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'Tambo, Life in an Andean Village • Julia Meyerson CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1990 • PAPER • 297 PAGES A field journal, ethnographic in its detail, of an American artist's year in the Peruvian Andes with her anthropologist husband. Particularly interested in the role of women in Quechua culture, Meyerson spent time doing women's work, cooking and serving food, tending the house, children, and animals, while her husband worked with the men in the fields. (PRU38, $30.00)
501 Spanish Verbs • Christopher Kendris LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 2010 • PAPER • 728 PAGES The perennial favorite among students of Spanish, revised with a bonus CD-ROM. Organized alphabetically, each of the often irregular verbs gets its own page -- complete with all the verb tenses, examples and common idioms. The book is both a reference for Spanish speakers and a tool for beginners. Por que no hay como hablar Espanol sin verbos. O algo asi. (GEN134, $16.99)
Alive, The Story of the Andes Survivors • Piers Paul Read TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2002 • PAPER • 416 PAGES 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. Most of the passengers, barely teenagers, were members of a rugby team from Uruguay, and the account includes much insight into Uruguayan culture and society. (AND38, $7.99)
Andean Lives: Gregorio Condori Mamani & Asunta Quispe Huaman • Paul Gelles • Ricardo Valderrama Fernandez • Carmen Escalante Gutierrez CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1996 • PAPER • 216 PAGES 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. With notes, bibliography and full scholarly paraphernalia it is above all an emotional tale of poverty, hardship and grace. (PRU14, $25.00)
Andes • Mario Vargas Llosa • Pablo Corral Vega CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2001 • HARD COVER • 160 PAGES • COMING IN Published by National Geographic, this oversize book is a photographic celebration of the Andes, and especially its people, featuring 90 full-page color photographs by the Ecuadorian photographer Pablo Corral Vega and accompanying essays (Llosa calls them fantasies) by novelist Mario Vargas-Llosa. Vega traversed the entire 5,000-mile spine of the mountains from the Caribbean to Patagonia, documenting the land and people of South America in beautiful, crisp photographs. (AND29, $50.00)
Antigua and My Life Before • Marcela Serrano • Margaret Sayers Peden LITERATURE • 2000 • PAPER • 368 PAGES 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 • 1989 • PAPER • 169 PAGES The author describes recommended tours of Cuzco and its surroundings (including the Inka Trail and Ollantaytambo), combining practical itineraries with commentary on the natural and cultural history of this sacred city. Illustrated with maps, drawings, and photographs. (PRU03, $10.95)
Archaeological Map of Machu Picchu • Wright Water Engineers 2008 • MAP A foldout site plan of Machu Picchu showing the location of buildings and monuments, topographic relief, and other physical features. The reverse is a simplified diagram of the site with full color photographs of not-to-be-missed attractions. With suggested routes, this is a handy pocket guide to plan your visit to Machu Picchu. (PRU23, $6.95)
Between the Lines, The Mystery of the Giant Ground Drawings of Ancient Nasca • Anthony Aveni ARCHAEOLOGY • 2000 • HARD COVER • 320 PAGES A wide ranging, scholarly overview of the Nasca Lines -- the best thing to come along on the subject in a decade. Aveni, who first became intrigued by the enigmatic figures on a jaunt from Cusco in the 1970s, has since logged countless hours among the spirals, zigzags, ray centers, and other lines carved in the desert of Southern Peru. In this book written for a popular audience he 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. It's a follow-up to his more academic 1991 monograph "The Lines of Nasca." (PRU22, $39.95)
Birds of Chile • Alvaro Jaramillo FIELD GUIDE • 2003 • PAPER • 240 PAGES A compact, comprehensive guide to 473 species in the Princeton Field Guide series with illustrations by David Beadle and Peter Burke, detailed range maps and condensed descriptive information, integrated on facing pages for easy reference in the field. It includes the Falkland Islands and South Georgia. Jaramillo, a biologist born in Chile and raised in Toronto, leads birding trips throughout the Americas. A lifelong birder, he and Burke previously collaborated on a guide to the blackbirds of the Americas. (CHI50, $29.95)
Birds of Peru • Tom Schulenberg • Dan Stotz • John O'Neill • Dan Lane FIELD GUIDE • 2010 • PAPER • 668 PAGES The much-anticipated authoritative field guide by Schulenberg and colleagues at the Field Museum in Chicago, this comprehensive guide, featuring 304 color plates by Dan Lane, covers all 1,792 species of birds recorded in Peru, nearly one-fifth of the world's total. This is the massive project initiated by the much-loved (and dearly missed) Ted Parker. The guide will also be useful for much of western South America, including southeastern Colombia, southern Ecuador, western Brazil, Bolivia, and northern Chile. (PRU55, $39.50)
The Birds of South America, The Oscine Passerines, Vol. 1 • Guy Tudor • Robert Ridgely FIELD GUIDE • 1989 • HARD COVER • 596 PAGES An authoritative reference, this hefty volume features 31 splendid full-color plates by Guy Tudor covering 700 species of jays and swallows, wrens, thrushes, vireos and wood-warblers, tanagers, icterids and finches. The first of four anticipated volumes on the birds of South America. With distribution maps and species descriptions by ornithologist Robert Ridgely. (FG28, $95.00)
The Birds of South America, The Oscine Passerines, Vol. 2 • Guy Tudor • Robert Ridgely FIELD GUIDE • 1994 • HARD COVER The second volume of the projected four-volume series, this field guide and handbook covers the flycatchers, antbirds and furnariids. With fine color plates by Guy Tudor and lucid text by Ridgely. (FG29, $95.00)
Birds of Southern South America & Antarctica • Martin D. la Pena • Maurice Rumboll FIELD GUIDE • 2001 • PAPER • 224 PAGES A handsome, compact guide to all 1,140 bird species of Southern South America and Antarctica, including Patagonia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and much of Brazil. With brief description, range map, identification features and habitat for each species. (SAM12, $29.95)
Blue at the Mizzen • Patrick O'Brian LITERATURE • 2000 • PAPER • 272 PAGES 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 • 2003 • PAPER • 148 PAGES The classic novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning Wilder, originally published in 1928, is set in Peru of 200 years ago. The story, about five travelers who are killed when a bridge built by the Incas collapses, is told from the point of view of a Franciscan missionary. (AND08, $12.99)
The Camel's Nose, Memoirs of a Curious Scientist • Knut Schmidt-Nielsen BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1998 • PAPER • 338 PAGES • COMING IN The wonderfully readable, lively account of a life in science. Schmidt Nielsen, a physiologist, combines some good science with personal anecdotes, travel and commentary. Even those readers who have never wondered about osmotic balance or life in the desert will enjoy Schmidt-Nielsen's memoir of adventures in science. (SCI57, $26.00)
