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MOUNTAIN TRAVEL-SOBEK
Trekking the Paine Circuit
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXPAT101) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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The Whispering Land
• Gerald Durrell
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2006 •
PAPER
• 240 PAGES
Durrell's sparkling account of an eight-month jaunt on the trail of fur seals, guanaco, parrots and other Patagonian marvels.
(PAT13, $15.00) |
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Torres del Paine Map
• Zagier & Urruty Maps
2008 •
MAP
A detailed color map of the park, with trekking routes and refuges, at a scale of 1:80,000. Based on striking satelllite imagery and printed on high quality paper, it shows 100-meter contour lines and spot elevations. One Side. 26x37 inches.
(CHI12, $14.95) |
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Also Recommended
Lonely Planet Buenos Aires
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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The best of Buenos Aires is included in this practical guide, along with a pullout map and insider recommendations on shopping, eating, sleeping and day trips.
(ARG10, $19.99)
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Moon Handbook Patagonia
• Wayne Bernhardson
• GUIDEBOOK
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This practical guide covers where to go and what to do in southern South America from Puerto Montt and the Lake District to Perito Moreno, Torres del Paine and Tierra del Fuego. With chapters on Santiago and Buenos Aires.
(PAT73, $21.99)
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Around Cape Horn
• Irving Johnson
• EXPLORATION
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Captain Irving Johnson memorably narrates this documentary of his 1929 voyage as a young man aboard the Peking, featuring a remarkable sequence about the ship rounding the Horn in a storm. Talk about bad weather!
(PAT68, $29.95)
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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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Rounding the Horn
• Dallas Murphy
• EXPLORATION
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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, $18.00)
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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, $15.00)
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Voyage of the Beagle
• Charles Darwin
• EXPLORATION
• BEST SELLER
• FAVORITE
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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)
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Cape Horn and Other Stories from the End of the World
• Francisco Coloane
• David A. Petreman
• LITERATURE
• COMING IN
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A collection of sixteen short stories, by the noted Chilean author, capturing the characteristically rugged landscape of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego.
(CHI27, $16.00)
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Chile, A Traveler's Literary Companion
• Katherine Silver
• LITERATURE
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These choice stories introduce both the country and a host of contemporary writers.
(CHI38, $14.95)
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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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The Far Side of the World
• Patrick O'Brian
• LITERATURE
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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, $14.95)
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Patagonia, The Last Wilderness
• Daniel Rivademar
• NATURAL HISTORY
• COMING IN
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An illustrated portrait of Patagonia, featuring gorgeous color photographs and brief accompanying text on the natural history of the region.
(PAT20, $39.95)
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The Andes, As the Condor Flies
• Tui De Roy
• NATURAL HISTORY
• COMING IN
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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)
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A Wildlife Guide to Chile
• Sharon Chester
• FIELD GUIDE
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Chester's splendid guide, featuring 120 color plates, covers the wildlife, plants and natural history of Chile from the Atacama Desert and Patagonia to Easter Island and Antarctica.
(CHI77, $19.95)
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Birds of Chile
• Alvaro Jaramillo
• FIELD GUIDE
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This compact, comprehensive guide with superb color plates also includes Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falkland Islands.
(CHI50, $29.95)
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