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Aconcagua Climbing and Trekking Map
Sacha Wettstein
Sandra Greulich
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
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
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
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
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
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
A collection of 190 authentic Argentinian recipes with a section on wines.
(ARG74, $24.95) |
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Argentina Map
Borch Maps
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
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
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
(ARG66, $49.95) |
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Ariel
Carlos Fuentes
José Enrique Rodó
HISTORY
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
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
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
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
A detailed city map.
(ARG05, $14.95) |
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Buenos Aires Map Guide
de Dios
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
(ARG106, $14.99) |
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The Explorers of South America
Edward Goodman
EXPLORATION
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
A comprehensive, detailed practical guide to traveling in South America.
(SAM44, $33.99) |
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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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Magical Sites, Women Travelers in 19th Century Latin America
Marjorie Agosin
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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
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
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
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
A comprehensive guide in the Moon series.
(ARG43, $19.95) |
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Moon Handbook Buenos Aires
Wayne Bernhardson
GUIDEBOOK
A practical guide in the popular series.
(ARG77, $18.95) |
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Moon Rio de Janeiro
Michael Sommers
GUIDEBOOK
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
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
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
A loving, leisurely natural history of Hudson's adopted homeland.
(ARG24, $8.95) |
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Northern Argentina and Uruguay Map
Nelles
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
A study of the controversy surrounding anthropological studies of the Yanomami.
(SAM67, $22.95) |
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