Cape Horn • Felix Riesenberg • William A. Briesemeister EXPLORATION • 1985 • HARD COVER • 450 PAGES Captain Riesenberg writes from his own experience as a mariner, weaving a lively tale of exploration and discovery in this masterful history, first published in 1939. He includes log excerpts and early sailing directions. The New York Times called it "one of the truly great contributions to the literature of the sea." (PAT10, $39.95)
Chile in Focus • Nick Caistor GUIDEBOOK • 2002 • PAPER • 100 PAGES 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. It's an excellent synopsis from an unabashedly left-leaning perspective, strong on facts. (CHI35, $12.95)
Chile Map • National Geographic 2011 • MAP Printed on tear- and water-resistant paper, this colorful map shows topography, sites, cities and roads from the Atacama to Tierra del Fuego in a series of strip maps at a scale of 1:1,750.000. Published in conjunction with Reise Know-How and the World Mapping Project, this is one of a growing series of National Geographic Adventure Maps. One Side. 25.5x39 inches. (CHI05, $11.95)
Chile, A Traveler's Literary Companion • Katherine Silver LITERATURE • 2003 • PAPER • 256 PAGES This diverse collection of stories, organized geographically, includes the country's best-known writers, Ariel Dorfman and Pablo Neruda, as well as lesser-known luminaries. This sampling illustrates the diversity of contemporary Chile through the eyes of the country's current generation of writers. (CHI38, $14.95)
Cloud Forest, A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness • Peter Matthiessen TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1987 • PAPER • 280 PAGES • FAVORITE Matthiessen recounts with wit and insight a 20,000-mile journey through South America, including a marvelous wild goose chase in the Amazon, an obligatory visit to Machu Picchu and his travels in Tierra del Fuego. A deceptively straightforward travelogue, this book displays Matthiessen's unflagging sense of humor, great style and unbounded curiosity. (SAM02, $17.00)
Conquistadors • Michael Wood HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER • 288 PAGES A lively, illustrated account of the Spanish conquest of the New World by the intrepid writer-filmmaker Michael Wood, who traveled in the footsteps of Hernan Cortes, Pizarro and others, often by horse, raft or other original means. It's an excellent introduction to the overwhelming impact of the Spanish in the Americas, wonderfully illustrated with maps, drawings and full color paintings. (SAM48, $27.95)
Cordillera Blanca, Huayhuash • Lima 2000 2003 • MAP A traveler's map of the spectacular Cordillera Blanca and adjacent Huayhuash in northern Peru at a scale of 1:250,000. Two Sides. 17x24 inches. (PRU54, $10.95)
Curfew • Jose Donoso LITERATURE • 1993 • PAPER • 320 PAGES Set in Bellavista just after Pablo Neruda's beloved widow Matilde has died, this novel is grounded in the here-and-now of Santiago under Pinochet (where you weren't allowed out of the streets after hours or to gather in a group). Donoso, who has returned home after 13 years of exile, is one of Chile's new generation of novelists, better known for the phantasmagorical than the political. (CHI21, $14.00)
The Discoverers • Daniel Boorstin EXPLORATION • 1985 • PAPER • 745 PAGES 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 • 1999 • PAPER • 501 PAGES 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 conquerors. (AND25, $29.95)
Divided Soul, A Journey Through the Secular and Religious in Hispanic Life • David Alan Harvey CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2003 • HARD COVER • 176 PAGES A culmination of a photographer's two decade quest to capture the Hispanic spirit on film from its Spanish roots to its diaspora in the New World. (SPN191, $49.95)
Eight Feet in the Andes • Dervla Murphy EXPLORATION • 2003 • PAPER • 274 PAGES This Irish grandmother has made travel writing something of an industry. She's a gutsy, insightful observer who writes like the wind. In this book, first published in 1983, she and her then-nine-year-old daughter travel 1,300 miles by mule through the Andes on the trail of the conquistadors. (AND07, $15.95)
Evolution, The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory • Edward Larson NATURAL HISTORY • 2006 • PAPER • 368 PAGES Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and historian Edward Larson examines the multifaceted history of the scientific theory which has had such an impact on twentieth century thought. Larson begins his study before Darwin, with the scientific breakthroughs of the French Revolution, and then examines Darwin's work and its effects, from the age of Social Darwinism up to present day genetics and evolutionary studies. He focuses on the social and political controversies that have surrounded evolutionary theory, particularly in the United States. (NAT64, $14.95)
Explore the Inca Trail • Jacquetta Megarry • Roy Davies GUIDEBOOK • 2006 • FLEXI-BOUND • 64 PAGES 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 Pichu and a camp-to-camp overview of the Inca trail. The authors, both experienced trekkers, include detailed avice on preparing for the trip, and a good overview of the site itself. The step-by-step sections cover the Classic trail from Chilca/Km 82/Km 88, the shortest option from Km 104, and the 5-6 day, more strenuous Mollepata trek. (AND33, $15.95)
Explorer of Machu Picchu, Portrait of Hiram Bingham • Alfred M. Bingham BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2000 • PAPER • 381 PAGES A biography of the Andes explorer, Yale professor, senator and diplomat by his son, originally published in 1989. Much of the book is devoted to Bingham's original (and subsequent) Peruvian expeditions, much enhanced by hundreds of archival photographs, drawings and maps. (AND32, $15.95)
The Explorers of South America • Edward Goodman EXPLORATION • 1992 • PAPER • 408 PAGES A narrative history of exploration from Christopher Columbus to the 19th century, with journal excerpts, diaries and other writings of the explorers themselves. Goodman has marshaled his wide-ranging research and lifelong interest in exploration into a comprehensive, scholarly history. A reprint of the original 1972 edition, the tales have lost none of their luster. With maps, illustrations and extensive notes. (SAM10, $26.95)
Far Away and Long Ago • W.H. Hudson BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2006 • PAPER • 338 PAGES Written in 1917, Hudson's enthralling childhood remembrances are enhanced by his own lively curiosity and observations of the landscapes, birds and nature of Argentina. (SAM11, $34.95)
The Far Side of the World • Patrick O'Brian LITERATURE • 1992 • PAPER • 366 PAGES This tale, set in 1812, features a trip around Cape Horn, as Stephen Maturin, Patrick O'Brian's wonderful opium-addicted naturalist, explores the New World with his pal Jack Aubrey. If you haven't yet been introduced to O'Brian's vivid portraits of Nelson's British Navy, here's your chance to dip into this fine series, with a book featuring evocative descriptions of Patagonian wildlife and features of the natural environment. A great read (and a great reread for O'Brian fans). (SAM01, $14.95)
A Field Guide to the Families and Genera of Woody Plants of Northwest South America • Adrian Forsyth • Alwyn Gentry FIELD GUIDE • 1996 • PAPER • 895 PAGES For those not intimidated by the bewildering diversity of Neotropical plants, this comprehensive field guide is a huge help to identification. It illustrates and describes all the woody plants of Northwest South America (Columbia, Ecuador & Peru) down to genus level. With 290 black-and-white plates, and a key to families that include woody species. (AMZ32, $62.50)
