Antoine de Saint Exupery
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• FAVORITE
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St. Exupery's luminous account of flying early postal routes over South America, Europe and the deserts of West Africa in the 1930s, including the classic tale of his crash in the Libyan desert.
(DES11, $13.95)
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Yanomami, The Fierce Controversy and What We Might Learn from It
• Robert Borofsky
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A study of the controversy surrounding anthropological studies of the Yanomami.
(SAM67, $22.95)
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