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Patagonia & Tierra del Fuego   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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Moon Handbook Patagonia, including the Falkland Islands  •  Wayne Bernhardson
GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 598 PAGES • COMING IN SEPTEMBER
This practical guide in the popular series covers where to go and what to do throughout the southern end of South America from Perito Moreno and Lago Argentino, across to Peninsula Valdes, Puerto Montt, Puerto Natales, Tierra del Fuego and Ushuaia. Includes maps and transportation information, and gives an overview of the region's culture and history. With chapters on Buenos Aires, Santiago and the Falklands. (PAT73, $21.95)
  Moon Handbook Patagonia, including the Falkland Islands
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)
  In Patagonia
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. With text in Spanish and English. (PAT22, $24.95)
  Natural Patagonia, Argentina and Chile
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, $14.00)
  The Whispering Land
Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego Map  •   Auto Mapa
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A detailed physical relief map (1:1,000,000) of Tierra del Fuego -- ideal for travelers. On the flip side is a smaller-scale map of the lower part of South America from just below Buenos Aires to Cape Horn. Imported from Argentina. (PAT07, $14.95)
  Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego Map
 

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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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
Torres del Paine Map  •   Zagier & Urruty Maps    •  A detailed topographic map with trekking routes, refuges and color illustrations. (CHI12, $14.95)
 
 
Insight Guide Chile  •   Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This glossy guide is a full-color introduction by a team of experts to the land, people, history and attractions of Chile. Brief background essays highlight important topics and the many local and regional maps are outstanding. (CHI03, $23.95)
 
 
Lonely Planet Buenos Aires  •   Lonely Planet   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An excellent practical guide to Buenos Aires geared for independent travelers, featuring maps and information on excursions in and away from the city. (ARG10, $17.99)
 
 
Time Out Patagonia  •  Matt Chesterton   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical guide to the national parks, wildlife and attractions of Argentine and Chilean Patagonia. (PAT74, $19.95)
 
 
Trekking in the Patagonian Andes  •  Clem Lindenmayer   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
Far Away and Long Ago, A Childhood in Argentina  •  W.H. Hudson   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • COMING IN SEPTEMBER  •  Originally written in 1917, this is a classic memoir of boyhood in the pampas of Argentina. Hudson's enthralling childhood remembrances are rich with descriptions of landscapes, birds and nature. (SAM11, $34.95)
 
 
Idle Days in Patagonia  •  W.H. Hudson   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  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)
 
 
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)
 
 
The Uttermost Part of the Earth  •  Lucas Bridges   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A history of Tierra del Fuego and vivid record of a time and place, this classic memoir, first published in 1947, is a superb piece of literature -- a tale of early settlers, explorers and the ways of the Yagan and Ona peoples who populated the wild shores of Tierra del Fuego. (PAT04, $40.00)
 
 
Travels in a Thin Country, a Journey through Chile  •  Sara Wheeler   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  British author Sarah Wheeler deploys her wit, intelligence and powerful investigative skills on the Republic of Chile in this insightful travelogue. (CHI06, $13.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
Where the Earth Ends, A Journey Beyond Patagonia  •  John Harrison   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A spirited tale of adventures in the southern tip of South America, south from the Pampas and Patagonia to Punta Arenas, the Beagle Channel, Ushuaia -- and Antarctica. (PAT57, $21.95)
 
 
Chile, A Traveler's Literary Companion  •  Katherine Silver   • ANTHOLOGY  •  These choice stories introduce both the country and a host of contemporary writers. (CHI38, $14.95)
 
 
Cape Horn and Other Stories from the End of the World  •  Francisco Coloane  •  David A. Petreman   • LITERATURE  •  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)
 
 
Night Flight  •  Antoine de Saint Exupery   • LITERATURE  •  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)
 
 
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)
 
 
Patagonia, The Last Wilderness  •  Daniel Rivademar   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An illustrated portrait of Patagonia, featuring gorgeous color photographs and brief accompanying text on the natural history of the region. (PAT20, $39.95)
 
 
The Andes, As the Condor Flies  •  Tui De Roy   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This stunning portfolio of color photographs showcases the landscapes, habitats and wildlife of the Andes from Ecuador's cloud forests to little-visited regions of the Peruvian Andes, to the Altiplano and Patagonia. (SAM79, $35.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
A Wildlife Guide to Chile  •  Sharon Chester   • FIELD GUIDE  •  With 120 color plates and accompanying text with species identification, habitat and range, Chester's splendid guide covers the wildlife, plants and natural history of Chile from the Atacama desert to Easter Island and Antarctica. (CHI77, $19.95)
 
 
Birds of Chile  •  Alvaro Jaramillo   • FIELD GUIDE  •  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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 


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