Fire from the Andes, Short Fiction by Women from Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru • Susan E. Benner ANTHOLOGY • 1998 • PAPER • 208 PAGES 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. With a biography of each contributor. (AND17, $29.95)
Five Decades, Poems 1925-1970 • Pablo Neruda LITERATURE • 1974 • PAPER • 464 PAGES A bilingual edition of 138 poems by the great Pablo Neruda, selected and translated by Ben Belitt and drawn from Neruda's entire career. Neruda is the quintessential South American poet: lyrical, engaging -- and bristling with life. (CHI10, $15.00)
Footprint Chile Handbook • Charlie Nurse GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 592 PAGES By the venerable British publishers of the "South American Handbook," this guide is built for the road with sturdy covers and a sewn binding. It's nicely divided between a general overview of Chile and exhaustive travel detail on where to go and what to do. Essential for the independent traveler. (CHI31, $25.95)
Footprint Cuzco & the Inca Heartland Handbook • Ben Box • Stephen Frankham GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 352 PAGES Comprehensive and up-to-date, this exceptional guide covers Cuzco and surroundings, including the Inca Trail, Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley, Tambopata, Manu Park and Lima in detail. (PRU46, $21.95)
Gabriela Mistral, Selected Prose and Prose-Poems • Stephen Tapscott • Gabriela Mistral ANTHOLOGY • 2004 • PAPER • 304 PAGES 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, $25.00)
Genesis (Memory of Fire Trilogy, Part 1) • Cedric Belfrage • Eduardo Galeano HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 306 PAGES Part one of a three-volume history of the Americas composed entirely of short vignettes, this volume extends from the pre-columbian creation myths through the chronicles of conquest and early colonial period. Lyrical, emminently readable and easy to skim for the geographic areas of particular interest. (MYA18, $16.95)
Glacier Ice • Austin Post • Edward R. LaChapelle NATURAL HISTORY • 2000 • PAPER • 145 PAGES A classic book of extraordinary black-and-white aerial photographs of mountains and glaciers by two devoted men of ice. The text is by Ed LaChapelle, an avalanche researcher, glaciologist, mountaineer, skier, author and professor, who died in 2007 at 80 of a heart attack while on the slopes in Colorado. Austin Post's stunning aerial photographs of glaciers along the North Pacific Coast of North America and into the interior ranges of Alaska is supplemented with groundbased photographs from the Himalayas, Switzerland, Chile and other parts of the world. (SCI07, $27.95)
A Guide to the Birds and Mammals of Coastal Patagonia • Graham Harris FIELD GUIDE • 1998 • HARD COVER • 231 PAGES • COMING IN A comprehensive, handsomely illustrated field guide to 185 species of birds and 61 mammals occurring along the coast of Argentina from Peninsula Valdez south. With descriptive information, including natural history, behavior, field marks and range. The author also contributed the 33 color plates and 28 line drawings. (PAT15, $)
A Guide to the Birds of Colombia • Steven Hilty • William Brown FIELD GUIDE • 1986 • PAPER • 836 PAGES A classic South American bird guide with good coverage of the Amazon basin. It features 56 color plates by Guy Tudor, illustrating 1,700 species -- nearly half of all the species of South America. With a short description on the facings edge along with extensive notes and range maps. It may weigh in at almost three pounds but serious birders won't leave home without it -- and you can always have the color plates bound separately for use in the field. (FG14, $78.50)
A Guide to the Birds of Venezuela • Steven Hilty • Guy Tudor • J.A. Gwynne FIELD GUIDE • 2002 • PAPER • 929 PAGES A thoroughly overhauled, revised edition of the classic South American bird guide, with an entirely new and expanded text by Steve Hilty (who also wrote Birds of Colombia). This hefty book (more than a field guide) features many of the same excellent color plates by Guy Tudor as the 1978 classic with new detailed information on habitats and distribution. Too bad it weighs four pounds, two ounces because it is terrific. John Gwynne provided most of the additional plates, 67 in all. 1,400 species have been recorded in the diverse habitats of Venezuela, almost half of the birds found throughout the mountains, forests and plains of all South America. (FG13, $65.00)
The Heights of Machu Picchu • Pablo Neruda • Nathaniel Tarn LITERATURE • 1972 • PAPER • 71 PAGES • FAVORITE A celebrated epic poem, this hymn to the Americas by the great Pablo Neruda was inspired by the ancient ruins at Machu Picchu -- and the Inca ghosts he conjures up from them. Presented here in a bilingual edition of what is perhaps the single most important work of Latin American poetry. (AND22, $14.00)
History of the Conquest of Peru • William H. Prescott HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER • 816 PAGES The 1847 classic by the author of the History of the Conquest of Mexico chronicles the expedition of the illiterate butcher Francisco Pizarro into the Andes in search of Inca gold and his clash with the people he finds there with dramatic flourish. Although Prescott's mastery account is thorough on both cultures, it is especially noteworthy for its vivid portrait of the character of the conquistadors. (AND24, $16.95)
The House of the Spirits • Isabel Allende • Magda Bogin LITERATURE • 1993 • PAPER • 433 PAGES A remarkably imagined tale of four generations, much in the spirit of Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude, centered on a land-owning tyrant, and his wife, daughter and grandchild. It's the first novel by Allende -- a cousin of Salvador Allende, the leader killed by Pinochet -- a sprawling work of real and imagined events that follows the extended Trueba clan from the turn of the 20th century to 1973. (CHI02, $7.99)
In Patagonia • Bruce Chatwin TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1989 • PAPER • 204 PAGES • 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)
The Inca Trail, Cuzco & Machu Picchu • Alexander Stewart GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 366 PAGES A practical guide to planning and walking the Inca Trail with good maps, lots of travel information, photographs and a brief overview of Inca culture and history. Not just for those hiking the Inca Trail, it's an excellent compact guide to Cusco, Machu Picchu, Lima and surroundings. This fully revised second edition includes the seven-to-ten day hike to Vilcabamba. (PRU19, $22.95)
Inca Trail: Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Cusco Map • Lima 2000 2009 • MAP • BEST SELLER This fact-filed map shows the whole of the Sacred Valley from Cusco to Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu on one side and, on the reverse, the area surrounding the sanctuary in splendid, topographic detail (1:50,000) . It's the best map both for those making the trek from kilometer 88 to the site and an excellent choice for those exploring by bus or train. Two Sides. 17x24 inches. (PRU28, $11.95)
