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1491, New Revelations of Americas Before Columbus

by Charles C. Mann

HISTORY
2006
PAPER
560 PAGES

Mann portrays the successes and failures of the complex societies of the Mississippi River, central Mexico, the Andes and the Amazon in this thought-provoking speculative history of the Americas before the arrival of Europeans. (WLD61, $16.95)

501 Spanish Verbs

by Christopher Kendris

LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
2010
PAPER
728 PAGES

The perennial favorite among students of Spanish. (GEN134, $16.99)

America's First Cuisines

by Sophie D. Coe

HISTORY
1994
PAPER
288 PAGES

A marvelous survey of pre-Columbian food, crops and diet. (AND64, $25.00)

Ancient Cuzco, Heartland of the Inca

by Brian S. Bauer

ARCHAEOLOGY
2004
PAPER
296 PAGES

A scholarly overview of the Inca capital, its history and development, by the team leader of the Cuzco Valley Archaeological Project. (PRU57, $35.00)

The Ancient Kingdoms of Peru

by Nigel Davies

ARCHAEOLOGY
1998
PAPER
240 PAGES

An anthropological history of the Moche, Nasca, Chimor and other Peruvian civilizations up to the Incas and the Spanish Conquest. (PRU65, $16.00)

Andean Archaeology

by Helaine Silverman

ARCHAEOLOGY
2004
PAPER
342 PAGES

The standard textbook introducing ancient Andean society. (AND57, $49.95)

Andean Lives: Gregorio Condori Mamani & Asunta Quispe Huaman

by 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. (PRU14, $25.00)

Apus and Incas: A Cultural Walking and Trekking Guide to Cuzco

by Charles Brod

GUIDEBOOK
1989
PAPER
169 PAGES

Recommended tours of Cuzco and its surroundings, with natural and cultural history. (PRU03, $10.95)

Archaeological Map of Machu Picchu

by Wright Water Engineers

2008
MAP

Ken Wright's foldout color site plan shows monuments, topography and physical features of the Inca sanctuary with exquisite clarity. (PRU23, $6.95)

Bradt Trekking Guide Peru and Bolivia

by Hilary Bradt

GUIDEBOOK
2002
PAPER
358 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

This classic guide for exploring the Andes of Peru and Bolivia is great for both practical trail information and general information on the region. It's a compact overview, featuring walks, treks and an extensive introduction. (BOL04, $17.95)

Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter

by Mario Vargas Llosa

LITERATURE
2007
PAPER
384 PAGES

The marvelous comic novel of scandal, soap opera and writing set in 1950's Lima. (PRU48, $15.00)

The Birds of South America, The Oscine Passerines, Vol. 1

by Guy Tudor | Robert Ridgely

FIELD GUIDE
1989
HARD COVER
596 PAGES

This authoritative reference, the most complete guide to South American songbirds, features splendid color illustrations of 700 species, along with detailed range maps and field notes. (FG28, $95.00)

The Birds of South America, The Oscine Passerines, Vol. 2

by Guy Tudor | Robert Ridgely

FIELD GUIDE
1994
HARD COVER

A field guide to the flycatchers, antbirds and furnariids of South America. (FG29, $95.00)

Chasing Neotropical Birds

by Vera and Bob Thornton

NATURAL HISTORY
2005
HARD COVER
254 PAGES

A Neotropical sampler, featuring 116 color photographs of dazzling, rare and charming birds of Central and South America. (SAM76, $34.95)

Cloud Forest, A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness

by Peter Matthiessen

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
1987
PAPER
280 PAGES
FAVORITE

Matthiessen recounts with wit, insight and style his odyssey to the Amazon and Andes, including Machu Picchu and Tierra del Fuego. (SAM02, $17.00)

Conquistadors

by 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, (SAM48, $27.95)

Cordillera Blanca, Huayhuash

by Lima 2000

2003
MAP

A traveler's map of the northern Peruvian Andes at a scale of 1:250,000. (PRU54, $10.95)

Culture Smart! Peru

by John Forrest

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
168 PAGES

A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (PRU64, $9.95)

Cuzco & Peru South

by ITMB

2009
MAP

This handy map shows roads, ruins and visitor sites in Cusco and the Sacred Valley at 1:110,000 with a map of Peru from north of Lima to Arequipa, Arica, La Paz and the Amazon on the reverse. It includes insets of Cuzco, Machu Picchu, Lima and the Inca Trail. (AND46, $12.95)

