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Aconcagua
• Harry Kikstra
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide for climbers with detailed descriptions of the Normal and Polish Traverse routes, color illustrations and maps.
(ARG54, $14.95)
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Aconcagua Map
• Cordee
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A topographic map at a scale of 1:50,000.
(AND41, $13.95)
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Aconcagua, A Climbing Guide
• R.J. Secor
• Uma Kukathas
• Crystal Thomas
• Ralph Hopkins
• GUIDEBOOK
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A guidebook to South America's tallest mountain, highlighting 27 different routes to the summit.
(AND40, $16.95)
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Aconcagua: Summit of the Americas
• Ed Darack
• GUIDEBOOK
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A sturdy series of maps at various scales with topographic detail, countour lines, and routes.
(AND42, $15.00)
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Argentina Map
• Borch Maps
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A handy laminated road map of Argentina in full color at a scale of 1:3,800,000, with supplementary maps of the larger cities.
(ARG68, $10.95)
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Argentina Map
• Auto Mapa
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A shaded relief map at a scale of 1:2,500,000, this map includes insets of 20 Argentinian cities. Imported from Argentina.
(ARG12, $12.95)
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Argentina, What Went Wrong
• Colin M. MacLachlan
• HISTORY
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(ARG66, $49.95)
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Ariel
• Carlos Fuentes
• José Enrique Rodó
• HISTORY
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The classic turn of the century essay on culture, aesthetics and democracy in Latin America and the world..
(ARG16, $18.95)
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Birds of Chile
• Alvaro Jaramillo
• FIELD GUIDE
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A compact, comprehensive guide to 473 species in the Princeton Field Guide series, featuring range maps and designed for easy field reference.
(CHI50, $29.95)
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Birds of Southern South America & Antarctica
• Martin D. la Pena
• Maurice Rumboll
• FIELD GUIDE
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A compact regional guide with color plates, range maps and brief descriptions.
(SAM12, $29.95)
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Changing Course, The Capitalist Revolution in Argentina
• William Ratliff
• HISTORY
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A study on Argentina's rush to the market by William Ratliff.
(ARG64, $5.00)
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Che's Route, Ernesto Guevara's Trip across South America
• de Dios
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This double-sided laminated map and guide, produced in Buenos Aires in English, shows young Ernesto Guevara and Alberto Granado's trip from Buenos Aires through Bolivia, Peru and the Amazon.
(ARG53, $8.95)
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Chile, A Traveler's Literary Companion
• Katherine Silver
• ANTHOLOGY
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These choice stories introduce both the country and a host of contemporary writers.
(CHI38, $14.95)
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Circle of Love Over Death, Testimonies of the Mothers of the Plaza De Mayo
• Matilde Mellibovsky
• HISTORY
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Startling testimonies of mothers who lost their children to torture, death or "disappearance" during Argentina's "Dirty War."
(ARG29, $14.95)
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Conquistadors
• Michael Wood
• HISTORY
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A lively, illustrated account of the Spanish conquest of the New World by the intrepid writer-filmmaker Michael Wood,
(SAM48, $22.95)
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Culture Smart! Argentina
• Robert Hamwee
• GUIDEBOOK
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A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture.
(ARG63, $9.95)
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A Desert Calling, Life in a Forbidding Landscape
• Michael Mares
• Stephen Jay Gould
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A lively memoir and account of field research -- and the search for desert mammals -- in remote Argentina, Iran and Egypt.
(DES09, $29.95)
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The Explorers of South America
• Edward Goodman
• EXPLORATION
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A narrative history of exploration from Christopher Columbus to the 19th century, with journal excerpts, diaries and other writings of the explorers themselves.
(SAM10, $24.95)
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Facundo: Or, Civilization and Barbarism
• Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
• HISTORY
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A classic 19th Century essay on the reigning dictator, his rise to power, and the corresponding currents of barbarism in Argentine history and culture.
(ARG18, $16.00)
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Far Away and Long Ago
• W.H. Hudson
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Hudson's enthralling childhood remembrances are rich with descriptions of landscapes, birds and nature.
(SAM11, $34.95)
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Food and Drink in Argentina
• Derreck Foster
• Richard Tripp
• FOOD
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With a gazetteer of typical ingredients and dishes, an overview of shops, cafes and restaurants.
(ARG59, $14.95)
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Footprint Argentina Handbook
• Christabelle Dilks
• GUIDEBOOK
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This compact guide is nicely divided between a general overview of Argentina and practical travel detail on where to go and what to do.