The Incas • Carmen Bernard • Paul Bahn ARCHAEOLOGY • 1994 • PAPER • 192 PAGES • BEST SELLER A pocket-size encyclopedia in the acclaimed "New Horizons" series, this jewel of a book features hundreds of archival drawings and photographs, a chronology and long excerpts from the journals of early explorers. It's a guide to the ancient monuments, daily life of the Incas and history of exploration. (AND03, $15.95)
The Incas and their Ancestors, The Archaeology of Peru • Michael Moseley ARCHAEOLOGY • 2001 • PAPER • 288 PAGES An outstanding 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. The best general introduction to the subject. (AND06, $34.95)
Insight Guide Chile • Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • PAPER • 380 PAGES This glossy guide is a full-color introduction to the land, people and history of Chile, written by a team of experts. Brief background essays highlight important topics, and there is some practical travel information interspersed throughout. (CHI03, $23.99)
Lake District, Araucania: Argentina & Chile • Zagier & Urruty Maps 2002 • MAP A full color traveler's map of the 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. The map covers the towns and parks of northern Patagonia, including Los Arrayanes, Villarrica, Puyehue, Alerce, San Martin de los Andes, Osorno, and Temuco. One Side. 38x29 inches. (PAT59, $14.95)
The Last Cowboys at the End of the World, The Story of the Gauchos of Patagonia • Nick Reding TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2002 • PAPER • 304 PAGES • COMING IN 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. In the third section of the book, Reding tells of Duck and Edith abandoning the ranch on Rio Cisnes for Coihaique, the nearby regional capital. He interweaves stories and interviews with the colorful (and troubled) cast of characters on the ranch. (PAT56, $13.00)
Latin American Art • John F. Scott ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2000 • PAPER • 240 PAGES A popular survey for undergraduate art students, this general history of the arts in Latin America ranges from pre-history to the present. Includes illustrations, maps and a chronology. (SAM33, $29.95)
Liberators, Latin America's Struggle for Independence 1810-1830 • Robert Harvey HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER • 561 PAGES An epic history of colonial Latin America, focused on the heroism and derring-do of seven legendary men in the fight for independence from Spain, including the larger-than-life figures of Venezuela's Simon Bolivar, Argentine hero General Jose de San Martin, and Chile's Bernardo O'Higgins. Harvey, a contributor to the Economist, draws on an impressive range of original sources in constructing this engaging tale. (SAM35, $18.95)
Life in the Treetops, Adventures of a Woman in Field Biology • Margaret Lowman BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2000 • PAPER • 219 PAGES The sprightly memoir of a biologist who, with her feet planted firmly on the ground, took to the trees in 1979. A pioneer in the ecology of forest tree canopies, Meg Lowman climbs, studies and sleeps in trees for a living. She's also a popular lecturer on trips to the Amazon and Director of Research and Conservation at Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota. She's remarkably frank in this engaging memoir about balancing her multiple roles as as scientist, woman, wife and mom. (AMZ57, $13.95)
Lima Map • Lima 2000 2006 • MAP A full color map of Lima with index at a scale 1:37,500 Two Sides. 27x38 inches. (PRU29, $14.95)
Lonely Planet Chile • Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • PAPER • 528 PAGES 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 • 2010 • PAPER • 564 PAGES In its hallmark style, this comprehensive guide to Peru features a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accomodations and sightseeing. (PRU13, $23.99)
Lonely Planet Quechua Phrasebook • Serafin M. Coronel-Molina LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 2008 • PAPER • 226 PAGES This pocket guide introduces both the language and the culture of the highlands of Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru. With chapters on family, festivals, food, health, nature and the basics of getting around. (PRU36, $8.99)
Lonely Planet South America on a Shoestring • Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 1148 PAGES A comprehensive, detailed practical guide to traveling in South America. With a brief general overview and country-by-country review in the Lonely Planet style of sites, attractions, and where to go and what to do. (SAM44, $34.99)
Lost City of the Incas • Hiram Bingham EXPLORATION • 2003 • PAPER • 286 PAGES • 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. With original expedition photographs. Originally published in 1952, the book is still an excellent account, not only of the expedition but also of the site itself. (AND05, $12.95)
The Machu Picchu Guidebook • Ruth M. Wright • Alfredo Valencia Zegarra GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 188 PAGES A compact, detailed guide to Machu Picchu, with chapters on each section of the site, many photographs and useful site diagrams of individual buildings and sectors. With information on new discoveries and research, a section on wildlife, and a full-color depiction of the city as it may have appeared during a solstice celebration in 1530. (PRU34, $21.95)
Machu Picchu, Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas • Richard L. Burger • Lucy C. Salazar ARCHAEOLOGY • 2008 • PAPER • 256 PAGES A substantive, scholarly survey of the archaeology, art and culture of Machu Picchu, reflecting recent archaeological discoveries and new conclusions. The handsome book, published in conjunction with the exhibition organized by the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale, features color illustrations and descriptions of 120 gold, silver, ceramic, bone and textile works recovered at Machu Picchu. With new and archival photographs. The substantial essays accompanying the exhibit catalog include a reprint of Hiram Bingham's original 1913 report of the re-discovery in Machu Picchu and several chapters that establish the site as an Inca Royal Estate. This section concludes with a consideration of the modern significance of Machu Picchu. This book, the most substantial re-evaluation of the site in decades, would make an excellent addition to any traveler's library. Richard Burger is an archaeologist specializing in the Central Andes and director of the Peabody Museum. Archaeologist Lucy Salazar-Burger is co-editor and project manager for the exhibit. (AND35, $28.00)
The Madness of Things Peruvian, Democracy Under Seige • Alvaro Vargas Llosa HISTORY • 1994 • HARD COVER • 173 PAGES 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 • 1999 • PAPER • 256 PAGES A lively treasury of accounts written by women -- from French nuns to upper-crust Europeans -- who traveled across Latin America in the 19th century . Some of the journals were discovered in a convent library in Santiago by the editor, a Chilean-born poet, activist and scholar who lives and teaches in the US. (SAM29, $17.00)
Mammals of the Neotropics, The Central Neotropics: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Vol. 3 • John F. Eisenberg • Kent H. Redford NATURAL HISTORY • 1999 • PAPER • 610 PAGES A comprehensive survey of mammals of Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil -- covering, in detail 650 species occurring in the region from Pacific coast to the Amazon. With introductory chapters on biogeography and habitat and authoritative information on each species, including natural history, description, range and habitat. The text is much enhanced by large scale range maps and superb color plates by Fiona Reid. Aimed at the professional, this sourcebook will also appeal to anyone with a serious interest in the mammals of the region. This completes a three-volume survey of the mammals of Central and South America. (SAM30, $62.50)
