South America category: 2208 books

The book combines a travelogue with a semi-fictional story by an established author and journalist who has worked as an epidemiologist there and knows brazil, its people and culture, first-hand.

This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1853 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'A Narrative of Travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro' is a detailed description of Wallace's observations of the human inhabitants, animal life, and environment...

La apasionante narración del histórico recorrido de un hombre a lo largo de todo el Amazonas—y a través del medio ambiente de mayor diversidad biológica del planeta. En abril del 2008, Ed Stafford inició su trayecto para convertirse en el primer hombre en caminar por todo lo largo del...

"21000+ Czech - Spanish Spanish - Czech Vocabulary" is a list of more than 47000 words translated from Czech to Spanish, as well as translated from Spanish to Czech. Easy to use- great for tourists and Czech speakers interested in learning Spanish. As well as Spanish speakers interested in learning Czech.

This richly orchestrated novel, which won a national literary prize in the author's native land, Venezuela, also earned international recognition when the William Faulkner Foundation gave it an award as the most notable novel published in Ibero America between 1945 and 1962. Cumboto's disturbing story...

…a large wave buries the bow of Seamaster and I am exhaling bubbles into the ocean as I try to call for help. And then I am hit with a distinct sensation—I can no longer breathe… This and other incredible adventures are shared in SIERRA TWO, the true story of one man’s literal and metaphysical...

Voici l’outil pratique qui vous permettra de déchiffrer le menu en Argentine. Ce guide rendra plus agréable tous vos repas à Buenos Aires; il vous permettra de découvrir la gastronomie locale et de combler tous vos caprices culinaires. Dans cet outil, on trouve tout aussi bien les phrases usuelles...

Partir avec un guide de conversation en poche permet d’enrichir son expérience de voyage; connaître les mots essentiels et mieux comprendre les gens du pays qu’on visite facilite les contacts, favorise les rencontres et procure un agrément additionnel indéniable. Le guide de conversation L’espagnol...

Idée d'itinéraire en Équateur - Les îles Galapagos selon Charles Darwin, est un court extrait du beau livre Ulysse Les 50 plus beaux itinéraires autour du monde. Il suggère brièvement un itinéraire de 5 jours, au mois d'avril, en croisière en catamaran au départ de l'île Baltra, en passant par l'île San Cristobal et l'île Charles (Punta Cormorant).

Questo libro racconta la storia, le lotte, la memoria e la dignità delle comunità afrodiscendenti in resistenza e di molti altri movimenti sociali della Colombia. Da quelle parti si sa perfettamente che la democrazia ed i diritti non esistono se non vengono attivamente rivendicati, praticati e difesi...

A memoir of life in Suraqueta, a subtropical town in Bolivia where the Andes meets the Amazon — part of a grassroots network of “transition towns” that aim to increase self-sufficiency to reduce the potential effects of climate change and economic instability A timely, personal exploration...

Frommer’s books aren’t written by committee, or by travel writers who simply pop in briefly to a destination and then consider the job done. Frommer’s author,Nicholas Gill, has been covering Peru for over a decade and this book hits all the highlights, from iconic Machu Picchu to Lima's vibrant...

Take a journey across the majestic Andes Mountains into the countryside of Ecuador. This travel photo gallery features the beauty of this stunning landscape.

Overwhelmed with her fast-paced, competitive lifestyle, Amy Ragsdale moved with her husband, writer Peter Stark, and their two teenage children from the US to a small town in northeastern Brazil, where she hoped they would learn the value of a slower life. In this culturally rich and economically...