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	501 Spanish Verbs • Christopher Kendris • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • The perennial favorite among students of Spanish. (GEN134, $16.99)
	Amphibians and Reptiles of Northern Guatemala, the Yucatan, and Belize • Jonathan A. Campbell • FIELD GUIDE • A photo identification guide. (CAM106, $39.95)
	The Ancient Maya • Robert Sharer • ARCHAEOLOGY • A scholarly reference on everything Maya, including individual site descriptions, maps, and much else of interest to the serious student of Maya history and culture. (MYA07, $35.95)
	Ancient Mexico and Central America: Archaeology and Culture History • Susan Toby Evans • HISTORY • Evans presents the diversity of peoples and cultures of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica in this beautifully illustrated, authoritative cultural history. With 460 illustrations, 70 in color, maps and site diagrams. (MEX202, $69.50)
	Animals and Plants of the Ancient Maya, A Guide • Victoria Schlesinger • FIELD GUIDE • A comprehensive guide to the natural and cultural history of 100 plants and animals of the Maya world, primarily those from the lowland tropical forest of Central America but also including savanna, mangrove and coral reef habitats. (MYA29, $29.95)
	The Art of Mesoamerica, from Olmec to Aztec • Mary Ellen Miller • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An excellent survey of Mesoamerican art and architecture from 1500 BC to the Spanish conquest. Compact and profusely illustrated, it includes drawings, photographs and site plans. (MYA09, $21.95)
	Beka Lamb • Zee Edgell • LITERATURE • This award-winning novel is the story of Beka, a young girl from Belize -- and habitual liar who would like to reform her ways. Edgell, who grew up in Belize City, writes a convincing portrayal of family and small town life. (BLZ01, $10.95)
	Belize Field Guide, Butterflies • Rainforest Publications • FIELD GUIDE • A handy, double-sided laminated card depicting 60 species of spectactlar butterflies. (BLZ19, $6.95)
	Belize in Focus, A Guide to the People, Politics, and Culture • Ian Peedle • GUIDEBOOK • A brief, authoritative guide to the history, cultural heritage, politics and economy of Belize. With maps, photographs and some travel information, it's an excellent synopsis from an unabashedly left-leaning perspective, strong on facts. (BLZ13, $12.95)
	Belize Map • ITMB • A detailed travel map of Belize at a scale of 1:350,000, with good topographic relief. (CAM21, $10.95)
	Belize, Ecotourism in Action • Meb Cutlack • GUIDEBOOK • A brief, illustrated guide by an expatriate Australian journalist and publisher of Belize Review. (BLZ17, $12.95)
	Belize, Travellers' Wildlife Guides • Les Beletsky • FIELD GUIDE • An all-around field guide featuring color illustrations of 200 birds, 50 mammals, 150 coral reef creatures, and 80 reptiles and amphibians. (BLZ04, $27.95)
	Berlitz Latin American Spanish Phrase Book • Inc. Berlitz International • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • (SAM126, $14.95)
	The Birds of Tikal, An Annotated Checklist • Randall Beavers • FIELD GUIDE • The serious birder will find this annotated list of birds found at Tikal a useful adjunct to a field guide. With a 40-page introduction to the region, a few black-and-white photographs, checklist and notes. (GML08, $12.95)
	Bitter Fruit, The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala • Stephen Schlesinger • Stephen Kinzer • HISTORY • A foreign policy classic first published in 1982, brilliantly written and devastating in its implications. Schlesinger and Kinzer provide a dramatic account of the CIA-backed overthrow of Guatemala's democratically elected government of Jacobo Arbenz in 1954. (CAM82, $22.95)
	Breaking the Maya Code • Michael Coe • ARCHAEOLOGY • Mayan hieroglyphs were a linguistic puzzle until the 1952 breakthrough translation of a Mayan bark-paper text, as Coe explains in this history. The book also includes an extensive discussion of Maya studies and political activism in the wake of the linguistic discovery. (MYA30, $19.95)
	Brewing Justice: Fair Trade Coffee, Sustainability, And Survival • Daniel Jaffee • EXPLORATION • This vivid study of coffee farmers in Mexico explores the social, economic and environmental benefits of fair trade. (GEN464, $21.95)