Mammals of the Neotropics: The Southern Cone, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay • John F. Eisenberg • Kent H. Redford REFERENCE • 1992 • PAPER • 460 PAGES Organized taxonomically, this thorough volume of species accounts includes external measurements, physical descriptions, geographical distribution, and information on their habitats. (SAM14, $70.00)
Master and Commander, The Far Side of the World • Peter Weir LITERATURE • 2003 • DVD Peter Weir's exciting adaptation of two of Patrick O'Brian's popular novels, "Master and Commander" and "The Far Side of the World," starring Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany. Crowe is Captain Jack Aubrey, whose British ship, the HMS Surprise, is battling a mysterious French ship off the coast of Cape Horn during the Napoleonic Wars of 1805. An extended sequenced filmed on the Galapagos marks one of the first times the islands have been depicted in a feature film. (GPS66, $14.98)
Memoirs • Pablo Neruda BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2001 • PAPER • 384 PAGES The memoirs of the great poet, traveler and observer of events. Neruda's account includes his relations with Picasso, Lorca and others who crossed his path. (CHI24, $18.00)
Moche Art and Archaeology in Ancient Peru • Joanne Pillsbury • Elizabeth Cropper ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2006 • PAPER • 344 PAGES • COMING IN The result of a symposium at the National Gallery of Art, 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. Illustrated throughout. (PRU47, $40.00)
The Moon by Whalelight and Other Adventures Among Bats, Penguins, Crocodiles, and Whales • Diane Ackerman TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1992 • PAPER • 250 PAGES In a series of astute and delightfully readable essays, journalist Ackerman introduces us to whales, bats, alligators, penguins and the people who study them. Her chapter on Roger Payne and his work on the right whales of Peninsula Valdez is the highlight of the book. (PAT03, $14.95)
Mountain of the Condor, Metaphor and Ritual in an Andean Ayllu • Joseph W. Bastien CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1985 • PAPER • 227 PAGES An account of the rituals practiced by a small community inhabiting Kaata, a sacred mountain in midwestern Bolivia. Bastien describes the significance of the mountain to the culture, and interprets the symbolism behind their thousand-year tradition. (AND28, $16.50)
My Old Man and the Sea: A Father and Son Sail Around Cape Horn • David Hays • Daniel Hays TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1996 • PAPER • 256 PAGES The father and son team of David and Daniel Hays embarks upon a 17,000 mile journey to Cape Horn in the smallest boat ever to accomplish such a feat. This highly readable and entertaining travelogue alternates between the father and son's point of view, inviting readers to share their touching and humorous experiences. (OCE50, $13.99)
Narrative of the Incas • Juan De Betanzos • Roland Hamilton • Dana Buchanan TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1996 • PAPER • 326 PAGES A contemporaneous account of the conquest and heritage of Peru from an Inca perspective, written in the 1550s. Although he was a Spaniard, De Betanzos was married to an Inca princess and recorded the oral traditions and history of her aristocratic family. For 400 years, only 18 chapters of this work were known -- the remaining 64 were not discovered until the 1980s. The language can be hardgoing. (AND39, $21.95)
Natural Patagonia, Argentina and Chile • Marcelo D. Beccaceci NATURAL HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 124 PAGES • 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 • John Kricher • Mark Plotkin NATURAL HISTORY • 1999 • PAPER • 536 PAGES A tropical primer aimed at the motivated general reader. It's a systematic overview of the ecology, habitats, animals, plants and ecosystems of Central and South America. For those not put off by Latin names and concepts like Batesian mimicry, this handbook is a great introduction to the region. (GPS11, $35.00)
Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, A Field Guide • L.H. Emmons FIELD GUIDE • 1997 • PAPER • 298 PAGES 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. It covers most Central and South American mammals. Even the author concedes that it's difficult to see many of the more elusive rain forest mammals but keep a close watch for the sloths -- they're marvelous, and not likely to escape in a hurry. (GPS12, $42.50)
Night Flight • Antoine de Saint Exupery LITERATURE • 1986 • PAPER • 87 PAGES 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. Saint Exupery pioneered the first regular postal routes in South America and the Sahara in the 1920s. (PAT09, $12.00)
The Old Patagonian Express • Paul Theroux TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1997 • PAPER • 404 PAGES A delightful narrative of Paul Theroux's journey from Boston to Patagonia by rail, plane and truck. He starts out aboard the subway in Boston -- and ends up many months later at the end of the world, a bit worse for the wear. Along the way he encounters the elderly, nearly blind author Jorge Luis Borges and a cast of other fascinating characters. (PAT08, $15.95)
Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent • Eduardo Galeano • Cedric Belfrage HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 317 PAGES The 25th anniversary edition of the landmark history of plunder and exploitation in Latin America. This wrenchingly beautiful book takes for one of its central metaphors the booms and busts of the Potosi mines in the Bolivian highlands. Using local slave labor, the 16th century Spaniards took billions of dollars worth of silver from a single hillside there. The British and Americans returned to the site centuries later to mine tin for their war machine. The book also takes on the banana republics of Central America, the Amazonian rubber plantations and the numerous American invasions throughout the region. (AND26, $18.00)
Pablo Neruda, Absence and Presence • Luis Poirot • Alastair Reid BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2004 • PAPER • 189 PAGES A tribute to the poet by his friends and colleagues, featuring photographs by Luis Poirot of Neruda, his home and surroundings on Isla Negra alongside his poetry, brilliantly translated by Alastair Reid. (CHI15, $29.95)
Pablo Neruda, Selected Poems • Nathaniel Tarn LITERATURE • 1990 • PAPER • 508 PAGES A comprehensive anthology of Neruda's poetry edited by Nathaniel Tarn. Each poem is presented in both English and the original Spanish, a real boon for reader's who understand some Spanish. (CHI19, $17.00)
Pass the Butterworms, Remote Journeys Oddly Rendered • Tim Cahill TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1998 • PAPER A collection of entertaining travel essays, many originally appearing in Outside Magazine. It includes Cahill's acerbic commentary on his adventures from the North Pole to Irian Jaya, Mongolia and Peru. (WLD01, $16.00)
