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'Tambo, Life in an Andean Village
Julia Meyerson
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A field journal, ethnographic in its detail, of an American artist's year among the Quechua peoples in the Peruvian Andes with her anthropologist husband.
(PRU38, $21.95) |
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501 Spanish Verbs
Christopher Kendris
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
The perennial favorite among students of Spanish.
(GEN134, $16.99) |
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Alive, The Story of the Andes Survivors
Piers Paul Read
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
The gripping tale of survival against all odds: a plane crashes in the Andes, all passengers presumed dead. Read tells the story of terrible hardship, bravery and horror with admirable restraint.
(AND38, $7.99) |
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Andean Lives: Gregorio Condori Mamani & Asunta Quispe Huaman
Paul Gelles
Ricardo Valderrama Fernandez
Carmen Escalante Gutierrez
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A classic oral history as told to two Peruvian anthropologists in the 1970s. It's a moving account of life among the urban poor in Cuzco, offering insight into history and society in the Andes.
(PRU14, $17.95) |
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Antigua and My Life Before
Marcela Serrano
Margaret Sayers Peden
LITERATURE
Set in Santiago, Chile, and the Guatemalan city of Antigua, this is the story of two women --- one a famous singer, the other an artist/architect -- and a tragic shooting that sparks off memories of their friendship.
(CRB121, $14.00) |
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Apus and Incas: A Cultural Walking and Trekking Guide to Cuzco
Charles Brod
GUIDEBOOK
Recommended tours of Cuzco and its surroundings, with natural and cultural history.
(PRU03, $10.95) |
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Archaeological Map of Machu Picchu
Wright Water Engineers
COMING IN SEPTEMBER
A foldout site plan of Machu Picchu showing the location of buildings and monuments, topographic relief, and other physical features. A handy pocket guide to plan your visit.
(PRU23, $6.95) |
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Between the Lines, The Mystery of the Giant Ground Drawings of Ancient Nasca
Anthony Aveni
ARCHAEOLOGY
A wide ranging, scholarly overview of the Nasca Lines. In this book, written for a popular audience, Aveni discusses previous theories about the significance of the lines, putting forward intriguing new ideas about how the lines may have related to sources of water.
(PRU22, $39.95) |
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Birds of Chile
Alvaro Jaramillo
FIELD GUIDE
A compact, comprehensive guide to 473 species in the Princeton Field Guide series, featuring range maps and designed for easy field reference.
(CHI50, $29.95) |
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Birds of Peru
Tom Schulenberg
Dan Stotz
John O'Neill
Dan Lane
FIELD GUIDE
The long-awaited, gorgeously illustrated and authoritative guide by Schulenberg and colleagues at the Field Museum in Chicago.
(PRU55, $49.50) |
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The Birds of South America, The Oscine Passerines, Vol. 1
Guy Tudor
Robert Ridgely
FIELD GUIDE
This authoritative reference, the most complete guide to South American songbirds, features splendid color illustrations of 700 species, along with detailed range maps and field notes.
(FG28, $95.00) |
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The Birds of South America, The Oscine Passerines, Vol. 2
Guy Tudor
Robert Ridgely
FIELD GUIDE
A field guide to the flycatchers, antbirds and furnariids of South America.
(FG29, $95.00) |
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Birds of Southern South America & Antarctica
Martin D. la Pena
Maurice Rumboll
FIELD GUIDE
A compact regional guide with color plates, range maps and brief descriptions.
(SAM12, $29.95) |
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Blue at the Mizzen
Patrick O'Brian
LITERATURE
In this, the last exciting episode of the series, Captain Aubrey's crew sails to South America to help Chile gain independence from Spain.
(CHI33, $14.95) |
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Thornton Wilder
LITERATURE
The classic tale of Franciscan missionaries in 18th-century Peru by the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist. First published in 1927.
(AND08, $12.95) |
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The Camel's Nose, Memoirs of a Curious Scientist
Knut Schmidt-Nielsen
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
OUT OF PRINT
The wonderfully readable, lively account of a physiologist's adventures, combining personal anecdotes, travel, and commentary with good science. It includes sections on the Sahara and Atacama.
