Throughout the early age of discovery in the 15th and 16th centuries, Patagonia, the southernmost region of South America, held a special place in explorers’ imaginations. Named “Terra Australis quae incognita est” on maps, this “unknown land” was believed to host landscapes, peoples, and wildlife unlike anything else on Earth.Today, the real Patagonia — encompassing a million square …
This full-color guide to Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands includes vibrant photos and easy-to-use maps to help with trip planning.Seasoned traveler and journalist Ben Westwood leads adventurers to off-the-beaten-path experiences in Ecuador, from riding a train up the steep switchbacks of the famous Nariz del Diablo (Devil’s Nose) to diving off of the Galápagos Islands, where the waters …
Moon Machu Picchu: Including Cusco & the Inca Trail (Moon Handbooks)
This full-color guide to Machu Picchu includes vibrant photos and helpful planning maps.Dawn reveals ancient stonework backed by the towering Andesthe fusion of natural and manmade beauty, built in perfect harmony with the earth and skies. This is Machu Picchu, center of the lost Inca empire. And it’s yours to explore.This is the trip of a lifetime. It …
Recently considered one of the world’s most dangerous places, Colombia has emerged from a long history of violence. Here, in this diamond-shaped tropical nation about the size of California and Texas combined, you can find sweeping rain forests teeming with exotic animals and birds, glistening snows capping the summits of Andean volcanoes, and dozens of colorful indigenous cultures …
Becoming an Expat: Ecuador: moving abroad to your richer life in Ecuador
Learn how to live in the most affordable country in South America! This book will guide you through everything involved in relocating your life to Ecuador including: healthcare, immigration, logistics of the move (moving with pets, children, shipping containers and more), international banking, managing mail, assist you to choose the best region for your family, retirement, starting a …
Birds of South America: Non-Passerines: Rheas to Woodpeckers (Princeton Illustrated Checklists)
Here in an easy-to-use format is the first guide to the nearly 1,300 species of non-passerine South American birds. It complements Robert Ridgly and Guy Tudor’s large reference volumes on the passerines (1,800 species), which will soon be available in a single-volume field guide format. One of things that makes …
The Ecuador Reader: History, Culture, Politics (The Latin America Readers)
Encompassing Amazonian rainforests, Andean peaks, coastal lowlands, and the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador’s geography is notably diverse. So too are its history, culture, and politics, all of which are examined from many perspectives in The Ecuador Reader. Spanning the years before the arrival of the Spanish in the early 1500s to the present, this rich anthology addresses colonialism, independence, …
The Peru Reader: History, Culture, Politics (The Latin America Readers)
Sixteenth-century Spanish soldiers described Peru as a land filled with gold and silver, a place of untold wealth. Nineteenth-century travelers wrote of soaring Andean peaks plunging into luxuriant Amazonian canyons of orchids, pythons, and jaguars. The early-twentieth-century American adventurer Hiram Bingham told of the raging rivers and the wild jungles he traversed on his way to rediscovering the …
Ecuador – Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Squeezed between Colombia in the north and Peru in the south, Ecuador is named for its location on the Equator and has a landscape so varied that it has been described as a microcosm of every microclimate found in South America. This diversity makes it a magnet for tourists, mountain trekkers, volunteers, and increasing numbers of US retirees …
From Neil Bennion, author of Dancing Feat, comes this all-new quick guide to Colombia.Detailed guides are great. But when you’re putting together your rough itinerary, you don’t always need up-to-the-minute peso prices, opening hours on public holidays and the nicknames of all the local bus drivers. Sometimes you just want a quick heads up, so you know what’s what.This …