The Exotic Kitchens of Peru

by Copeland Marks

FOOD
2001
PAPER
230 PAGES

A carefully researched cookbook of traditional Peruvian cuisine, with practical advice on how to adapt recipes for the American kitchen. (PRU69, $16.95)

Explorer of Machu Picchu, Portrait of Hiram Bingham

by Alfred M. Bingham

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2000
PAPER
381 PAGES

A biography of the explorer of the Andes, Yale professor and U.S. Senator. (AND32, $15.95)

Fodor's Peru

by Fodor's

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
556 PAGES

Now in full-color, this up-to-date guide includes excellent recommendations on visiting Cuzco and Machu Picchu. (PRU74, $22.99)

Footprint Cuzco & the Inca Heartland Handbook

by Ben Box | Stephen Frankham

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
352 PAGES

Comprehensive and up-to-date, this exceptional guide covers Cuzco and surroundings, including Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley, Tambopata, Manu Park and Lima in detail. (PRU46, $21.95)

Footprint Peru Handbook

by Ben Box

GUIDEBOOK
2011
FLEXI-BOUND
704 PAGES

A general overview of Peru and practical travel detail on where to go and what to do. (PRU27, $27.95)

Genesis (Memory of Fire Trilogy, Part 1)

by Cedric Belfrage | Eduardo Galeano

HISTORY
1998
PAPER
306 PAGES

Brief, lyrical vignettes and anecdotes from pre-Columbian myths through the conquest and early colonial period. A crash course in the history of the New World. (MYA18, $16.95)

Good Faith and Truthful Ignorance, A Case of Transatlantic Bigamy

by Alexandra Parma Cook | Noble David Cook

HISTORY
1992
PAPER
206 PAGES

The well-told tale of the 16th-century Spanish explorer Francisco Noguerol de Ulloa, who was charged with bigamy, and imprisoned. (PRU59, $22.95)

A Guide to the Birds of Colombia

by Steven Hilty | William Brown

FIELD GUIDE
1986
PAPER
836 PAGES

This classic South American bird guide gives good coverage of the upper Amazon basin, illustrating 1,700 species -- nearly half of all the species of South America. (FG14, $78.50)

A Guide to the Birds of Venezuela

by Steven Hilty | Guy Tudor | J.A. Gwynne

FIELD GUIDE
2002
PAPER
929 PAGES

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, $65.00)

The Heights of Machu Picchu

by Pablo Neruda | Nathaniel Tarn

LITERATURE
1972
PAPER
71 PAGES
FAVORITE

Machu Picchu and the Inca civilization inspired this celebrated epic hymn to the Americas by the great Pablo Neruda. Bilingual edition. (AND22, $14.00)

History of the Conquest of Peru

by William H. Prescott

HISTORY
2002
PAPER
816 PAGES

A classic 19th century history of the clash between two civilizations in the high Andes. (AND24, $16.95)

History of the Inca Empire

by Bernabe Cobo

HISTORY
1983
PAPER
279 PAGES

A compact edition of the 17th-century account of the Incas, translated and edited by Roland Hamilton from Father Cobo's original manuscript. (AND47, $25.00)

History of the Inca Realm

by Maria Rostworowski De Diez Canseco

HISTORY
1998
PAPER
269 PAGES
FAVORITE

This scholarly history boasts the most thorough treatment of the pre-Hispanic Incas available in English. (AND63, $28.99)

The Hold Life Has, Coca and Cultural Identity in an Andean Community

by Catherine J. Allen

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
2002
PAPER
304 PAGES

Anthropologist Allen offers an update of her ethnography of the Quechua-speaking people of the Andes, first published in 1985. (AND60, $21.95)

The Ice Maiden

by Johan Reinhard

ARCHAEOLOGY
2006
PAPER
384 PAGES

National Geographic archaeologist Johan Reinhard brings together tales of his 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)

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Incas, The History, Legends, Myths and Culture

by David M. Jones

HISTORY
2006
HARD COVER
256 PAGES

This amply illustrated historical and archaeological guide is especially strong on Incan art -- textiles, ceramics, jewelry and mor e-- mythology and rituals. (AND67, $35.00)

An Inca Account of the Conquest of Peru

by Titu Cusi Yupanqui

HISTORY
2005
PAPER
166 PAGES

The Inca Diego de Castro Titu Cusi Yupanqui's account of the cataclysmic events that took place in the Andes in the 16th century, as told to a Spanish missionary in 1570 and translated by Ralph Bauer, who provides the introduction and annotations. (AND62, $21.95)

Inca Myths

by Gary Urton

HISTORY
1999
PAPER
80 PAGES

A classic survey in the serries The Legendary Past. (AND59, $12.95)