(ARG35, $24.95)
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Frommer's Argentina
• Haas Mroue
• Kristina Schreck
• Michael Luongo
• GUIDEBOOK
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Featuring authoritative, opinionated reviews on where to go, sleep and eat by enthusiasts.
(ARG58, $22.99)
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Frommer's Buenos Aires
• Michael Luongo
• GUIDEBOOK
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Comprehensive and up-to-date, this outstanding and practical guide covers where to stay, where to eat and what to see in Argentina's boisterous capital city.
(ARG57, $17.99)
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The Gaucho Martin Fierro
• Jose Hernandez
• Alberto Carlos
• Frank G. Carrino
• LITERATURE
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The classic 19th century epic poem about a savage way of life in the pampas of Argentina.
(ARG17, $12.95)
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Gauchos and the Vanishing Frontier
• Richard Slatta
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A thorough, lively study of the gaucho, including the history and culture of Argentina and Brazil's famous cowboys.
(ARG06, $27.00)
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Heading South, Looking North
• Ariel Dorfman
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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In this exhilerating memoir, Dorman interweaves the wild story of his life before 1973 with an account of the coup that put the militrary dictator Pinochet into power.
(CHI22, $15.00)
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Hopscotch
• Julio Cortazar
• LITERATURE
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When La Maga, his mistress, disappears, Horacio Oliveira, an Argentinian writer living in Paris, decides to return home to Buenos Aires.
(ARG93, $16.95)
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Idle Days in Patagonia
• W.H. Hudson
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A handsome reprint of Hudson's classic 1893 account of life, nature and adventure in southern South America with paintings and drawings by Alfred Hartley and J. Smit.
(PAT27, $22.00)
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Imagining Argentina
• Lawrence Thornton
• LITERATURE
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A brilliant first novel that captures the hope and spirit of Argentina during the military rule of the late 1970s. This inventive tale focuses on Carlos Rueda and a group of citizens whose relatives disappeared.
(ARG01, $15.00)
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In Patagonia
• Bruce Chatwin
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• FAVORITE
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A masterpiece of travel, history and adventure, this award-winning book captures the spirit of the land, history, wildlife and people of Patagonia. There's no travel writer as engaging, insightful and just plain wonderful as Bruce Chatwin.
(PAT01, $15.00)
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Insight Guide Argentina
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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A lavishly illustrated overview of Argentine history, nature and attractions with great maps.
(ARG02, $23.95)
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Intersecting Tango, Cultural Geographies of Buenos Aires, 1900-1930
• Adriana J. Bergero
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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"Intersecting Tango" explores the sweeping changes in Buenos Aires, occurring during 1900-1930, which transformed it into a modern, cosmopolitan city.
(ARG79, $27.95)
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Kiss of the Spider Woman
• Manuel Puig
• LITERATURE
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The psychological story of a friendship between two Argentinean prisoners jailed for their subversive activity: Molina, a transgendered homosexual and Valentin, a socialist revolutionary.
(ARG28, $13.95)
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Lake District, Araucania: Argentina & Chile
• Zagier & Urruty Maps
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A full color traveler's map of mid-section of Chile and Argentina with a focus on the popular region from Bariloche across to Puerto Montt. At a scale of 1:400,000 with roads, relief and attractions.
(PAT59, $14.95)
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Latin American Art
• John F. Scott
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A popular survey of the arts in Latin America.
(SAM33, $29.95)
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A Lexicon of Terror, Argentina and the Legacies of Torture
• Marguerite Feitlowitz
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A scholarly, emotional account of Argentina's "Dirty War, " the product of extensive interviews with victims, survivors and citizens.
(ARG27, $19.95)
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Liberators, Latin America's Struggle for Independence 1810-1830
• Robert Harvey
• HISTORY
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An epic history of colonial Latin America, focused on the heroism and derring-do of seven legendary men, including Simon Bolivar and General Jose de San Martin, in the fight for independence from Spain.
(SAM35, $18.95)
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Lonely Planet Argentina
• Lonely Planet
• Danny Palmerlee
• GUIDEBOOK
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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)
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Lonely Planet Buenos Aires
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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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)
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Lonely Planet South America on a Shoestring
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive, detailed practical guide to traveling in South America.
(SAM44, $33.99)
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Los Glaciares National Park
• Zagier & Urruty Maps
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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)
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Magical Sites, Women Travelers in 19th Century Latin America
• Marjorie Agosin
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A lively treasury of accounts written by women --from French nuns to upper-crust Europeans --who traveled across Latin America in the 19th century .
