Central America category: 775 books

Nicaragua Travel Guide - Tiki Travel The Tiki Travel guides use the text from WikiTravel.org, a complete and reliable worldwide travel guide written and edited by Wikitravellers from around the globe. An active table of contents enables users to jump directly to the section selected....

Guatemala Travel Guide - Tiki Travel The Tiki Travel guides use the text from WikiTravel.org, a complete and reliable worldwide travel guide written and edited by Wikitravellers from around the globe. An active table of contents enables users to jump directly to the section selected....

Hot flashes light a blazing fire under Mariposa as she sets out on a two-fold quest to understand both Guatemalan NGOs and Latin males. Magical men, married men, manic men... Mariposa rides the relationship roller coaster both at home and abroad until a tragic incident makes her realize that, to get the right answer, you first need to ask the right question.

Since the end of the Sandinista revolution, Nicaragua has ceased to make the headlines of world news. But with the construction of a shipping route connecting the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean underway, its chances may be turning. At the Foot of the Volcano is a rare portrait of Nicaragua...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to the beautiful island nation of Jamaica. Located in the Caribbean, Jamaica is visited by over one million visitors each year and has famous vacation resorts at Montego Bay, Negril, Ocho Rios and Kingston. Finding Internet access when out and about can...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to the Bahamas, a nation consisting of 29 islands, 661 cays, and 2,387 islets (rocks). It is located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba and Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti), northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and southeast of Florida. ...

If you're daydreaming about the romantic notion to move to Costa Rica, buy a farm, have horses, and become part of a community outside of the bucolic expat condos, hold on for the ride! Back in 2004, I came to Costa Rica and ended up buying a 200-acre piece of farmland on my first trip to the...

Cozumel in Mexico is one of the best dive locations in the world and has incredible beaches which lure visitors in search of winter sun as well as at other times of the year.  Nearby is Cancun and Playa del Carmen and a romantic beach at sunset is never far away. Finding Internet access...

Dennis Hambright has written a real insiders look at San José, Costa Rica with his 'Day by Day in San José'. Hambright isn't jut another wannabe who declared himself a local expert. He lives there, works there, speaks the language, and understands the culture and the people. He digs into all the nooks...

Andrew Hudgins needed to change his life. He was spiraling downward. After spending years caring for his father and his divorce that followed, He was determined to make a new man of himself. Join him in his decision making process that would lead him remarkably on a life voyage that ends with...

This reader brings together more than 200 texts and images in a broad introduction to Guatemala's history, culture, and politics. In choosing the selections, the editors sought to avoid representing the country only in terms of its long experience of conflict, racism, and violence. And so, while offering...

Over the latter half of the twentieth century, the Guatemalan state slaughtered more than two hundred thousand of its citizens. In the wake of this violence, a vibrant pan-Mayan movement has emerged, one that is challenging Ladino (non-indigenous) notions of citizenship and national identity. In The...

World-renowned 'tell it like it is' guidebook Discover Guatemala with this comprehensive, entertaining, 'tell it like it is' Rough Guide, packed with comprehensive practical information and our experts' honest and independent recommendations. Whether you plan to explore the Mayan ruins...

The Author, having no expectation that his reminiscences would be received with the kind indulgence of which this Second Edition is the proof, with diffidence ventured to tell so many tales connected with his own unimportant life as he has done. Emboldened by the reception his 'Tracks' have met with, he now adds a few stories which he trusts may further amuse its readers.