Patagonia and Tierra Del Fuego Map • ITMB 2011 • MAP A convenient map of Patagonia -- from the 40th parallel to the southern tip of South America -- at a scale of 1:2,000,000. On the reverse is a detailed map of Tierra del Fuego at a scale of 1:750,000. One Side. 39x27 inches. (PAT19, $12.95)
Patagonia and Tierra Del Fuego Map • ITMB 2011 • MAP A convenient map of Patagonia -- from the 40th parallel to the southern tip of South America -- at a scale of 1:2,000,000. On the reverse is a detailed map of Tierra del Fuego at a scale of 1:750,000. One Side. 39x27 inches. (PAT19, $12.95)
Patagonia, The Last Wilderness • Daniel Rivademar NATURAL HISTORY • 2002 • HARD COVER • 252 PAGES • COMING IN An illustrated portrait of Patagonia, featuring color photographs by Daniel Rivademar and brief accompanying text on the natural history of the region by colleague Alejandro Winograd. (PAT20, $39.95)
People of the Andes • James B. Richardson III CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1994 • HARD COVER • 176 PAGES • COMING IN A comprehensive, up-to-date and illustrated introduction to the culture and archaeology of the Andes by a widely recognized expert. Richardson brings clarity to a complex subject, focusing on the role played by geography and climate in shaping cultural development. This excellent book places the extraordinary empire of the Incas (greater than that of Rome) in its historical and cultural context. (AND01, $24.95)
Peru Map • Lima 2000 MAP A well produced, colorful shaded relief map of Peru at a scale of 1:2,200,000. Imported from Peru. Two Sides. 38x27 inches. (PRU09, $14.95)
Peru's Indian Peoples and the Challenge of Spanish Conquest, Huamanga to 1640 • Steve J. Stern HISTORY • 1994 • PAPER • 295 PAGES With a focus on the town of Ayacucho, this history chronicles the 100 years that saw the end of the Inca Empire and the beginning of Spanish dominion in the New World. Steve Stern details the economic, cultural and psychological repercussions of colonization for the indigenous Andean peoples. (PRU37, $21.95)
Pimsleur Quick & Simple Spanish • Pimsleur Language Method LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 2005 • AUDIO CD Four audio CDs with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Spanish, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations. The Pimsleur method emphasizes the use of listening skills without reading materials (so there isn't a book to follow along). It's advertised as "Totally audio: hear it, learn it, speak it." (SPN257, $19.95)
Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates • Paul Dallman NATURAL HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 210 PAGES Richly illustrated, clearly written and engaging, this book is an ecological overview of the landscapes, plants and vegetation types found in Mediterranean climates. It's an eye-opening guide to California, Chile, South Africa, Australia and -- naturally -- the Mediterranean. (MED21, $35.95)
Running the Amazon • Joe Kane EXPLORATION • 1990 • PAPER • 278 PAGES A best-selling account of a 4,000-mile Amazon expedition from high in the Peruvian Andes to the Atlantic by foot, raft and kayak. It's a tale of high adventure, corrupt border guards, itinerant drug smugglers -- and the camaraderie that develops from a difficult job well done. Only four of the original ten participants finished the journey. Much of the story takes place in the little-explored narrow canyons and rapids high above Iquitos in Peru in the headwaters of the Amazon. (AMZ13, $14.95)
San Pedro de Atacama Map • JLM Maps 1995 • MAP A detailed road map of San Pedro de Atacama and surroundings at a scale of 1:500,000. With salt lakes, shaded relief, roads, tracks and treks. The map, which covers Salar de Aguas Calientes and Salar de Atacama, extends north to the town of Chonchi. Two Sides. 20x31 inches. (CHI51, $17.95)
Santiago Map • ITMB 2006 • MAP A travel map of Santiago, shown at a scale of 1:12,500. One Side. 27x39 inches. (CHI34, $9.95)
The Secret Holy War of Santiago de Chile • Marco Antonio de la Perra • Charles Thomas LITERATURE • 1994 • PAPER • 328 PAGES 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. The key to victory (God's or Satan's) resides with one man, a disaffected advertising executive. An Interlink "Emerging Voices" publication. (CHI36, $12.95)
The Settlement of the Americas, A New Prehistory • Thomas D. Dillehy ARCHAEOLOGY • 2001 • PAPER • 384 PAGES A well received, engaging survey of new theories on the peopling of the Americas, a hotly debated topic. Dillehy's controversial (but convincing) findings at Monte Verde in Chile form the backbone of his argument, which focuses on his work in South America. Dillehy places the first inhabitants in South America at 15,000 years earlier than originally argued. Other still hang on to the theory that the first inhabitants crossed the Bering Strait 12,000 years ago, making their way south to Tierra del Fuego over the ensuing millennia. Dillehy's book is nonetheless a valuable contribution to the controversy over when -- and how -- humans populated the New World. (NAM52, $29.95)
Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest • Matthew Restall HISTORY • 2004 • PAPER • 272 PAGES In this provocative book, Restall tackles Columbus, Cortes, Pizarro and the misconceptions surrounding them. The conquisadores most certainly did not conquer the Americas with a handful of men, nor were they received as gods. (SAM52, $19.99)
The Seventy Wonders of the Ancient World • Chris Scarre ARCHAEOLOGY • 1999 • HARD COVER • 304 PAGES A comprehensive, illustrated overview of the great monuments of the ancient world, much expanded from the original seven wonders to include other significant structures. With a dual focus on the monuments themselves and how they were built, the book includes among others: Petra, the Giza plateau, the Parthenon, Abu Simbel, Nazca, Easter Island, and the Great Wall. With maps, "fact files," diagrams, and photographs. (GEN92, $40.00)
The Shining Path, A History of the Millenarian War in Peru • Robin Kirk • Gustavo Gorriti HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 290 PAGES An in-depth, compelling account of the 15-year guerilla war that spread from the mountains of Peru, and especially of the key period between 1980 and 1982. Gorriti, a Peruvian journalist and winner of an International Press Freedom Award, displays his formidable talents and his legendary courage in this extended investigative report on the Sendero Luminoso. (PRU41, $38.95)
The Smithsonian Atlas of the Amazon • Michael Goulding • Ronaldo Barthem • Efrem Ferreira NATURAL HISTORY • 2003 • HARD COVER • 254 PAGES An illustrated atlas of the 4000-mile-long river, including its major tributaries, with 150 full color maps and 300 photographs. Michael Goulding (Floods of Fortune) and Brazilian biologists Ronaldo Barthem and Efrem Ferreira provide the accompanying text. Organized geographically, with chapters on major tributaries and drainage basins in Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. (AMZ82, $39.95)
Snakes, The Evolution of Mystery in Nature • Harry W. Greene NATURAL HISTORY • 1997 • HARD COVER • 288 PAGES Published to wildly enthusiastic reviews in 1997, this illustrated volume documents the ecology and diversity of snakes worldwide. Anecdotal, informative and entertaining, snakes couldn't have asked for a better advocate than herpetologist Harry Greene -- and the photographs are stunning. (BST33, $60.00)