	A Brief History of Central America • Lynn V. Foster • HISTORY • A Brief History of Central America focuses on the political events and cultural patterns that have shaped the region. (CAM132, $19.95)
	The Building of the Panama Canal in Historic Photographs • Ulrich Keller • HISTORY • These archival photographs tell the story of the people who built the Panama Canal, the engineers who designed it and the changes wrought on the landscape through its construction. (CAM41, $12.95)
	The Buried Mirror • Carlos Fuentes • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A fascinating, illustrated survey of Latin American culture and history by the great Mexican author Carlos Fuentes. With hundreds of color illustrations. (SPN71, $29.95)
	The Butterflies of Costa Rica and Their Natural History, Vol. 2 • P. Devries • FIELD GUIDE • The second volume of Devries' comprehensive study of butterflies. (CRC09, $55.00)
	Cancun & Cozumel Directions • Zora O'Neill • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN SEPTEMBER • This slim and colorful pocket guide includes public transportation maps, local maps, and a basic fold-out full city map, as well as annotyated highlights. (MEX231, $11.99)
	The Captain and the Enemy • Graham Greene • LITERATURE • Graham Greene returns to classic themes of mystery, deceit and espionage in this accomplished short novel, his 23rd and last book, set in Panama. (CAM53, $14.00)
	Central America Map • National Geographic • A nicely detailed political map of the isthmus. (CAM102, $14.99)
	Century of the Wind (Memory of Fire Trilogy, Part 3) • Cedric Belfrage • Eduardo Galeano • HISTORY • Brief, lyrical vignettes and anecdotes from the century now ending. A crash course in the modern history of the New World. (CAM66, $15.95)
	Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens, Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya • Simon Martin • Nikolai Grube • ARCHAEOLOGY • The history of the Maya dynasties, encompassing biographies of 152 kings and queens, as gleaned from recently deciphered hieroglyphs. An unusual and rewarding book, illustrated in color and black-and-white. (MYA31, $34.95)
	The Code of Kings, The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs • Linda Schele • Peter Mathews • ARCHAEOLOGY • A vivid guided tour of seven Maya sites, including Palenque, Tikal and Chichen Itza. This outstanding book features photos and line drawings throughout, and introductory chapters with a succinct introduction to Maya history and culture. (MYA13, $22.00)
	Collapse, How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed • Jared Diamond • HISTORY • Diamond tackles nothing less than the history and fate of civilization in this compelling book in which he offers case studies, present and past, of societies that work and societies that do not, devoting 100 carefully reasoned pages, for example, to the fate of the Norse settlements in Greenland (climatic change, Inuit) and another big section on Easter Island (deforestation, hubris). (GEN324, $18.00)
	Confidence of the Heart • David Schweidel • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A susspenseful, well-wriiten novel, where a north american anthropologist marries in Guatemala. (GML12, $12.95)
	Confronting the Coffee Crisis: Fair Trade, Sustainable Livelihoods and Ecosystems in Mexico and Central America • Chri Bacon • EXPLORATION • In this wide-raning analysis, contributors review the historical, political, economic and agroecological processes of the coffee industry. (GEN462, $27.00)
	The Control of Nature • John McPhee • NATURAL HISTORY • A bestseller in the classic McPhee tradition, this book explores our generally feeble attempts to combat all-powerful nature, including efforts by Icelanders to control the flow of a volcano. (NAT01, $16.00)
	Coral Reef Fishes • Ewald Lieske • Robert Myers • FIELD GUIDE • This compact handbook features 2,500 illustrations of shallow-water fishes around the world. (DIV05, $24.95)
	Costa Rica Adventure Guide • Bruce & June Conord • GUIDEBOOK • A detailed, comprehensive practical guide to nature, culture and travel in Costa Rica. (CRC33, $17.99)
	Costa Rica Adventure Map • National Geographic • A double-sided traveler's map at a scale of 1:500,000 with good topographic detail. (CAM22, $11.95)
	Costa Rica Highway and Road Map • Jimenez & Tanzi • A handsome and exceptionally clear map of Costa Rica at a scale of 1:500,000, with a locator map of protected areas, 10 city maps, distance chart and travel informartion (in Spanish and English). (CRC07, $11.95)
