Central America category: 775 books
by richard allan
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
Beyond Paradise is a travel / adventure true story - written with a dry sense of humor, set in tropical Central America during the epoch of the wars.The absolute worst luck any traveler might encounter, did raise its ugly head even to the point of being thrown into the dreaded "Choluteca...
Cuba Travel Guide
Culture - Sightseeing - Activities - Hotels - Nightlife - Restaurants - Transportation
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2013
(approx. 223 pages)
Our illustrated travel guide features the best information from an experienced traveler as well as other local resources. It's just what you need to help you to plan your trip in advance and to accompany you on-the-ground.
Finding Internet access...
by Vivien Lougheed
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2011
We travel to grow our Adventure Guides show you how. Experience the places you visit more directly, freshly, intensely than you would otherwise sometimes best done on foot, in a canoe, or through cultural adventures like art courses, cooking classes, learning the language, meeting the people, joining...
by Lonely Planet
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2019
Lonely Planet ***Panama***is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Sip coconuts on a Caribbean beach; lay eyes on the awe-inspiring Panama Canal; or hike through sublime cloud forests; all with your trusted travel companion....
by Paige R. Penland
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2010
Long a destination for serious surfers, El Salvador remains the “undiscovered” destination in Central America, inexpensive to visit and rich in local color.
In this new El Salvador guide you’ll find great information on the best places to stay, eat, and travel. And with a special surfing...
Nicaragua - Culture Smart!
The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2019
More and more travelers are discovering the delights of Nicaragua—a land of lakes and volcanoes. The image has persisted of a country racked by revolution and war, but the reality awaiting travelers couldn't be more different. The largest country in Central America, Nicaragua is also one of the...
by Sheri Kretzschmar
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2013
Be prepared to visit Chichicastenango, Guatemala without losing precious time. Many visitors are only in Chichi for a few hours, so it is best to know what you would like to do before you arrive. Gain more knowledge about the Mayan History and life. Know what to expect in the largest market in Central...
Beyond Civilization and Barbarism
Culture and Politics in Postrevolutionary Argentina
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2013
Beyond Civilization and Barbarism examines how various cultural forms promoted competing political projects in Argentina during the decades following independence from Spain. This turbulent period has long been characterized as a struggle between two irreconcilable forces: the dictatorship of Juan...
Uruguay, 1968
Student Activism from Global Counterculture to Molotov Cocktails
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
The tumultuous 1960s saw a generation of Latin American youth enter into political life in unprecedented numbers. Though some have argued that these young-radical movements were inspired by the culture and politics of social movements burgeoning in Europe and the United States, youth activism developed...
Off the Grid
My Ride from Louisiana to the Panama Canal in an Electric Car
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
The rollicking tale of a first-of-its-kind adventure-driving a Tesla through Central America.
Only a week after the nation’s newspapers were filled with headlines of the first cross-country trip in an electric car, two Louisianans slip quietly across the Rio Grande in south Texas in an attempt...
by Knut Walter
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2000
To many observers, Anastasio Somoza, who ruled Nicaragua from 1936 until his assassination in 1956, personified the worst features of a dictator. While not dismissing these characteristics, Knut Walter argues that the regime was in fact more notable for its achievement of stability, economic growth,...
From Many Cultures, One Nation
Ethnicity and Nationalism in Belizean Children
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2018
Children possess national and ethnic identity, whether or not we want them to, and often that identity includes elements of their own devising.
Since independence, the Belizean government has sought to promote a national Belizean identity by recognizing the cultures of its multiple ethnic groups,...
José Revueltas y Roberto Bolaño
Formas genéricas de la experiencia
Language: Spanish
Release Date: October 1, 2017
Este libro busca intervenir en el debate sobre formas del pensamiento latinoamericano, mas alla de la historia de las ideas, el poscolonialismo/decolonialismo, y la filosofia de la liberacion. Utiliza la literatura de Jose Revueltas (Mexico, 1914-1976) y Roberto Bolano (Chile, 1953-2003) para pensar...
by Steve Norwood
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2014
An Unforgettable Trip beyond Tinker Toys and Toothpaste When a friend invites Steve Norwood on a mission trip to Honduras, he's initially skeptical, viewing the trip as little more than an opportunity to dutifully hand out Christmas gift boxes to children. But when he takes a life-changing step of...