Soldiers in a Narrow Land, The Pinochet Regime in Chile • Mary Helen Spooner HISTORY • 1999 • PAPER • 410 PAGES A correspondent based in Chile during the Pinochet years, Spooner interviewed ordinary people, military and opposition leaders for this social history. It's a balanced account, documenting the censorship, violence and appeal of the 16-year dictatorship. The book includes an analysis of the impact of the free market economy on Chilean society. Updated with a new preface on Chile in the 1990s. (CHI25, $29.95)
South America, The Andes Map • Nelles 2005 • MAP A double-sided map covering the full range of the Andes and Pacific coast of South America from the Panama Canal to Tierra del Fuego at a scale of 1:4,500,000. With good topographic detail, roads, a separate map of Cusco/Machu Picchu and city maps (from north to south) of Bogota, Quito, La Paz, Lima, Arica, Antofogasta, Iquique, la Serena, Santiago and the Santiago metropolitan area. Two Sides. 40x20 inches. (SAM47, $13.95)
South American Explorer Chilean Fjords Map • Ocean Explorer Maps 2002 • MAP A handsome, double-sided map of southern South America with the section of the continent from Buenos Aires and Santiago south to Cape Horn on one side (1:4,800,000) and an excellent map of the Chilean Fjords (1:2,200,000) on the reverse. The map shows the complex maze of islands, channels and straits in the south of Chile, perfect for anyone sailing from Puerto Montt. With color photographs and information on wildlife, native peoples and exploration of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. Published by a veteran expedition leader, the map is aimed at cruise and expedition passengers in the region. (SAM41, $11.95)
Southern Night Sky • Pocket Naturalist FIELD GUIDE • 2001 • PLASTIC CARD 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 2011 • MAP A handsome full color physical map of the southern cone at a scale of scale of 1:2,800,000, including Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and parts of Bolivia. Two Sides. 39x27 inches. (SAM04, $12.95)
Spanish, Start Speaking Today! (Cassette Tapes) • Educational Services Corporation LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • CASETTE TAPE A 90-minute crash course in Spanish featured in two audio tapes and a phrasebook packaged in a vinyl sleeve. Geared for travelers, the course follows the foreign service method -- which focuses on dialogues and useful sentences instead of individual words. In each case, an English phrase is spoken once, and repeated in Spanish twice. Topics include introductions, transportation, business and health. A version with compact discs is also available (SPN219). (SPN140, $24.95)
Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas • Ronald Wright HISTORY • 2004 • PAPER • 464 PAGES A powerful history of imperialism and resistance in the Americas, with a focus on the Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee and Iroquois. Wright's illuminating account, told largely from the point of view of the losers, details the rapid collapse of cultures and societies in the Americas following the arrival of the Europeans in 1492. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account, originally published in 1993. Wright is also the author of Time Among the Maya. (NAM20, $24.95)
The Tambopata-Candamo Reserved Zone of Southeastern Peru, A Biological Assessment • Robin B. Foster NATURAL HISTORY • 1995 • PAPER • 192 PAGES The result of a "Rapid Assessment Program" survey by a multidisciplinary team, this book catalogs the biological resources of the Tambopata River, south of Puerto Maldonado in the upper Amazon of Peru. The well studied Explorer's Inn is just downstream of the study area. With maps, line drawings, and detailed animal checklists by region (scientific names only). (PRU17, $19.95)
Torres del Paine Trekking Map • JLM Maps MAP A hiking and trekking map to Torres del Paine at a scale of 1:50,000. With trails, topography, shaded relief, elevations, glaciers, refugios and facilities all clearly indicated. Two Sides. 31x20 inches. (PAT60, $17.95)
Touching the Void • Joe Simpson BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2004 • PAPER • 218 PAGES The harrowing tale of a climb gone badly wrong and Simpson's near miraculous survival in the Andes. Dedicated to Simon Yates ("for a debt I can never repay"), Simpson recounts his 3-day ordeal after being cut loose by his climbing partner on the face of a glacier and dropping into a crevasse. Neither men thought he would survive. Yates had been lowering his crippled partner down the mountain, when he had to make the choice of cutting him loose or dying with him. More than a tale of adventure and survival, the book has a psychological impact -- and now it has been made into a film, which interweaves interviews of Simpson and Yates with a reenactment. (AND37, $14.99)
Trail of Feathers, In Search of the Birdmen of Peru • Tahir Shah TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2002 • PAPER • 273 PAGES • COMING IN JULY 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, informative, much enlivened by eccentric characters and incident. An Afghani raised in England (where he still lives), Shah has written widely on the Middle East, Central Asia, Africa, and South America. (PRU49, $14.95)
Traveling with Che Guevara, The Making of a Revolutionary • Alberto Granado • Lucia Alvarez de Toledo TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2004 • PAPER • 240 PAGES This is Alberto Granado's companion book to Che Guevara's well-known Motorcycle Diaries (and one of the sources for the movie). It's Granado's own account of travels with Che 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 • 1996 • PAPER • 304 PAGES An inspired writer, British author Sarah Wheeler deploys her wit, intelligence and powerful investigative skills on the Republic of Chile, where she traveled in 1991. Excellent reading. (CHI06, $15.00)
Trekking and Climbing in the Andes • Val Pitkethly • Kate Harper GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • PAPER • 192 PAGES A compact guide to 26 treks and 18 climbing peaks in Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. With 110 color photos and 60 maps. (AND34, $20.00)
Trekking in the Patagonian Andes • Carolyn McCarthy GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • PAPER • 308 PAGES 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. Third edition. (PAT12, $24.99)
Tropical Nature • Adrian Forsyth • Ken Miyata NATURAL HISTORY • 1984 • PAPER • 248 PAGES • 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. With a lengthy appendix of practical advice for the tropical traveler. (GPS13, $16.00)
Twentieth-Century Latin American Poetry, A Bilingual Anthology • Stephen Tapscott LITERATURE • 1996 • PAPER • 418 PAGES A scholarly anthology of 400 poems, presented in the original language (Spanish or Portuguese) and English. Selections include poems from Octavio Paz, Pablo Neruda, Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriela Mistral, Julio Cortazar and Carlos Drummond de Andrade. Eighty-five poets are represented in all. With an introduction to the many traditions of 20th-century poety in Latin America, and biographical notes on each poet. (SAM28, $29.95)
Two Years Before the Mast • Richard H. Dana EXPLORATION • 1986 • PAPER • 572 PAGES In 1838, ordinary seaman Richard Henry Dana sailed from Boston round the horn to California aboard the brig Pilgrim. His classic account is a visceral, gripping tale of life at sea -- containing some of the best descriptive material anywhere on the fury of the Horn. (PAT06, $16.00)