(SCI57, $26.00) |
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Cape Horn
Felix Riesenberg
William A. Briesemeister
EXPLORATION
Captain Riesenberg writes from his own experience as a mariner, weaving a lively tale of exploration and discovery in this masterful history of the Horn, first published in 1939.
(PAT10, $39.95) |
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Chile in Focus
Nick Caistor
GUIDEBOOK
Authoritative and up-to-date, this slim guide focuses on the history of Chile, its cultural heritage and the political, environmental and economic challenges of the post-Pinochet era. With maps, photographs and some travel information.
(CHI35, $12.95) |
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Chile Map
Auto Mapa
A road and travel map of Chile, including bordering regions of Argentina, Bolivia and Peru at a scale 1:2,250,000.
(CHI05, $14.95) |
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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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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) |
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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, $22.95) |
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Cordillera Blanca, Huayhuash
Lima 2000
A traveler's map of the northern Peruvian Andes.
(PRU54, $9.95) |
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The Cordillera del Condor Region of Ecuador and Peru
Thomas Schulenberg
NATURAL HISTORY
The biological resources of the Andean lower mountain forests.
(AND16, $17.00) |
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Cordillera Huayhuash Climber's Map
Alpine Mapping Guild
GUIDEBOOK
A shaded relief topographic map geared for climers and trekkers at a scale of 1:65,000.
(PRU53, $18.95) |
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Curfew
Jose Donoso
LITERATURE
Set in bellavista just after the death of Pablo Neruda's widow, this novel evokes the atmosphere of Santiago under Pinochet.
(CHI21, $14.00) |
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The Discoverers
Daniel Boorstin
EXPLORATION
This wide-ranging and readable account of exploration by Daniel Boorstin includes a chapter on some of the great sea voyages, including Magellan's voyage to Tierra del Fuego and Cook's extraordinary journey into the Southern Ocean.
(EXP01, $18.95) |
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The Discovery and Conquest of Peru
Pedro de Cieza de Leon
HISTORY
A detailed account of the Spanish occupation of Peru, told by a seasoned Spanish chronicler who interviewed living witnesses years after the events involved. Perhaps the most thorough of the contemporary chronicles told from the point of view of the conquerers.
(AND25, $26.95) |
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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) |
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Eight Feet in the Andes
Dervla Murphy
EXPLORATION
Indomitable Irish grandmother Dervla Murphy attempts a 1,300-mile trek through the Andes on the trail of the conquistadors.
(AND07, $15.95) |
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Evolution, The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory
Edward Larson
NATURAL HISTORY
A clearheaded, engrossing brief history of ideas about evolution from the 18th century to the present by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
(NAT64, $14.95) |
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Explore the Inca Trail
Jacquetta Megarry
Roy Davies
GUIDEBOOK
A brief, ingeniously designed guide to trekking in the Sacred Valley from Cusco to Machu Picchu with color photographs, a fold-out map of the route, site diagram of Machu Picchu and a camp-to-camp overview of the Inca trail.
(AND33, $15.95) |
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Explorer of Machu Picchu, Portrait of Hiram Bingham
Alfred M. Bingham
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A biography of the explorer of the Andes, Yale professor and U.S. Senator.
(AND32, $15.95) |
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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, $24.95) |
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Far Away and Long Ago, A Childhood in Argentina
W.H. Hudson
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
COMING IN SEPTEMBER
Originally written in 1917, this is a classic memoir of boyhood in the pampas of Argentina. Hudson's enthralling childhood remembrances are rich with descriptions of landscapes, birds and nature.
(SAM11, $34.95) |
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The Far Side of the World
Patrick O'Brian
LITERATURE
O'Brian takes readers on an adventure around Cape Horn in this enthralling Aubrey and Maturin tale, featuring evocative descriptions of the wildlife of Patagonia and Galapagos and a vivid portrait of Nelson's British Navy.
