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	Adventure Without End • Richard Bangs • EXPLORATION • A collection of 16 globe-spanning reports from the field (including Patagonia, Idaho and Borneo) by the peripatetic river rat and writer. (TVL30, $16.95)
	The Andes, As the Condor Flies • Tui De Roy • NATURAL HISTORY • These 350 stunning photographs take in the full sweep of the Andes, its wildlife and landscapes, from the cloud forests of Ecuador and altiplano to windswept Tierra del Fuego. (SAM79, $35.00)
	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)
	Argentina, 1516-1987: From Spanish Colonization to Alfonsin • David Rock • HISTORY • A highly readable, comprehensive history of Argentina since colonization. (ARG07, $29.95)
	Around Cape Horn • Irving Johnson • EXPLORATION • In this favorite film, Captain Irving Johnson memorably narrates documentary footage of his voyage as a young man aboard the bark Peking in 1929. Talk about bad weather! (PAT67, $29.95)
	Around Cape Horn • Irving Johnson • EXPLORATION • Captain Irving Johnson memorably narrates this documentary of his voyage as a young man aboard the Peking in 1929, featuring a remarkable sequence about the ship rounding the Horn in a storm. Talk about bad weather! (PAT68, $29.95)
	The Beaver, Natural History of a Wetlands Engineer • Dietland Muller-Schwarze • Lixing Sun • NATURAL HISTORY • A comprehensive, accessible monograph on the biology and management of the beaver. (BST89, $37.00)
	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)
	Bone Hunters in Patagonia: Narrative of the Expedition • J.B. Hatcher • EXPLORATION • A classic account of paleontological discovery in remote Patagonia, originally published in 1903 as part of Hatcher's multi-volume expedition report. (PAT21, $22.00)
	Bradt Guide Chile • Tim Burford • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide from the popular Bradt series. (CHI59, $24.95)
	The Breakdown of Democratic Regimes: Chile • Jua Linz • HISTORY • (CHI68, $25.00)
	Buenos Aires Map • Auto Mapa • A detailed city map. (ARG05, $13.95)
	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)
	The Captain's Verses, The Love Poems • Pablo Neruda • Donald D. Walsh • LITERATURE • A bilingual edition of Neruda's subtle and sweet love poems, published in 2004 to coincide with his centennial. (CHI60, $12.95)
	Chilean Wine Regions 2004 • Pilar Cereceda • REFERENCE • Displays the entire country of Chile, with wine-producing regions highlighted and individual producers indicated. Includes detailed information on wine production and grape varieties in Chile; reverse side features inset maps of twelve specific wine-producing valleys. (CHI67, $15.00)
	Chilean Wine: The Heritage, a Journey from the Origins of the Vine to the Present • Rodrigo Alvarado • FOOD • Alvarado does justice to the long winemaking tradition of Chile in this narrative, which explores the history of Chile's vineyards and wine production. Ideal for anyone on the path to becoming a connoisseur, or interested in gaining a deeper understanding of this long-standing tradition in Chile. (CHI65, $39.95)
	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)
	Culture Smart! Argentina • Robert Hamwee • GUIDEBOOK • A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (ARG63, $9.95)
	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)
	Daughter of Fortune, A Novel • Isabel Allende • LITERATURE • In this absorbing historical novel a young woman follows her lover from Valparaiso (then a British colony) to California at the height of the gold rush. (CHI63, $14.00)
	Desert Memories, Journeys Through the Chilean North • Ariel Dorfman • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A quest for national history, personal memories, and family origins in the Atacama by the noted playwright, novelist and essayist. The legacy of mining, Pinochet, and the author's own history are woven into this meditative account. (CHI53, $21.00)
	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)
	Distant Shores, The Odyssey of Rockwell Kent • Constance Martin • Rockwell Kent • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A striking collection of work by the great American illustrator and adventurer. (ART34, $24.95)
	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)
	Eric Shipton, The Six Mountain Travel Books • Eric Shipton • EXPLORATION • Shipton's extraordinary adventures in the mountains of the Himalayas, East Africa, Central Asia and Patagonia. (EXP12, $38.00)
	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 • W.H. Hudson • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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)
	The Far Side of the World • Patrick O'Brian • LITERATURE • This tale, set in 1812, features a trip around Cape Horn, with Stephen Maturin, Patrick O'Brian's wonderful opium-addicted naturalist. (PAC55, $24.00)
	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)
	Fossils, Finches, and Fuegians • Richard Darwin Keynes • NATURAL HISTORY • An account of the Voyage of the Beagle, Darwin's adventures and scientific discoveries. (SAM51, $52.00)
	Frommer's Argentina • Haas Mroue • Kristina Schreck • Michael Luongo • GUIDEBOOK • Featuring authoritative, opinionated reviews on where to go, sleep and eat by enthusiasts. (ARG58, $22.99)
	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)
	Gauchos and the Vanishing Frontier • Richard Slatta • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A thorough, lively study of the gaucho, including the history and culture of Argentina and Brazil's famous cowboys. (ARG06, $27.00)
	George Gaylord Simpson, Paleontologist and Evolutionist • L�o F. Laporte • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A well-considered biography of the influential evolutionary biologist. (SCI63, $29.00)