(SAM29, $17.00)
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Mammals of the Neotropics: The Southern Cone, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay
• John F. Eisenberg
• Kent H. Redford
• REFERENCE
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Organized taxonomically, this thorough volume of species accounts includes external measurements, physical descriptions, geographical distribution, and information on their habitats.
(SAM14, $65.00)
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The Moon by Whalelight and Other Adventures Among Bats, Penguins, Crocodiles, and Whales
• Diane Ackerman
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Delightful essays combining anecdote, observation and natural history, featuring a long chapter on Roger Payne and his work on the right whales of Peninsula Valdes.
(PAT03, $14.95)
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Moon Handbook Argentina
• Wayne Bernhardson
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive guide in the Moon series.
(ARG43, $19.95)
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Mountaineering in Patagonia
• Alan Kearney
• GUIDEBOOK
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A history and personal account of climbing in the Patagonian Andes.
(PAT18, $22.95)
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Musicians and Watchmakers
• Alicia Steimberg
• LITERATURE
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The worldly and wise, semi-autobiographical tale of coming-of-age in 1940s Buenos Aires.
(ARG46, $15.00)
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Natural Patagonia, Argentina and Chile
• Marcelo D. Beccaceci
• NATURAL HISTORY
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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An informative, photographic journey through the breathtaking landscapes and wildlife of Patagonia, featuring 120 color photographs, presented in Spanish and English.
(PAT22, $24.95)
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The Naturalist In La Plata
• W.H. Hudson
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A loving, leisurely natural history of Hudson's adopted homeland.
(ARG24, $8.95)
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Night Flight
• Antoine de Saint Exupery
• LITERATURE
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Saint Exupery captures the thrill and mystery of early flight in this tale of a pilot alone in a storm over the Andes en route to Buenos Aires.
(PAT09, $12.00)
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Northern Argentina and Uruguay Map
• Nelles
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A detailed map of northern Argentina (including Uruguay) with good topographic relief.
(ARG36, $10.95)
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The Old Patagonian Express
• Paul Theroux
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Combining history, anecdote and acutely observed detail on people and place, Theroux begins his journey on a Boston subway car and works his way south via rail, plane and truck to the Patagonian railroad in this enthralling narrative.
(PAT08, $15.95)
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The Pampas and the Andes, A Thousand Miles' Walk Across South America
• Nathaniel Bishop
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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The 19th-century travels of a 17-year-old budding naturalist.
(SAM57, $15.95)
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Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego Map
• Auto Mapa
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Beautifully detailed, this bestselling physical relief map shows Tierra del Fuego at a scale of 1:1,000,000 scale with an overview of southern South America, the Valdes Peninsula and national parks along with street plans for Ushuaia, Río Gallegos, Puerto Madryn, Bariloche, Trelew and Comodoro Rivadavia.
(PAT07, $14.95)
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Patagonian & Fuegian Channels Map
• Zagier & Urruty Maps
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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)
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Pimsleur Quick & Simple Spanish
• Pimsleur Language Method
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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Four audio CDs with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Spanish, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations.
(SPN257, $19.95)
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Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
• Jacobo Timerman
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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An Argentine newspaperman's classic account of his imprisonment and torture at the hands of the military junta.
(ARG19, $11.00)
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The Purple Land
• W.H. Hudson
• LITERATURE
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Originally published in 1885, Hudson's first novel stars not coincidentally, a young Englishman at large in South America.
(SAM58, $22.95)
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Rick Steves' Spanish Phrase Book & Dictionary
• Rick Steves
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary.
(SPN178, $7.95)
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Rough Guide Music Argentina
• Various Artists
• MUSIC
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A carefully chosen sampling of the diverse sounds of Argentina. A carefully chosen sampling of the diverse sounds of Argentina, including tango, of course, but also traditional folk tunes and drum beats.
(ARG69, $14.95)
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Salta Map Guide
• de Dios
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This double-sided laminated map and guide, produced in Buenos Aires in English, shows the entiure province with a separate city map.
(ARG52, $8.95)
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Seven Madmen
• Roberto Arlt
• LITERATURE
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A semiautobiographical novel of streetlife in 1920s-era Buenos Aires.