(SAM01, $13.95) |
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Fire from the Andes, Short Fiction by Women from Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru
Susan E. Benner
ANTHOLOGY
An anthology of contemporary stories from the Andes, this book includes contributions by 24 women from Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Mostly personal, many of the stories revolve around peasants, the urban poor and other marginalized members of society.
(AND17, $24.95) |
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Five Decades, Poems 1925-1970
Pablo Neruda
LITERATURE
A bilingual edition of 138 poems by the great Pablo Neruda, drawn from his entire career. Neruda is the quintessential South American poet: lyrical, engaging, and bristling with life.
(CHI10, $15.00) |
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Footprint Chile Handbook
Charlie Nurse
GUIDEBOOK
A general overview of Chile and practical travel detail on where to go and what to do. Essential for the independent traveler, this book is built for the road with sturdy covers and a sewn binding.
(CHI31, $24.95) |
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Footprint Cuzco & the Inca Heartland Handbook
Ben Box
Stephen Frankham
GUIDEBOOK
Comprehensive and up-to-date, this exceptional guide covers Cuzco and surroundings, including Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley, Tambopata, Manu Park and Lima in detail.
(PRU46, $23.95) |
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Gabriela Mistral, Selected Prose and Prose-Poems
Stephen Tapscott
Gabriela Mistral
ANTHOLOGY
Selected prose by the Chilean Nobel laureate as edited and translated by Stephen Tapscott. Part of the Texas Pan American Literature in Translation Series.
(CHI16, $19.95) |
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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) |
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Glacier Ice
Austin Post
Edward R. LaChapelle
NATURAL HISTORY
An extraordinary book of aerial black-and-white photographs of mountains, glaciers and ice accompanied by explanatory text. This beautiful photograph collection introduces the major surface features and varieties of glaciers.
(SCI07, $35.00) |
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A Guide to the Birds of Colombia
Steven Hilty
William Brown
FIELD GUIDE
A classic South American bird guide with good coverage of the upper Amazon basin. It illustrates 1,700 species -- nearly half of all the species of South America.
(FG14, $67.50) |
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A Guide to the Birds of Venezuela
Steven Hilty
Guy Tudor
J.A. Gwynne
FIELD GUIDE
The classic South American bird guide, revised and expanded by Steve Hilty. A bit hefty for a field guide at just over 4 pounds, but still an essential reference to over 1,400 bird species. Travelers in the Brazilian Amazon will find it especially useful.
(FG13, $59.50) |
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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, $13.00) |
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The House of the Spirits
Isabel Allende
Magda Bogin
LITERATURE
A compulsively readable novel chronicling real and imagined events surrounding the extended Trueba clan from the turn of the 20th century to 1973, much in the spirit of One Hundred Years of Solitude.
(CHI02, $7.99) |
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In Patagonia
Bruce Chatwin
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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) |
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Inca Land, Explorations in the Highlands of Peru
Hiram Bingham
EXPLORATION
A personal account by explorer Hiram Bingham of four archaeological expeditions into Peru and the Andes (1909-1915), including two short chapters on his rediscovery of Machu Picchu and a chapter on Lake Titicaca. First published in 1922.
(AND45, $14.00) |
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The Inca Trail, Cuzco & Machu Picchu
Richard Danbury
GUIDEBOOK
Not just for those hiking the Inca Trail, this guide is an excellent overview of Cuzco and the Sacred Valley, and even includes a chapter on visiting Lima. With good maps, lots of practical travel information, photographs and an overview of Inca culture and history.
(PRU19, $19.95) |
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Inca Trail: Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Cusco Map
Lima 2000
BEST SELLER
This indispensable map shows the whole Sacred Valley from Cuzco to Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu in splendid detail (1:50,000).
(PRU28, $9.95) |
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The Incas and their Ancestors, The Archaeology of Peru
Michael Moseley
ARCHAEOLOGY
An outstanding illustrated survey of the archaeology of the Inca, Moche and Nasca civilizations. With hundreds of color illustrations and line drawings, it's an in-depth look at the ancient cultures and history of Peru. A great general introduction.