The Inca Trail, Cuzco & Machu Picchu

by Alexander Stewart

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
366 PAGES

With an excellent overview of culture and history, and chapters on exploring Cuzco, Lima and Machu Picchu. (PRU19, $22.95)

Inca Trail: Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Cusco Map

by 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. (PRU28, $11.95)

The Incas

by Terrence D'Altroy

HISTORY
2003
PAPER
408 PAGES

An authoritative history chronicling the rise and fall of the Incan empire. (CAM98, $32.95)

It's a Jungle Up There, More Tales from the Treetops

by Margaret Lowman | James Burgess | Edward Burgess

NATURAL HISTORY
2008
PAPER
291 PAGES

This engaging globe-skipping chronicle takes the tropical ecologist and her now-grown sons James and Edward to Samoa, West Africa, Peru, Panama, India and other great habitats. (NAT92, $30.00)

The Last Forest, The Future of the Amazon in the Age of Globalization

by Mark London

NATURAL HISTORY
2007
HARD COVER
320 PAGES

Part personal adventure narrative, part policy paper, London examines the fate of the Amazon with optimism. (AMZ102, $25.95)

Latin American Art

by 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

by Robert Harvey

HISTORY
2002
PAPER
561 PAGES

Focused on the heroism and derring-do of seven legendary men, Harvey tells the story of Simon Bolivar, General Jose de San Martin and other greats in the fight for independence. (SAM35, $18.95)

Life in the Treetops, Adventures of a Woman in Field Biology

by Margaret Lowman

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2000
PAPER
219 PAGES

The sprightly memoir of an ecologist who climbs, studies and sleeps in trees for a living, balancing multiple roles of scientist, wife and mom. Margaret Lowman, a pioneer in the ecology of forest tree canopies, continues her story in a second memoir (written with her now-grown sons). (AMZ57, $13.95)

Lima Map

by Lima 2000

2006
MAP

A full color, indexed map of the city of Lima. (PRU29, $14.95)

Lonely Planet Peru

by Sara Benson

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
564 PAGES

An excellent practical guide to Peru geared for independent travelers. (PRU13, $23.99)

Lonely Planet South America on a Shoestring

by Lonely Planet

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
1148 PAGES

A comprehensive, detailed practical guide to traveling in South America. (SAM44, $34.99)

Machu Picchu

by Barry Brukoff | Pablo Neruda | Stephen Kessler

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
2001
HARD COVER
128 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

Brukoff's stunning color and black-and-white photographs compliment Neruda's great poem, translated into English with facing Spanish. (PRU43, $40.00)

The Machu Picchu Guidebook

by Ruth M. Wright | Alfredo Valencia Zegarra

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
188 PAGES

With maps and site plans, a section on new discoveries, a wildlife section and a fold-out full color painting of the city as it may have looked during a solstice celebration in 1530. (PRU34, $21.95)

Machu Picchu, Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas

by Richard L. Burger | Lucy C. Salazar

ARCHAEOLOGY
2008
PAPER
256 PAGES

Burger and Salazar vividly evoke the art, architecture, culture and society of Machu Picchu in this illustrated, up-to-date survey. With Hiram Bingham's original report, archival and modern photographs -- and excellent chapters on recent archaeology at the site. (AND35, $28.00)

The Madness of Things Peruvian, Democracy Under Seige

by 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)

Mammals of the Neotropics, The Central Neotropics: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Vol. 3

by John F. Eisenberg | Kent H. Redford

NATURAL HISTORY
1999
PAPER
610 PAGES

A comprehensive survey of the 650 species of mammals of Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil. (SAM30, $62.50)

The Moche

by Garth Bawden

ARCHAEOLOGY
1999
PAPER
375 PAGES

A comprehensive, scholarly overview of the ancient Moche civilization of northern coastal Peru. These are the people, known for their architecture, ceramics and metallurgy, who built Sipan in the first centuries A.D. (PRU56, $40.95)

Moon Handbook Peru

by Ross Wehner | Renee del Gaudio

GUIDEBOOK
2007
PAPER
631 PAGES

An informative guide in the popular series (PRU58, $21.95)

Mountain of the Condor, Metaphor and Ritual in an Andean Ayllu

by 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. (AND28, $16.50)

Narrative of the Incas

by 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. (AND39, $21.95)

Narrative Threads, Accounting and Recounting in Andean Khipu

by Jeffre Quilter

ARCHAEOLOGY
2002
HARD COVER
391 PAGES

Twelve scholars investigate khipu, the Incan method of record keeping using dyed and knotted strings. (AND55, $45.00)

