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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)
	501 Spanish Verbs • Christopher Kendris • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • The perennial favorite among students of Spanish. (GEN134, $16.99)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	Cordillera Blanca, Huayhuash • Lima 2000 • A traveler's map of the northern Peruvian Andes. (PRU54, $9.95)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	Insight Compact Guide Chile • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A brief, colorful introduction to Chile. (CHI30, $7.95)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	Latin American Art • John F. Scott • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A popular survey of the arts in Latin America. (SAM33, $29.95)
	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)
	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)
	Lima Map • Lima 2000 • A full color, indexed map of the city of Lima. (PRU29, $14.95)
	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)
	Lonely Planet Peru • Sara Benson • GUIDEBOOK • An excellent practical guide to Peru geared for independent travelers. (PRU13, $22.99)
	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)
	Lonely Planet South America on a Shoestring • Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive, detailed practical guide to traveling in South America. (SAM44, $33.99)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	Memoirs • Pablo Neruda • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The autobiography of the great poet, traveler and observer of events. (CHI24, $17.00)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	Nova, Secrets of Lost Empires: Inca • Nova • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A 60-minute documentary on the Incas. (PRU32, $19.95)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	Pass the Butterworms, Remote Journeys Oddly Rendered • Tim Cahill • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A collection of enertatining travel essays. (WLD01, $13.00)
	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, R�o Gallegos, Puerto Madryn, Bariloche, Trelew and Comodoro Rivadavia. (PAT07, $14.95)
	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)
	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)
	Peru Map • Lima 2000 • A well-produced, colorful shaded relief map of Peru. (PRU09, $10.95)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	Santiago Map • ITMB • A travel map of Santiago, shown at a scale of 1:12,500. (CHI34, $8.95)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	Woven Stories, Andean Textiles and Rituals • Andrea Heckman • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • An illustrated survey of Quechua textiles, traditions, designs and daily life. (AND43, $45.00)
	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)
	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)
	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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