	Costa Rica in Focus • Tjabel Daling • GUIDEBOOK • A concise guide to the people, politics, economy and culture of Costa Rica. The author explores the history of democracy since the abolition of the army in 1948, economic doldrums of the 1980s, and impact of tourism. (CRC28, $12.95)
	Costa Rica's National Parks and Reserves • Joseph Franke • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide to the flora and fauna of Costa Rica focusing on its parks and preserves. It features profiles of Costa Rica's 40 protected areas, including sketch maps, practical directions and trail information. (CAM04, $18.95)
	Costa Rica, A Traveler's Literary Companion • Barbara Ras • ANTHOLOGY • A wonderful introduction to the character of the people, culture and land, this anthology brings together 26 stories by Costa Rican writers. (CRC03, $14.95)
	Costa Rica, Adventures in Nature • Ree Strange Sheck • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive, practical guide with a focus on nature. (CRC15, $17.95)
	Costa Rican Natural History • Daniel Janzen • NATURAL HISTORY • A thorough, prize-winning reader on all aspects of the natural history of Costa Rica, this hefty book is illustrated, remarkably well written -- and rewarding for the serious general reader. (CAM05, $49.00)
	Costa Rican Wildlife • Pocket Naturalist • FIELD GUIDE • Put it in your pocket! This fold-up colorful card features color illustrations of dozens of typical birds, mammals and reptiles. (CRC24, $5.95)
	The Costa Ricans • Richard Biesanz • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • The people and social history of Costa Rica. (CRC17, $13.50)
	Divided Soul, A Journey Through the Secular and Religious in Hispanic Life • David Alan Harvey • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A culmination of a photographer's two decade quest to capture the global Hispanic spirit on film. (SPN191, $49.95)
	Diving Bay Islands • Cindy Garoutte • GUIDEBOOK • A practical, illustrated guide to popular diving and snorkeling sites of Roatan and Honduras Bay. (CAM91, $18.95)
	Eastern Caribbean Cruise Tour Guide • Coastal Cruise Tour Guides • A handy guide and booklet that unfolds to a six-foot-long full color map. It features historical background, visitor attractions and maps of all the islands from Puerto Rico to Trinidad. (CRB135, $15.95)
	The Ecology of a Tropical Forest, Seasonal Rhythms and Long-term Changes • Egbert G. Leigh, Jr • NATURAL HISTORY • A good overview of the flora, fauna and ecology of the region. (CAM52, $35.00)
	Empires of Time: Calenders, Clocks and Cultures • Anthony Aveni • ARCHAEOLOGY • A sweeping history of timekeeping across the world's ancient cultures. (GEN315, $23.95)
	Field Guide to Mexican Birds • Roger Tory Peterson • Edward Chalif • FIELD GUIDE • An easy-to-carry field guide with 1,000 species reported in Mexico, Belize and El Salvador, covering also northwest Costa Rica. (FG12, $22.00)
	A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Maya World • Julian C. Lee • FIELD GUIDE • A nicely illustrated, complete guide. (CAM104, $36.95)
	A Field Guide to the Mammals of Central America & Southeast Mexico • Fiona Reid • FIELD GUIDE • Large color plates of mammals, mostly painted in the field, with range maps by species. A great resource for visitors to Central America with an interest in mammals. (CAM60, $59.95)
	Field Guide to the Wildlife of Costa Rica • Carrol Henderson • Alexander Skutch • FIELD GUIDE • A comprehensive photographic guide to 300 commonly encountered and unusual species of birds, mammals and other wildlife, with a good overview of the geographic setting and natural history of the region. (CRC27, $39.95)
	Fishes of the Pacific Coast • Gar Goodson • FIELD GUIDE • A pocket guide featuring 500 color illusrtations of the fishes from Alaska to Peru. (PAC187, $13.95)
	Fodor's Central America • Felice Aarons • GUIDEBOOK • The excellent all-around guide to destinations, attractions and cultures of Central America. (CAM127, $22.95)
	Fodor's Costa Rica • Fodor's • GUIDEBOOK • A practical, frequently revised guide in the popular series, especially useful for its extensive annotated listings of suggested places to stay and eat. (CRC12, $19.95)