(AND06, $33.95) |
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The Incas, People of the Sun
Carmen Bernard
Paul Bahn
EXPLORATION
A colorful pocket encyclopedia of Inca history and archaeology, featuring hundreds of drawings and photographs, a chronology and long excerpts from the journals of early explorers.
(AND03, $12.95) |
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Insight Compact Guide Chile
Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK
A brief, colorful introduction to Chile.
(CHI30, $7.95) |
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Insight Guide Chile
Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK
This glossy guide is a full-color introduction by a team of experts to the land, people, history and attractions of Chile. Brief background essays highlight important topics and the many local and regional maps are outstanding.
(CHI03, $23.95) |
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Lake District, Araucania: Argentina & Chile
Zagier & Urruty Maps
A full color traveler's map of mid-section of Chile and Argentina with a focus on the popular region from Bariloche across to Puerto Montt. At a scale of 1:400,000 with roads, relief and attractions.
(PAT59, $14.95) |
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The Last Cowboys at the End of the World, The Story of the Gauchos of Patagonia
Nick Reding
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
OUT OF PRINT
An intimate portrait of a year on a cattle ranch in southern Chile, the tough life out in the field, cowboy culture, and the trials and tribulations of running a remote estancia.
(PAT56, $13.00) |
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Latin American Art
John F. Scott
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A popular survey of the arts in Latin America.
(SAM33, $29.95) |
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Liberators, Latin America's Struggle for Independence 1810-1830
Robert Harvey
HISTORY
An epic history of colonial Latin America, focused on the heroism and derring-do of seven legendary men, including Simon Bolivar and General Jose de San Martin, in the fight for independence from Spain.
(SAM35, $18.95) |
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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) |
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Lima Map
Lima 2000
A full color, indexed map of the city of Lima.
(PRU29, $14.95) |
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Lonely Planet Chile and Easter Island
Wayne Bernhardson
GUIDEBOOK
This practical guide includes a chapter on Easter Island in addition to a comprehensive overview of Chile, its history and culture. With a section of color photographs and 90 maps.
(CHI04, $24.99) |
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Lonely Planet Peru
Sara Benson
GUIDEBOOK
An excellent practical guide to Peru geared for independent travelers.
(PRU13, $22.99) |
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Lonely Planet Quechua Phrasebook
Nilda Callaanaupa
Ronald Wright
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
A resource for travelers to Peru and Bolivia, this pocket phrasebook contains essential vocabulary and idioms of the most widely spoken language in the Andes.
(PRU36, $7.99) |
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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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Lost City of the Incas, The Story of Machu Picchu and its Builders
Hiram Bingham
EXPLORATION
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.
(AND05, $12.95) |
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Machu Picchu
Barry Brukoff
Pablo Neruda
Stephen Kessler
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
Brukoff's stunning color and black-and-white photographs nicely compliment Neruda's great poem, translated into English with facing Spanish.
(PRU43, $40.00) |
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The Machu Picchu Guidebook, A Self-Guided Tour
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, this excellent guide is the one to take along.
(PRU34, $19.95) |
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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 beautifully illustrated survey. With color illustrations of 120 gold, silver, ceramic, bone and textile works.
(AND35, $28.00) |
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The Madness of Things Peruvian, Democracy Under Seige
Alvaro Vargas Llosa
HISTORY
An analysis of Peruvian democracy and its failure by a journalist working on behalf of Margio Vargas Llosa's presidential campaign.
(PRU26, $39.95) |
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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 Central Neotropics: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Vol. 3
John F. Eisenberg
Kent H. Redford
REFERENCE
A comprehensive survey of the 650 species of mammals of Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil.
(SAM30, $55.00) |
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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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Master and Commander, The Far Side of the World
Peter Weir
LITERATURE
Russell Crowe stars in this adaptation of two Patrick O'Brian novels, a swashbuckling adventure set off the coast of Cape Horn in 1805.
(GPS66, $39.98) |
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Memoirs
Pablo Neruda
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
The autobiography of the great poet, traveler and observer of events.