A Neotropical Companion

by John Kricher | Mark Plotkin

NATURAL HISTORY
1999
PAPER
536 PAGES

From plants and animals to birds and bugs, it's all here in this wonderfully written overview of the ecology, habitats, plants and animals of Central and South America. (GPS11, $35.00)

Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, A Field Guide

by L.H. Emmons

FIELD GUIDE
1997
PAPER
298 PAGES

Compact enough to slip into your daypack, this field guide to the mammals of the New World tropics features 29 color plates of more than 200 species. (GPS12, $42.50)

Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent

by Eduardo Galeano | Cedric Belfrage

HISTORY
1998
PAPER
317 PAGES

The most wrenchingly beautiful history of plunder and exploitation in Latin America ever written. President Obama has a copy, compliments of Hugo Chavez. (AND26, $18.00)

Our Affair with El Nino: How We Transformed an Enchanting Peruvian Current into a Global Climate Hazard

by S. George Philander

SCIENCE
2006
PAPER
288 PAGES

A geoscientist at Princeton University, Philander, outlines the meaning and global significance of the El Nino current and its impact on global weather patterns in this informative popular account. (SCI179, $28.95)

Pass the Butterworms, Remote Journeys Oddly Rendered

by Tim Cahill

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
1998
PAPER

A collection of enertatining travel essays. (WLD01, $16.00)

Personal Narrative of a Journey to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent

by Alexander von Humboldt

EXPLORATION
1996
PAPER
310 PAGES

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)

Peru Map

by Lima 2000

MAP

A well-produced, colorful shaded relief map of Peru. (PRU09, $14.95)

Peru's Indian Peoples and the Challenge of Spanish Conquest, Huamanga to 1640

by Steve J. Stern

HISTORY
1994
PAPER
295 PAGES

A history of the inhabitants of Ayacucho, Peru, from Incan times to 1640. (PRU37, $21.95)

Peru, Ecuador Map

by Nelles

2005
MAP

This sturdy, double-sided travel map at a scale of 1: 2.5 million includes insets of Quito and Lima, Cusco and Lake Titicaca. (AND69, $13.95)

Pimsleur Quick & Simple Spanish

by 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. (SPN257, $19.95)

Rain of the Moon, Silver in Ancient Peru

by Heidi King

ART & ARCHITECTURE
2001
PAPER
64 PAGES

Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art. (PRU67, $19.95)

The Real Life of Alejandro Mayta

by Mario Vargas Llosa

LITERATURE
1998
PAPER
320 PAGES

An astute psychological portrait of a modern revolutionary and a searching account of an old friend's struggle to understand him. First published in English in 1986, the novel probes the long and checkered history of radical politics in Latin America. (AND65, $26.00)

Rough Guide Peru

by Dilwyn Jenkins

GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER
648 PAGES

This practical guide in the excellent British series includes an excellent historical and cultural overview. (PRU78, $22.99)

Running the Amazon

by Joe Kane

EXPLORATION
1990
PAPER
278 PAGES

A best-selling account of a 4,000-mile expedition from the high Andes to the Atlantic by foot, raft and kayak -- an expedition only four of the ten participants finished. (AMZ13, $14.95)

A Sacred Landscape, The Search for Ancient Peru

by Hugh Thomson

HISTORY
2008
PAPER
330 PAGES

Hugh Thomson travels all over Peru with his archaeologist pals, visiting Moche, Chavin, Nasca and other ancient sites in this thrilling account of adventure. His tale is bracketed by an account of his discoveries with Gary Ziegler at Llactapata, a newly excavated observatory barely two miles from Machu Picchu, and essentially lost since Bingham happened upon the place in 1912. He concludes with wise words by John Hemming, "Anyone can find a ruin in the jungle; but it can take a lifetime to understand what you have found." (PRU76, $16.95)

Seaworthy: Adrift With William Willis in the Golden Age of Rafting

by T. R. Pearson

HISTORY
2007
PAPER
280 PAGES

The 60-year-old Willis sailed a homemade balsa-wood raft over 4,000 miles across the Pacific from Peru to American Samoa, accompanied only by a cat and a foul-mouthed parrot. (PAC174, $13.95)

Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest

by 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

by Chris Scarre

ARCHAEOLOGY
1999
HARD COVER
304 PAGES

A comprehensive, illustrated overview of the great monuments of the ancient world and how they were built. (GEN92, $40.00)