	Footprint Belize, Guatemala, & Southern Mexico • Claire Boobbyer • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive practical guide to the Maya World -- Guatemala, adjoining Belize and the whole of Southern Mexico, including Chiapas, Oaxaca and the Pacific Coast, and the Yucatan. (GML11, $19.95)
	Footprint Mexico & Central America Handbook • Sarah Cameron • Ben Box • GUIDEBOOK • The classic, comprehensive guide to the region. (MEX64, $24.95)
	Forgotten Continent, The Battle for Latin America's Soul • Michael Reid • HISTORY • Economist editor Reid draws on his year's inside the cities, presidential palaces and shantytowns of the region in this portrait of a region, rich in oil, farmland and people, and its prospects in a globalizing world. (SAM123, $30.00)
	Frommer's Costa Rica • Eliot Greenspan • GUIDEBOOK • A practical travel guide featuring excellent annotated listings of what to do and where to eat and sleep. With maps, color photos and suggested excursions. (CRC38, $19.99)
	Frommer's Panama • Kristina Schreck • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive travel guide featuring excellent annotated listings of what to do and where to eat and sleep. With one-color maps and suggested excursions. (CAM129, $21.99)
	Genesis (Memory of Fire Trilogy, Part 1) • Cedric Belfrage • Eduardo Galeano • HISTORY • Brief, lyrical vignettes and anecdotes from pre-Columbian myths through the conquest and early colonial period. A crash course in the history of the New World. (MYA18, $16.95)
	The Green Pharmacy • James A. Duke • NATURAL HISTORY • An A-Z catalog of ailments and the herbal remedies that heal them. (AMZ40, $19.95)
	Green Phoenix, Restoring Tropical Forests of Guanacaste, Costa Rica • William Allen • SCIENCE • The vivid tale of the creation of the Guanacaste Conservation Area in Northwest Costa Rica (CAM77, $42.00)
	Guatemala Map • ITMB • A detailed, double-sided travel map of Guatemala at the very good scale of 1:470,000. (CAM24, $12.95)
	Guatemala: Never Again! • Thomas Quigley • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Eyewitness testimony of the war conducted by the military against Guatemala's indigenous population during the 36-year civil war. (CAM88, $30.00)
	Guatemalan Journey • Stephen Connely Benz • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A memoir about life in Guatemala, opening with a long chapter on life in Guatemala City, Benz moves on to the remote highlands and other little-visited regions. An excellent account of the country's political history, traditions, and indigenous cultures. (GML03, $19.95)
	A Guide to Ancient Maya Ruins • C. Bruce Hunter • GUIDEBOOK • A compact, accessible guide to archaeological sites in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. (MYA23, $19.95)
	A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica • F. Gary Stiles • Alexander Skutch • Dana Gardner • FIELD GUIDE • A masterfully researched and comprehensive field guide to the birds of Costa Rica, including an overview of geography, habitats and avifauna. Covers 800 species and features 52 color plates. (CRC05, $39.95)
	A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America • Stephen Howell • Sophie Webb • FIELD GUIDE • Serious birders will want this definitive guide to the 1,070 bird species. It may be awkward to carry but it covers, in detail, all the birds you will see in the region. (FG15, $49.95)
	A Guide to the Birds of Panama with Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras • Robert Ridgely • J.A. Gwynne • FIELD GUIDE • A comprehensive field guide, noteworthy for its beautiful color plates, in a sturdy edition covering additional species found in Nicaragua, Honduras, and Costa Rica (CAM07, $49.95)
	Heliconia, An Identification Guide • Andrew Berry • FIELD GUIDE • A field guide identifying 200 species, varieties, and hybrids of Heliconia includes information on the botany and horticulture of the flowers. (CAM126, $27.95)
	The History of Central America • Thomas L. Pearcy • HISTORY • A brief history. (CAM112, $15.95)
	Honduras Map • ITMB • A detailed travel map of Honduras. (CAM23, $10.95)
	I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala • Rigoberta Menchu • Elisabeth Burgos-Debray • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992, Menchu speaks eloquently of her struggles against the mili-tary for a decent way of life. Although some of the book's events have been called into question, it is a compelling testimony to the power of a strong-minded, ordinary person and her love for her land. (GML01, $30.00)