(CHI24, $17.00) |
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Moche Art and Archaeology in Ancient Peru
Joanne Pillsbury
Elizabeth Cropper
ART & ARCHITECTURE
This series of essays discusses recent archaeological discoveries (most notably, the royal tombs of Sipan) and how they have changed the understanding of Moche culture in Peru.
(PRU47, $40.00) |
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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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Mountain of the Condor, Metaphor and Ritual in an Andean Ayllu
Joseph W. Bastien
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
An account of the rituals practiced by a small community inhabiting Kaata, a sacred mountain in midwestern Bolivia.
(AND28, $16.50) |
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My Old Man and the Sea: A Father and Son Sail Around Cape Horn
David Hays
Daniel Hays
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
A father and son sail 17,000 miles to Cape Horn in a small homemade boat.
(OCE50, $13.00) |
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Narrative of the Incas
Juan De Betanzos
Roland Hamilton
Dana Buchanan
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
A contemporaneous account of the conquest and heritage of Peru from an Inca perspective.
(AND39, $21.95) |
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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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A Neotropical Companion
J.C. Kricher
Mark Plotkin
NATURAL HISTORY
A tropical primer aimed at the motivated general reader. From plants and animals to birds and bugs, it's all here in this wonderfully written overview of the ecology, habitats, plants and animals of Central and South America.
(GPS11, $29.95) |
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Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, A Field Guide
L.H. Emmons
FIELD GUIDE
An illustrated guide to the mammals of the New World tropics, compact enough to slip into your daypack, with 29 color plates illustrating more than 200 species.
(GPS12, $32.50) |
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Night Flight
Antoine de Saint Exupery
LITERATURE
Saint Exupery captures the thrill and mystery of early flight in this tale of a pilot alone in a storm over the Andes en route to Buenos Aires.
(PAT09, $12.00) |
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Nova, Secrets of Lost Empires: Inca
Nova
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A 60-minute documentary on the Incas.
(PRU32, $19.95) |
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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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Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
Eduardo Galeano
Cedric Belfrage
HISTORY
The most wrenchingly beautiful history of plunder and exploitation in Latin America ever written.
(AND26, $18.00) |
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Pablo Neruda, Absence and Presence
Luis Poirot
Alastair Reid
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A tribute to Neruda featuring photographs by Luis Poirot, anecdotes by friends and colleagues and a selection of his poetry.
(CHI15, $25.00) |
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Pablo Neruda, Selected Poems
Nathaniel Tarn
LITERATURE
A comprehensive anthology of Neruda's poetry edited by Nathaniel Tarn. Each poem is presented in both English and the original Spanish.
(CHI19, $17.00) |
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Pass the Butterworms, Remote Journeys Oddly Rendered
Tim Cahill
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
A collection of enertatining travel essays.
(WLD01, $13.00) |
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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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Patagonia, The Last Wilderness
Daniel Rivademar
NATURAL HISTORY
An illustrated portrait of Patagonia, featuring gorgeous color photographs and brief accompanying text on the natural history of the region.
(PAT20, $39.95) |
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People of the Andes
James B. Richardson III
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
OUT OF PRINT
A comprehensive, up-to-date, and illustrated introduction to the culture and archaeology of the Andes, especially the Inca empire, written by a widely recognized expert.
(AND01, $24.95) |
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Peru Map
Lima 2000
A well-produced, colorful shaded relief map of Peru.
(PRU09, $10.95) |
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Peru's Indian Peoples and the Challenge of Spanish Conquest, Huamanga to 1640
Steve J. Stern
HISTORY
A history of the inhabitants of Ayacucho, Peru, from Incan times to 1640.
(PRU37, $19.95) |
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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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Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates
Paul Dallman
NATURAL HISTORY
Richly illustrated, clearly written and engaging, this book is an ecological overview of the landscapes, plants and vegetation types found in Mediterranean climates.
(MED21, $35.95) |
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Running the Amazon
Joe Kane
EXPLORATION
A best-selling account of a 4000-mile expedition from the high Andes to the Atlantic by foot, raft and kayak -- an expedition only four of the ten participants finished.