	Glacier Ice • Austin Post • Edward R. LaChapelle • NATURAL HISTORY • 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 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 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)
	The Ice Maiden: Inca Mummies, Mountain Gods, and Sacred Sites in the Andes • Johan Reinhard • ARCHAEOLOGY • Archaeologist Johan Reinhard brings together tales of this own adventures and plenty of Inca history in this account of his discovery of Juanita, a 500-year-old mummy found in the Peruvian Andes. (AND52, $14.95)
	Insight Compact Guide Chile • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A brief, colorful introduction to Chile. (CHI30, $7.95)
	The Invention of Argentina • Nicolas Shumway • HISTORY • An illuminating intellectual history of Argentina, this book brings the founding fathers of the republic to life, deftly portraying the revolution against Spain in 1810 and its immediate aftermath. (ARG08, $25.95)
	John Muir's Last Journey, South to the Amazon and East to Africa • Robert Michael Pyle • John Muir • EXPLORATION • A collection of letters and notes on Muir's eight-month voyage in 1911-1912 to the Andes, Amazon, Southern and East Africa. (SAM78, $29.95)
	Labyrinths, Selected Stories and Other Writings • Jorge Borges • LITERATURE • The best known work by this extraordinary writer. Sometimes bizarre, always hilarious and thought-provoking, this dazzling collection of stories is well worth the effort. (ARG09, $14.95)
	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 Time Around Cape Horn, The Historic 1949 Voyage of the Windjammer Pamir • William F. Stark • Peter Stark • HISTORY • The unstinting memoir of the then 22-year-old rookie aboard the famous windjammer Pamir. (PAT69, $13.00)
	The Last Time Around Cape Horn, The Historic 1949 Voyage of the Windjammer Pamir • William F. Stark • Peter Stark • HISTORY • The unstinting memoir of the then 22-year-old rookie aboard the famous windjammer Pamir. (PAT69, $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)
	Lonely Planet Argentina • Lonely Planet • Danny Palmerlee • GUIDEBOOK • In its hallmark style, this practical guide to Argentina by Lonely Planet features maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accomodations and sightseeing. (ARG11, $25.99)
	Lonely Planet Buenos Aires • Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • An excellent practical guide to Buenos Aires with a pullout map and detailed practical information on neighborhoods, shopping, eating, sleeping and day trips out of the city. (ARG10, $18.99)
	Lonely Planet Chile • Wayne Bernhardson • GUIDEBOOK • This practical guide includes a chapter on Easter Island in addition to a comprehensive overview of Chile, its history and culture. (CHI04, $24.99)
	Lonely Planet South America on a Shoestring • Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive, detailed practical guide to traveling in South America. (SAM44, $33.99)
	Los Glaciares National Park • Zagier & Urruty Maps • A colorful map of the popular areas of Parque Nacional Los Glaciares at a scale of 1:230,000, providing an overview of the area and highlighting points of interest. (PAT58, $14.95)
	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 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)
	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)
	Moon Handbook Argentina • Wayne Bernhardson • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide in the Moon series. (ARG43, $19.95)
	Mountaineering in Patagonia • Alan Kearney • GUIDEBOOK • A history and personal account of climbing in the Patagonian Andes. (PAT18, $22.95)
	Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession, and the Everlasting Dead • Heather Pringle • ARCHAEOLOGY • A surprisingly lively informative account of an arcane but fascinating area of research. (SCI77, $13.95)
	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)
	The Nature of Penguins • Jonathan Chester • NATURAL HISTORY • Expedition leader, author and photographer Chester presents a beautiful collection of full-color penguin photographs along with accompanying essays on these much-loved birds. (ANT19, $17.95)
	The Nixon Administration And The Death Of Allende's Chile, A Case Of Assisted Suicide • Jonathan Haslam • HISTORY • (CHI69, $23.00)
	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)
	On the Blue Shore of Silence, Poems of the Sea • Pablo Neruda • Alastair Reid • Mary Heebner • LITERATURE • A beautifully produced, bilingual anthology, published in celebration of the centennial of Neruda's birth. The book features well-chosen poems on the theme of the sea and stunning accompanying paintings. (CHI58, $26.95)
	Over the Edge of the World, Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the World • Laurence Bergreen • EXPLORATION • This uncommonly well written biography brings to life the complex, difficult 16th-century Portuguese captain and his discoveries. Bergreen follows the great navigator from his origins in Seville and on his voyages to the Americas, and through the Pacific. (WLD44, $15.95)
	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)
	The Pampas and the Andes, A Thousand Miles' Walk Across South America • Nathaniel Bishop • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The 19th-century travels of a 17-year-old budding naturalist. (SAM57, $15.95)
	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 Map Guide • de Dios • This double-sided laminated map and guide, produced in Buenos Aires in English, shows routes and distances between major towns, along with descriptions of main attractions, (ARG51, $8.95)