UL: Four Mapuche Poets, An Anthology • John Bierhorst • Cecilia Vicuna LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 145 PAGES This anthology of work from four contemporary Chilean poets provides valuable insight into the Mapuche culture and literary world. The poems of Elicura Chihuailaf, Leonel Lienlaf, Jaime Luis Huenun, and Graciela Huinao are written in native Spanish and Mapudungun, and appear along English translations. With extensive notes and a glossary. (CHI26, $17.00)
Ultimate Spanish, Advanced with Book • Daniel Holodyk LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 2003 • AUDIO CD A university-level Spanish course in a box, this set includes 20 lessons on eight, 60-minute CDs and a 400-page accompanying workbook. The focus is on dialogues and conversation with attention paid to vocabulary and grammar. Most of the course features Latin American speakers with some Castillian variations in the lessons on Spain. With sections on business, etiquette and culture. Published by Living Language. (SPN176, $79.95)
The University of Chicago Dictionary, Spanish-English/English-Spanish • Carlos Castillo LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 2002 • PAPER • 603 PAGES Long a favorite with students and travelers, this new edition -- the first in 15 years -- of the University of Chicago dictionary brings vocabulary and usage up to date. With slang, vulgar and otherwise, a concise dictionary of words, phrases, and basic grammar. (SPN118, $11.00)
Volcanoes, Crucibles of Change • Richard Fisher NATURAL HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 344 PAGES 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. From geysers and fumeroles to pyroclastic eruptions, this book is an excellent guide. With profiles of 40 sites around the world, 125 illustrations -- and a concluding chapter on "The Volcano Traveler." (GEO02, $29.95)
Volcanoes, Fire From the Earth • Maurice Krafft NATURAL HISTORY • 1993 • PAPER • 175 PAGES • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE This lavishly illustrated pocket-size encyclopedia by the great French scientist (who died on the job on Mount Unzen in Japan in 1991) covers the formation and study of volcanoes along with dozens of famous examples. (GEO06, $15.95)
Voyaging, Southward from the Strait of Magellan • Rockwell Kent EXPLORATION • 2000 • PAPER • 208 PAGES Better known for his remarkable illustrations, Rockwell Kent was an avid explorer, sailor and keen observer of people and place. Of most interest to him were the wild, untamed places of the globe, both north and south. An antipodal companion to "N by E" originally published in 1924, this is Rockwell's account of a foolhardy voyage with a madman through magnificent Tierra del Fuego and south to the Horn in a jury-rigged lifeboat he picked up for $20. Both the text and striking woodcut illustrations communicate the wild glee of exploration and the dark splendor of Tierra del Fuego. (CHI29, $19.95)
Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises • Mark Carwardine FIELD GUIDE • 2002 • PAPER • 256 PAGES 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)
What Am I Doing Here? • Bruce Chatwin TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1990 • PAPER • 366 PAGES A masterpiece of travel, history and adventure. There's no travel writer as engaging, insightful and just plain wonderful as Bruce Chatwin. His award-winning book captures the allure of the land, its history, wildlife and settlers. His collection of essays What Am I Doing Here? includes a chapter on his visit to Chiloe Island, the best thing we've read on this historic, fascinating place. (PAT02, $17.00)
Where to Watch Birds in South America • Nigel Wheatley NATURAL HISTORY • 1995 • PAPER • 431 PAGES A compact practical guide to 206 recommended birdwatching sites throughout South America. Organized by country, each site guide includes an introduction, noteworthy species, maps, and directions, checklists. An invaluable handbook for birders. (SAM40, $30.95)
The White Rock, An Exploration of the Inca Heartland • Hugh Thomson EXPLORATION • 2003 • PAPER • 316 PAGES • COMING IN Author, explorer and archaeologist Thomson recounts 20 years spent journeying throughout the Andes of Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador in search of lost Inca cities. Much of his work centered in the cloud forest and steep valleys of Vilcabamba, a region first explored by Hiram Bingham, the discoverer of Machu Picchu. His engaging account, a pleasing mix of discovery, colorful personalities, history and archaeology, draws together his many experiences in the region. No lightweight, Thomson and colleague Gary Ziegler announced their discovery of a major Inca site at Coca Cota in June 2002. With three maps and 45 black-and-white photographs. He includes chapters on Inca roads, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu and Cuzco. (AND36, $16.95)
The World as You Dream It, Shamanistic Teachings from the Amazon and Andes • John M. Perkins RELIGION • 1994 • PAPER • 139 PAGES An activist on behalf of indigenous cultures and founder of the "Earth Dream Alliance", the author provides a personal account of his sometimes hard-to-believe experiences with curanderos (or shamans) in the highlands and Amazon of Ecuador. Whatever your thoughts on the concept a vision quest, the book includes an fascinating account of the author's time with the Shuar people, their rituals and religious ideas. (AMZ46, $14.95)
Woven Stories, Andean Textiles and Rituals • Andrea Heckman CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2003 • HARD COVER • 214 PAGES This illustrated survey focuses on Quechua textiles, traditions, designs and daily life in the Andes, specifically in the high country surrounding Ausangate, 85 miles southeast of Cuzco. With 124 color photographs, maps and drawings. The author, a popular trip leader, photographer and ethnographer, returns frequently to the Andes of Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. (AND43, $45.00)
Yanomami, The Fierce Controversy and What We Might Learn from It • Robert Borofsky CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2005 • PAPER • 397 PAGES A scholarly reader and study of the controversy surrounding anthropological studies of the Yanomami of northern Brazil and neighboring Venezuela. It follows in the wake of Patrick Tierney's best-selling book, Darkness in El Dorado. With Bruce Albert, Ray Hames, Kim Hill, Leda Leitao Martins, John Peters, and Terence Turner. (SAM67, $25.95)
Yawar Fiesta • Jose Maria Arguedas LITERATURE • 2002 • PAPER • 200 PAGES 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. This edition includes the author's essay (written 18 years after the novel): Puquio: A Culture in the Process of Change. Rich in the textures of daily life in the Andes, Arguedas invented a language that mixed Spanish and Quechua syntax, making it difficult to translate. Frances Horning Barraclough (who also translated Deep Rivers) captures the rhythms of the original. (PRU42, $15.50)
Yuraq Janka: Guide to the Peruvian Andes, Cordilleras Blanca and Rosko • John Ricker GUIDEBOOK • 1995 • PAPER • 192 PAGES A detailed climbing guide with route descriptions, a section of color photographs, and accompanying 1:100,000 scale maps on two sheets. The book covers geology, glaciation, routes, weather and climate in the Cordilleras Blanca. (PRU44, $12.95)

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