(AMZ13, $14.00) |
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San Pedro de Atacama Map
JLM Maps
A detailed road map of San Pedro de Atacama and surroundings at a scale of 1:500,000.
(CHI51, $12.95) |
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Santiago Map
ITMB
A travel map of Santiago, shown at a scale of 1:12,500.
(CHI34, $8.95) |
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The Secret Holy War of Santiago de Chile
Marco Antonio de la Perra
Charles Thomas
LITERATURE
God and Satan do battle in the deserted streets of Santiago in this wild, philosophical chase-scene of a novel, which conjures the terror and ambiguous moral ground of the Pinochet years.
(CHI36, $12.95) |
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The Settlement of the Americas, A New Prehistory
Thomas D. Dillehy
ARCHAEOLOGY
A well received, engaging survey of new theories on the peopling of the Americas; controversial yet convincing, Dillehy focuses his arguments around his findings at Monte Verde in Chile.
(SAM43, $22.00) |
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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, $16.95) |
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The Seventy Wonders of the Ancient World
Chris Scarre
ARCHAEOLOGY
A comprehensive, illustrated overview of the great monuments of the ancient world and how they were built.
(GEN92, $40.00) |
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The Shining Path, A History of the Millenarian War in Peru
Robin Kirk
Gustavo Gorriti
HISTORY
An absorbing account of the 15-year guerilla war waged by the Ayacucho-based Shining Path.
(PRU41, $29.95) |
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The Smithsonian Atlas of the Amazon
Michael Goulding
Ronaldo Barthem
Efrem Ferreira
NATURAL HISTORY
A profusely illustrated, full-color atlas of the river and its major tributaries with 150 maps.
(AMZ82, $39.95) |
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Smithsonian Handbook: Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises
Mark Carwardine
FIELD GUIDE
In the trademark, graphic Eyewitness style, this sturdy guidebook colorfully describes the world's cetaceans with numerous illustrations, range maps, fluke drawings and a few paragraphs on each species.
(FG02, $20.00) |
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Snakes, The Evolution of Mystery in Nature
Harry W. Greene
NATURAL HISTORY
The ecology and diversity of snakes worldwide, with stunning photographs.
(BST33, $60.00) |
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Soldiers in a Narrow Land, The Pinochet Regime in Chile
Mary Helen Spooner
HISTORY
A history of Chile under Pinochet (1973-1988) based on wide-ranging interviews with ordinary people, military men and opposition leaders. It's a balanced account, documenting the censorship and violence but also the appeal of the dictatorship.
(CHI25, $25.95) |
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South America, The Andes Map
Nelles
A double-sided map covering the full range of the Andes and Pacific coast of South America.
(SAM47, $10.95) |
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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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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, 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) |
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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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The Tambopata-Candamo Reserved Zone of Southeastern Peru, A Biological Assessment
Robin B. Foster
NATURAL HISTORY
A survey of the biological resources of the region.
(PRU17, $19.95) |
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Tierra Del Fuego Map
ITMB
A convenient map of all Tierra del Fuego for the traveler at a scale of 1:750,000.
(PAT19, $9.95) |
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Touching the Void
Joe Simpson
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
The harrowing tale of a climb gone badly wrong and Simpson's near miraculous survival in the Andes.
(AND37, $14.95) |
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Trail of Feathers, In Search of the Birdmen of Peru
Tahir Shah
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
A rollicking search for the origins of Inca birdman legends. Shah tracks down shamans, visits Machu Picchu, ventures out to Lake Titicaca, tackles the myths of the Nasca lines and takes hallucinogens with the Shuar in the Amazon. It's quite a tale.
(PRU49, $13.95) |
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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, $13.95) |
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Trekking and Climbing in the Andes
Kate Harper
GUIDEBOOK
A compact guide to treks and climbs in the Andes in the Globetrotter Adventure series.
(AND34, $19.95) |
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Trekking in the Patagonian Andes
Clem Lindenmayer
GUIDEBOOK
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.