Shadow of the Bear, Travels in Their Vanishing Country

by Brian Payton

NATURAL HISTORY
2006
HARD COVER
256 PAGES

Payton recounts the journeys he made on four continents to view all eight remaining species of bears. (NAT100, $25.95)

The Shining Path, A History of the Millenarian War in Peru

by Robin Kirk | Gustavo Gorriti

HISTORY
1998
PAPER
290 PAGES

An absorbing account of the 15-year guerilla war waged by the Ayacucho-based Shining Path. (PRU41, $38.95)

Signs of the Inka Khipu, Binary Coding in the Andean Knotted-String Records

by Gary Urton

ARCHAEOLOGY
2003
PAPER
216 PAGES

Urton attempts to understand the ancient Inca system of record keeping using knotted and dyed strings by approaching it as binary coding. (AND58, $21.95)

The Smithsonian Atlas of the Amazon

by Michael Goulding | Ronaldo Barthem | Efrem Ferreira

NATURAL HISTORY
2003
HARD COVER
254 PAGES

This beautiful, profusely illustrated atlas of the river includes its major tributaries and 150 full-color maps. Goulding (Floods of Fortune) and Brazilian biologists Barthem and Ferreira provide the accompanying text. (AMZ82, $39.95)

Snakes, The Evolution of Mystery in Nature

by Harry W. Greene

NATURAL HISTORY
1997
HARD COVER
288 PAGES

The ecology and diversity of snakes worldwide, with stunning photographs. (BST33, $60.00)

South America, The Andes Map

by Nelles

2005
MAP

The full range of the Andes and the Pacific coast of South America. (SAM47, $13.95)

Spanish, A Language Map

by Kristine K. Kershul

LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
1999
PLASTIC CARD

This durable, foldout card, featuring 1,000 words and phrases, works as a quick reference for travelers. (SPN259, $7.95)

Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas

by 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 draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account. (NAM20, $24.95)

The Tambopata-Candamo Reserved Zone of Southeastern Peru, A Biological Assessment

by Robin B. Foster

NATURAL HISTORY
1995
PAPER
192 PAGES

A survey of the biological resources of the region. (PRU17, $19.95)

Textiles of Ancient Peru and Their Techniques

by Raoul d'Harcourt

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
2002
PAPER
320 PAGES

A reprint of a 1934 classic with illusrtations of hundreds of ancient textiles. (AND44, $26.95)

Traveling with Che Guevara, The Making of a Revolutionary

by Alberto Granado | Lucia Alvarez de Toledo

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
2004
PAPER
240 PAGES

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

by Val Pitkethly | Kate Harper

GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER
192 PAGES

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

by Stephen Tapscott

LITERATURE
1996
PAPER
418 PAGES

This 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, $29.95)

The University of Chicago Dictionary, Spanish-English/English-Spanish

by Carlos Castillo

LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
2002
PAPER
603 PAGES

The well-regarded concise dictionary of words and phrases for today's language. Fifth Edition. (SPN118, $11.00)

War By Candlelight, Stories

by Daniel Alarcon

LITERATURE
2006
PAPER
224 PAGES

Peruvian-American Alarcon's debut collection of nine stories, six set in Peru, three in New York City. He writes of natural disaster, difficulties and relationships. (PRU61, $13.99)

Where to Watch Birds in South America

by Nigel Wheatley

NATURAL HISTORY
1995
PAPER
431 PAGES

A compact practical guide to birdwatching sites throughout South America, including checklists. (SAM40, $30.95)

Women of the Four Winds

by Elizabeth Olds

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1999
PAPER
336 PAGES

A collection of four lively biographies of four 20th-century American explorers. (EXP19, $21.95)

The World as You Dream It, Shamanistic Teachings from the Amazon and Andes

by John M. Perkins

RELIGION
1994
PAPER
139 PAGES

A personal account of sometimes hard-to-believe experiences with curanderos (or shamans) in the highlands and Amazon of Ecuador. (AMZ46, $14.95)

Yanomami, The Fierce Controversy and What We Might Learn from It

by Robert Borofsky

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
2005
PAPER
397 PAGES

A study of the controversy surrounding anthropological studies of the Yanomami. (SAM67, $25.95)

Yawar Fiesta

by 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. (PRU42, $15.50)

Yuraq Janka: Guide to the Peruvian Andes, Cordilleras Blanca and Rosko

by John Ricker

GUIDEBOOK
1995
PAPER
192 PAGES

A mountaineering guide to the Cordillera Blanca with route descriptions, color photographs and accompanying 1:100,000 scale maps on two sheets. (PRU44, $12.95)

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