	Patagonia Sur & Tierra del Fuego Map • Zagier & Urruty Maps • Published in Buenos Aires, this full-color map covers southernmost South America from El Calafate and Lago Argentino to Tierra del Fuego and Cape Horn, at a scale 1:1,000,000. (PAT70, $14.95)
	Patagonian & Fuegian Channels Map • Zagier & Urruty Maps • Published in Buenos Aires, this full-color cruising map covers western Tierra del Fuego from Punta Arenas and the Straits of Magellan south to Cape Horn. (PAT71, $14.95)
	Patagonian South Icefield Trekking Map • Zagier & Urruty Maps • A two-sided topographic map of the Fitzroy and Cerro Torre treks, in glorious color with contour lines every 50 meters and landscape features. Scale 1:50,000. (PAT72, $16.95)
	Personal Narrative of a Journey to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent • Alexander von Humboldt • EXPLORATION • This is the book that Darwin took on his voyage around the world -- a classic account of naturalist and explorer Humboldt's 18th-century discoveries in South America. (SAM08, $17.00)
	Pimsleur Quick & Simple Spanish • Pimsleur Language Method • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • Four audio CDs with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Spanish, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations. (SPN257, $19.95)
	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)
	Portrait in Sepia, A Novel • Isabel Allende • LITERATURE • Following her acclaimed Daughter of Fortune, Allende's sequel takes readers back to late nineteenth-century Chile through the eyes of Aurora del Valle, who is anxiously trying to reassemble the pieces of her own past and her family history. (CHI62, $13.95)
	Residence on Earth • Pablo Neruda • Donald D. Walsh • Jim Harrison • LITERATURE • A classic anthology in a bilingual edition, re-published in 2004 to coincide with the centennial of the great poet's birth. (CHI61, $14.95)
	Rick Steves' Spanish Phrase Book & Dictionary • Rick Steves • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary. (SPN178, $7.95)
	Rough Guide Chile • Rough Guide • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive practical guide, nicely balancing the where and what and how to. (CHI57, $22.99)
	Rounding the Horn • Dallas Murphy • EXPLORATION • A sailor at heart, Dallas Murphy gets himself down to Ushuaia, embarks a sturdy vessel and heads out to experience the wind and weather of Tierra del Fuego. In his informative account, Dallas interweaves plenty of history, a little rather naive politics and the story of his own adventures. (PAT65, $15.00)
	Santiago Map • ITMB • A travel map of Santiago, shown at a scale of 1:12,500. (CHI34, $8.95)
	Seabirds of the World, A Photographic Guide • Peter Harrison • FIELD GUIDE • OUT OF PRINT • A definitive, compact guide to all the world's seabirds, featuring 740 photographs. (FG16, $29.95)
	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, $19.99)
	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)
	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, A Language Map • Kristine K. Kershul • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • This durable, foldout card, featuring 1,000 words and phrases, works as a quick reference for travelers. (SPN259, $7.95)
	Spanish, Start Speaking Today! (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)
	Tasting Chile, A Celebration of Authentic Chilean Foods and Wines • Daniel Joelson • FOOD • With recipes from restaurants and home chefs across Chile, this compilation is a great introduction to Chilean cuisine, and an excellent resource for anyone interested in trying out Chilean traditional dishes at home. Includes information on pairing wines with dishes, and a basic overview of wine producers and varieties in Chile. (CHI64, $24.95)
	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)
	Time Out Patagonia • Matt Chesterton • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide to the national parks, wildlife and attractions of Argentine and Chilean Patagonia. (PAT74, $19.95)
	Torres del Paine Map • Zagier & Urruty Maps • This detailed topographic map includes trekking routes, refuges and color illustrations. (CHI12, $14.95)
	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)
	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)
	Trekking and Climbing in the Andes • Val Pitkethly • Kate Harper • GUIDEBOOK • A compact guide to treks and climbs in the Andes, including Torres del Paine, Fitzroy, The Inca Trail, Cordillera Huayhuash and Cotopaxi. (AND34, $20.00)
	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)
	Two Years Before the Mast and Other Voyages • Richard H. Dana • LITERATURE • This definitive Library of America edition, edited by Thomas Philbrick, includes Dana's accounts of later journeys to Cuba and to Asia in addition to his celebrated Two Years Before the Mast. (WLD68, $40.00)
	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)
	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, 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)
	Voyage of the Beagle • Charles Darwin • EXPLORATION • BEST SELLER • FAVORITE • The wide-eyed tale of a young man on a five-year voyage that changed his life -- and our way of thinking about the world. First published in 1839, it's still a marvelous introduction to the wildlife, nature and allure of South America. (GPS02, $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)
	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 Wines of Argentina, Chile and Latin America • Christopher Fielden • FOOD • A thorough introduction to each of the wine-producing countries of Central and South America, featuring information about the history of wine production in each region, and an overview of wine varieties and producers. (SAM81, $20.00)
	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)

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