(PAT12, $19.99) |
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Tropical Nature
Adrian Forsyth
Ken Miyata
NATURAL HISTORY
FAVORITE
A lively, lucid portrait of the tropics as seen by two uncommonly observant and thoughtful field biologists. Its 17 marvelous essays introduce the habitats, ecology, plants and animals of the Central and South American rainforest.
(GPS13, $14.00) |
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Tschiffely's Ride
Aime Tschiffely
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
The classic, richly told tale of people, places and adventures from Buenos Aires to Washington D.C. on horseback.
(SAM45, $24.95) |
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Twentieth-Century Latin American Poetry, A Bilingual Anthology
Stephen Tapscott
LITERATURE
A 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, $27.95) |
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Two Years Before the Mast
Richard H. Dana
EXPLORATION
The visceral, gripping account of life at sea during an 1838 voyage from Boston to California that took seaman Richard H. Dana around Cape Horn.
(PAT06, $13.00) |
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UL: Four Mapuche Poets, An Anthology
John Bierhorst
Cecilia Vicuna
LITERATURE
This anthology of work from four contemporary Chilean poets provides valuable insight into the Mapuche culture and literary world.
(CHI26, $16.00) |
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Ultimate Spanish, Advanced with Book
Daniel Holodyk
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
A university-level Spanish course in a box with eight, 60-minute cassettes and a 400-page book.
(SPN176, $79.95) |
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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) |
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Volcanoes, Crucibles of Change
Richard Fisher
NATURAL HISTORY
A complete primer for the volcano lover, this heavily illustrated book covers types of volcanoes and eruptions, worldwide distribution and the physics of their formation.
(GEO02, $29.95) |
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Volcanoes, Fire From the Earth
Maurice Krafft
NATURAL HISTORY
OUT OF PRINT
This illustrated pocket encyclopedia in the Discoveries series, featuring hundreds of full color paintings, traces the study of volcanoes from early myth and legend to modern science. By the great French volcanologist (who died on the job on Mount Unzen in Japan in 1992).
(GEO06, $12.95) |
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Voyaging, Southward from the Strait of Magellan
Rockwell Kent
EXPLORATION
An illustrated account of Rockwell's foolhardy voyage with a madman through magnificent Tierra del Fuego in a jury-rigged lifeboat. Both the text and striking woodcut illustrations communicate this dangerous landscape's dynamic character.
(CHI29, $19.95) |
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What Am I Doing Here?
Bruce Chatwin
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
A delightful collection of essays by one of our favorite travel writers, capturing the allure of the land and its wildlife and history. Includes a great chapter on his visit to Chiloe Island.
(PAT02, $16.00) |
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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, $24.95) |
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The White Rock, An Exploration of the Inca Heartland
Hugh Thomson
EXPLORATION
Author, explorer and archaeologist Thomson recounts 20 years spent journeying throughout the Andes of Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador in search of lost Inca cities. His engaging account is a pleasing mix of discovery, colorful personalities, history and archaeology
(AND36, $16.95) |
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Windows that Open Inward
Pablo Neruda
Milton Rogovin
LITERATURE
A celebration of the poerty Pablo Neruda and striking photographs of photographer Milton Rogovin.
(CHI14, $20.00) |
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The World as You Dream It, Shamanistic Teachings from the Amazon and Andes
John M. Perkins
RELIGION
A personal account of sometimes hard-to-believe experiences with curanderos (or shamans) in the highlands and Amazon of Ecuador.
(AMZ46, $12.95) |
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Woven Stories, Andean Textiles and Rituals
Andrea Heckman
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
An illustrated survey of Quechua textiles, traditions, designs and daily life.
(AND43, $45.00) |
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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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Yawar Fiesta
Jose Maria Arguedas
LITERATURE
A poetic novel of class and race relations in the Peruvian Andes in the first half of the 20th century. Arguedas, who learned Quechua from household servants as a child, was an impassioned advocate of cultural autonomy for indigenous peoples.
(PRU42, $14.50) |
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Yuraq Janka: Guide to the Peruvian Andes, Cordilleras Blanca and Rosko
John Ricker
GUIDEBOOK
A mountaineering guide to the Cordillera Blanca.
(PRU44, $12.95) |
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