	In Search of the Golden Frog • Marty Crump • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A memoir of a field biologist. (CON18, $27.00)
	In the Rainforest, Report from a Strange, Beautiful, Imperiled World • Catherine Caufield • NATURAL HISTORY • Caufield deftly combines good basic information on the ecology of the world's rain forests, a report on thorny conservation issues and a sympathetic treatment of indigenous inhabitants through masterly prose. (FST01, $16.00)
	The Incas • Terrence D'Altroy • HISTORY • An authoritative history chronicling the rise and fall of the Incan empire. (CAM98, $26.95)
	The Inhabited Woman • Giaconda Belli • LITERATURE • In this powerful novel by a Nicaraguan poet, a young woman living in a contemporary Central American country becomes "inhabited" by the soul of a woman who lived there hundreds of years earlier, under the oppression of the Spanish rule. (CAM33, $22.95)
	Inside Belize • Tom Barry • GUIDEBOOK • A wonderful introduction to the history, culture and economics of Belize; concise and authoritative. (CAM10, $11.95)
	Inside Costa Rica • Tom Barry • GUIDEBOOK • A wonderful introduction to the history, culture and economics of Costa Rica. (CAM11, $11.95)
	Insight Guide Belize • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A profusely illustrated overview of Belize, featuring concise essays by well regarded authors on natural history and culture, hundreds of photos and maps, and some limited practical information. (BLZ02, $23.95)
	Insight Guide Costa Rica • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • Beautifully illustrated, this sturdy guide features short essays on the natural history, culture and attractions of Costa Rica, hundreds of photographs and excellent local maps. (CRC08, $22.95)
	The Jaguar Smile, A Nicaraguan Journey • Salman Rushdie • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Rushdie's account of visit to the country at the height of the Contra war goes underneath the headlines. It's a cultural portrait -- simple, straightforward and "Written with a novelist's eye for irony," wrote the "New York Times." (CAM43, $14.00)
	Jaguar, One Man's Struggle to Establish the World's First Jaguar Preserve • Alan Rabinowitz • NATURAL HISTORY • In this vivid portrait of conservation in Central America, Rabinowitz weaves personal tales of his own research and adventures with a chronicle of his successful efforts to establish a jaguar reserve in Belize. (BLZ11, $29.95)
	Jungle of the Maya • Douglas Goodell • Jerry Barrack • Jim Wright • Archie Carr • NATURAL HISTORY • A handsome survey of the wildlife and habitats of the Selva Maya, the tropical forest that spreads through Belize, Guatemala and the Yucatan. (MYA51, $34.95)
	Jungles • Frans Lanting • Christine Eckstrom • NATURAL HISTORY • An oversize, well produced portfolio of the creatures of the world's equatorial forests by the outstanding wildlife photographer and adventurer Frans Lanting. He presents the birds, insects, reptiles, mammals and plants of the jungles in 120 extraordinary color photographs. (AMZ65, $19.99)
	Latin American Art in the Twentieth Century • Edward J. Sullivan • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A comprehensive survey of modern Latin American art, organized by country. (ART31, $69.95)
	Life in the Treetops, Adventures of a Woman in Field Biology • Margaret Lowman • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The sprightly memoir of an ecologist who climbs, studies and sleeps in trees for a living, balancing multiple roles of scientist, wife and mom. She continues her story in a second memoir (written with her now-grown sons). (AMZ57, $13.95)
	Lonely Planet Central America on a Shoestring • Lonely Planet Publications • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in the popular series. (CAM99, $24.99)
	Lonely Planet Costa Rica • Mara Vorhees • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in the popular series, featuring a wildlife guide, adventure travel section and 32 pages of full-color photographs. (CRC19, $21.99)
	Lonely Planet Costa Rican Spanish • Lonely Planet • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A pocket guide to understanding idioms, slang and Spanish as it is spoken by the Ticos. (CRC25, $8.99)
	Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkeling Belize • Tim Rock • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to diving and dive sites throughout Belize, this book contains maps, driving directions and safety information, along with descriptions of marine wildlife, diving techniques and nearby attractions. (BLZ12, $24.99)
	Lonely Planet Guatemala • Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive, practical guide to Guatemala with 35 local and city maps, color photographs and extensive information on where to go and what to do. (CAM85, $18.99)
	Lonely Planet Panama • Scott Doggett • GUIDEBOOK • The usual comprehensive Lonely Planet treatment, with a good overview of the history, culture and nature of Panama along with regional maps and excellent detail on where to go, sleep and eat. (PNM12, $21.99)
	The Long Night of White Chickens • Francisco Goldman • LITERATURE • A first novel attuned to the social setting and politics of contemporary life in Guatemala city. (CAM90, $14.00)
	Looking for a Ship • John McPhee • HISTORY • In his signature style of exploring important but ignored subjects, John McPhee explores the dying industry of the Merchant Marine. (GEN133, $16.00)
	The Lost Cities of the Mayas, The Life, Art, and Discoveries of Frederick Catherwood • Fabio Bourbon • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • (MYA55, $35.00)
	A Magic Web, The Tropical Forest of Barro Colorado Island • Egbert G. Leigh, Jr • Christian Ziegler • NATURAL HISTORY • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • A generously illustrated overview of the nature and ecology of Barro Colorado Island. (CAM100, $40.00)
	Mammals of Belize • Fiona Reid • FIELD GUIDE • A palm-sized guide to 64 of the larger and most commonly encountered mammals of Belize, each with a full color illustration, paw print and description. (BLZ14, $6.00)
	The Massacre at El Mozote: A Parable of the Cold War • Mark Danner • HISTORY • A reconstruction of a 1981 massacre in El Salvador and the role of the United States. (CAM67, $14.95)
	Maya Cosmos, Three Thousand Years on the Shaman's Path • Joy Parker • Linda Schele • David Freidel • ARCHAEOLOGY • This book finds coherence in 3000 years of Central American religious history. (MYA32, $23.95)
	Maya Glyphs • S.D. Houston • HISTORY • A concise survey of ancient Maya language and writing. (MYA24, $13.95)
	Mesoamerica's Classic Heritage, From Teotihuacan to the Aztecs • David Carrasco • Lindsay Jones • Scott Sessions • ARCHAEOLOGY • A collection of scholarly articles. (CAM108, $34.95)
	Moon Handbook Belize • Chicki Mallan • Josh Berman • GUIDEBOOK • A practical travel guide to Belize geared for the independent traveler, with an overview of the natural, cultural and political life of the country and basic information for getting around. Includes a section on Tikal. (BLZ05, $17.95)
	Moon Handbook Costa Rica • Christopher P. Baker • GUIDEBOOK • A thorough introduction to Costa Rica for independent travelers. (CRC06, $21.95)
	Moon Handbook Honduras • Chris Humphrey • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide to Honduras, its history, culture and attractions. (CAM73, $19.95)
	The Mosquito Coast • Paul Theroux • LITERATURE • A taught psychological tale of a man who abandons civilization for the wilds of Honduras. (CAM34, $14.95)
	National Geographic Traveler Costa Rica • Christopher P. Baker • GUIDEBOOK • A guidebook to Costa Rica, published by National Geographic in their attractive, visual style. The guide features 200 photographs, 20 maps and good information history, nature, culture and travel in Costa Rica. (CRC26, $22.95)
	A Naturalist in Costa Rica • Alexander Skutch • NATURAL HISTORY • A warm account of living and studying ornithology in the Pacific hills of Costa Rica over the last 35 years at what is now Los Cusingos Neotropical Bird Sanctuary. Skutch died on his ranch in 2004 just short of his 100th birthday. (CAM09, $24.95)
	A Naturalist's Guide to the Tropics • Marco Lambertini • John Venerella • NATURAL HISTORY • A compact, illustrated guide to the natural history of the tropical latitudes. (CON17, $25.00)
	The New Key to Costa Rica • Beatrice Blake • Anne Becher • GUIDEBOOK • Now in its 18th edition, this is the best planning guide for independent travelers to Costa Rica. With welcome attention to the environment and local communities, it features up-to-date, annotated suggestions for sustainable hotels and lodges, outdoor adventures and excursions. (CAM36, $19.95)