(ARG47, $20.00)
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Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest
• Matthew Restall
• HISTORY
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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)
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South American Explorer Chilean Fjords Map
• Ocean Explorer Maps
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A handsome map of southern South America (1:4,800,000) with a detailed map of the Chilean Fjords (1:2,200,000).
(SAM41, $11.95)
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Southern Argentina Map
• Nelles
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A detailed map of southern Argentina.
(ARG37, $10.95)
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Southern Night Sky
• Pocket Naturalist
• FIELD GUIDE
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A glow in the dark laminated card showing the most conspicuous stars, constellations and celestial objects of the Southern Hemisphere.
(SCI30, $5.95)
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Southern South America Map
• ITMB
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A handsome physical map showing the southern half of South America. At a scale of 1:2,800,000.
(SAM04, $9.95)
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Spanish, A Language Map
• Kristine K. Kershul
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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This durable, foldout card, featuring 1,000 words and phrases, works as a quick reference for travelers.
(SPN259, $7.95)
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Spanish, Start Speaking Today! (Cassette Tapes)
• Educational Services Corporation
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A 90-minute crash course in Spanish featured in two audio tapes and a phrasebook.
(SPN140, $21.95)
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Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas
• Ronald Wright
• HISTORY
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A powerful history of imperialism and resistance in the Americas, with a focus on the Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee and Iroquois. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account.
(NAM20, $17.00)
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Tango Buenos Aires Map Guide
• de Dios
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This double-sided laminated map, produced in Buenos Aires in English, includes three suggested Tango-themed walking tours, attractions, a brief history of tango and essential discography.
(ARG50, $8.95)
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Top 10 Buenos Aires
• Inc. Dorling Kindersley
• GUIDEBOOK
• COMING IN JANUARY
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A compact, illustrated guide in the popular series, featuring favorite attractions.
(ARG92, $14.00)
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Torres del Paine Map
• Zagier & Urruty Maps
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This detailed topographic map includes trekking routes, refuges and color illustrations.
(CHI12, $14.95)
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Traveling with Che Guevara, The Making of a Revolutionary
• Alberto Granado
• Lucia Alvarez de Toledo
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Granado's classic account of his travels with Che Guevara via motorbike through Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela.
(SAM68, $14.95)
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Travels in a Thin Country, a Journey through Chile
• Sara Wheeler
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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British author Sarah Wheeler deploys her wit, intelligence and powerful investigative skills on the Republic of Chile in this insightful travelogue.
(CHI06, $13.95)
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Trekking and Climbing in the Andes
• Val Pitkethly
• Kate Harper
• GUIDEBOOK
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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)
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Trekking in the Patagonian Andes
• Clem Lindenmayer
• GUIDEBOOK
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This convenient guide features trail maps and route descriptions of walks throughout Patagonia, including a long sections on Torres del Paine in Chile and Glacier National Park in Argentina. With detailed practical information, color photography, 31 maps and good background on preparing for your trek.
(PAT12, $19.99)
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Tschiffely's Ride
• Aime Tschiffely
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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The classic, richly told tale of people, places and adventures from Buenos Aires to Washington D.C. on horseback.
(SAM45, $24.95)
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Twentieth-Century Latin American Poetry, A Bilingual Anthology
• Stephen Tapscott
• LITERATURE
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A scholarly anthology of 400 poems, presented in the original language (Spanish or Portuguese) and English. Selections include poems from Octavio Paz, Pablo Neruda and Jorge Luis Borges.
(SAM28, $27.95)
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Wallpaper City Guide Buenos Aires
• Wallpaper Magazine
• GUIDEBOOK
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A stylish, thin (it fits in your back pocket) city guide compiled by the design magazine Wallpaper's local reporters. Well-organized, with chapter tabs, many photographs and of-the-moment recommendations.
(ARG65, $9.95)
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Where to Watch Birds in South America
• Nigel Wheatley
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A compact practical guide to birdwatching sites throughout South America, including checklists.
(SAM40, $24.95)
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Wind, Sand and Stars
• Antoine de Saint Exupery
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• FAVORITE
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St. Exupery's luminous account of flying early postal routes over South America, Europe and the deserts of West Africa in the 1930s, including the classic tale of his crash in the Libyan desert.
(DES11, $13.00)
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The Wines of Argentina, Chile and Latin America
• Christopher Fielden
• FOOD
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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)
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Yanomami, The Fierce Controversy and What We Might Learn from It
• Robert Borofsky
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A study of the controversy surrounding anthropological studies of the Yanomami.
(SAM67, $22.95)
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