	Nicaragua In Focus, A Guide to the People, Politics and Culture • Hazel Plunkett • GUIDEBOOK • Essential reading for Nicaragua, this compact, illustrated travel guide focuses on politics, economy, history and culture. It's especially strong on the difficult history of relations with the U.S. but also includes a good short summary of traditional culture and history from colonial times to the present. (CAM71, $12.95)
	Nicaragua Map • ITMB • A map of Nicaragua at a scale of 1:750,000 with good topographic relief. (CAM74, $11.95)
	Nothing to Declare, Memoirs of a Woman Traveling Alone • Mary Morris • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • FAVORITE • An absorbing memoir of a woman traveling alone throughout Mexico and Central America. Morris, a favorite writer, evokes the people and places she visits on her travels in gritty immediate detail. (CAM08, $14.00)
	The Panama Canal Map • Compass • A map and souvenir guide to the Canal. (CAM45, $9.95)
	Panama Map • ITMB • A full-color, double-sided map of Panama for the traveler at the detailed scale of 1:480,000. (CAM25, $10.95)
	Pass the Butterworms, Remote Journeys Oddly Rendered • Tim Cahill • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A collection of enertatining travel essays. (WLD01, $13.00)
	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)
	Plants and Animals in the Life of the Kuna • Valerio Nunez • Heraclio Herrera • Jorge Ventocilla • James Howe • Elisabeth King • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • An ethnobiology and cultural portrait of Panama's Kuna Indians and their home, the San Blas Islands. (PNM15, $19.95)
	Rainforest Remedies: One Hundred Healing Herbs of Belize • Michael J. Balick • Rosita Arvigo • NATURAL HISTORY • 100 traditional herbs of Belize along with the culture and lore surrounding their use. (BLZ10, $15.95)
	Reading the Maya Glyphs • Mark Van Stone • Michael Coe • ARCHAEOLOGY • A compact, illustrated guide to commonly encountered Maya hieroglyphs with clear drawings and illuminating text; an excellent introduction to Maya writing for the traveler. (MYA26, $19.95)
	Reef Fish Identification • Paul Humann • FIELD GUIDE • This definitive guide for underwater enthusiasts features 670 stunning color photographs. (DIV03, $39.95)
	Reefcomber's Guide, Caribbean • Idaz Greenberg • FIELD GUIDE • A double-sided laminated card with fish, corals and other invertebrates of the Caribbean. (DIV46, $7.50)
	Rigoberta Menchu and the Story of All Poor Guatemalans • David Stoll • HISTORY • This book alleges that Rigoberta Menchu took liberities with events depicted in her landmark autobiography. (GML09, $25.00)
	The Rigoberta Menchu Controversy • arturo arias • HISTORY • This anthology examines the debate over the authenticity of "I, Rigoberta Menchu." (GML10, $22.50)
	Rough Guide Belize • Peter Eltringham • GUIDEBOOK • This comprehensive guide includes an excellent historical and cultural overview of Belize, with special attention to its natural history. The region-by-region descriptions are excellent, especially for lesser-known destinations. Includes sections on Tikal. (BLZ15, $17.99)
	Rough Guide Costa Rica • Jean McNeil • GUIDEBOOK • An opinionated, thorough travel guide with region-by-region descriptions. (CRC13, $20.99)
	Rough Guide Guatemala • Rough Guide • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide to travel in Guatemala with good cultural information and a detailed overview of where to go and what to do throughout the country. (CAM89, $18.99)
	Rough Guide Music Central America • Various Artists • MUSIC • A carefully chosen sampling of the diverse sounds of Central America, displaying a remarkable blending of African, European, and Amerasian influences. (CAM114, $14.98)
	Rough Guides Mexico & Central America 25 Ultimate Experiences • Rough Guides • GUIDEBOOK • Subtitled Make the Most of Your Time on Earth, these colorful pocket guides, 25 in all, published in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Rough Guides, celebrate remarkable, not-to-be-missed things to do and places to go, certain to inspire. (CAM124, $5.99)
	Scribes, Warriors and Kings: The City of Copan and the Ancient Maya • William L Fash • ARCHAEOLOGY • A comprehensive, illustrated overview of the great city of Copan, its rise to power, history and mysterious collapse in the ninth century. Fash pays particular attention to the role of recently deciphered inscriptions in our changing understanding of the Maya. (MYA11, $24.95)
	Snakes, The Evolution of Mystery in Nature • Harry W. Greene • NATURAL HISTORY • The ecology and diversity of snakes worldwide, with stunning photographs. (BST33, $55.00)
	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)
	Spanish, Start Speaking Today! • Language/30 • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A 90-minute crash course in Spanish featured in two compact discs and a phrasebook packaged in a vinyl sleeve. Geared for travelers, the course follows the foreign service method, which focuses on dialogues and sentences. (SPN219, $21.95)
	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, $21.95)
	Stairways to the Stars, Skywatching in Three Great Ancient Cultures • Anthony Aveni • ARCHAEOLOGY • A wide-ranging study of the influence of astronomy on the design of ancient monuments and cities, focusing on Stonehenge, the Incas and the Maya. (GEN314, $16.95)
	T. Rex and the Crater of Doom • Walter Alvarez • NATURAL HISTORY • An accessible scientific study of the famous impact crater found in the Yucatan. (CAM68, $13.95)
	The Tailor of Panama • John Le Carre • LITERATURE • Set in Panama, this thriller by master storyteller John Le Carre includes spymasters, corrupt officials, arms manufacturers and other unsavory types. (CAM51, $7.99)
	The Tapir's Morning Bath • Elizabeth Royte • SCIENCE • An engaging account of ecological research and ecologists at Barro Colorado Island, the Smithsonian Institution's Tropical Research Station in Panama. (AMZ74, $14.00)
	The Ticos • Richard Biesanz • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • An insightful, fact-filled portrait of the Costa Rican people, their culture, history and society. (CRC32, $22.95)
	Traveler's Tool Kit, Mexico and Central America • Rob Sangster • GUIDEBOOK • This practical guide focuses on comfortable, affordable lodging, taking advantage of local transport and other tools for safe, enriching travel. (CAM134, $22.95)
	Travelers' Tales Central America • Larry Habegger • Natanya Pearlman • ANTHOLOGY • A collection of eyewitness reports by journalists, travelers and writers, including Joan Didion, P.J. O'Rourke and Paul Theroux. (CAM96, $17.95)
	The True History of Chocolate • Sophie D. Coe • Michael Coe • FOOD • This scholarly history of pre-Columbian chocolate by these married archaeologists reveals chocolate's origins as a ceremonial beverage in ancient Olmec and Maya society. The Coes trace the treat's evolution from a food of the gods to the salons of Europe down through the masses to Hershey Pennsylvania. (CAM57, $21.95)
	Ultimate Spanish, Basic-Intermediate with Book • Irwin Stern • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A university-level Spanish course in a box with eight, 60-minute cassettes and a 400-page book. (SPN175, $75.00)
	Uncommon Grounds, The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World • Mark Pendergrast • HISTORY • A history of the world through the lens of the coffee trade since its inception in Ethiopia. (GEN463, $21.00)
	Unfinished Conquest, The Guatemalan Tragedy • Daniel Chauche • Victor Perera • HISTORY • An oral history of devastating 30-year civil war; Perera interviewed hundreds of people for this astonishing book, not only the resilient Maya but also landowners, government officials, military personnel and clergy. (CAM83, $27.50)
	The University of Chicago Dictionary, Spanish-English/English-Spanish • Carlos Castillo • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • The well-regarded concise dictionary of words and phrases for today's language. Fifth Edition. (SPN118, $11.00)
	The Windward Road, Adventures of A Naturalist on Remote Caribbean Shores • Archie Carr • NATURAL HISTORY • Archie Carr's classic tale of his search for sea turtles in the Caribbean and Costa Rica. Originally published in 1956, this book is a delightful record of people and islands. (CRB08, $16.95)
	The World of the Ancient Maya • George S. Henderson • HISTORY • A comprehensive survey of the Maya from early settlement to the Spanish invasion. With descriptions of Maya rulers, architecture, art, language, and daily life, photographs and maps. (MYA21, $29.95)
	Yucatan Peninsula Map • World Mapping Project • This detailed, full-color travel map of the Yucatan, at a scale of 1:650,000, includes site plans for Uxmal and Chichen Itza. (MEX04, $9.99)

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