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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...

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...

An inspiring record of the Roerich Central Asiatic Expedition(1924-1928) to India, Sikkim, Little Tibet, Chinese Turkestan, Mongoliaand Tibet. Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947) is known first and foremost as a painter. His paintings, of which there are thousands around the world, explore the mythic...

The history and operations of the Panama Canal during the 1980s and 1990s come to life in this vibrant personal memoir by retired canal pilot Kenneth P. Puckett. In this book, Captain Puckett shares "sea stories" and other personal memories that have made him a popular teacher and lecturer....

Lonely Planet Guatemala is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Visit Tika's monumental restored temples, learn to speak Spanish while admiring picture-postcard vistas in Antigua or hike Lago de Atitlan's lakeshore trails;...

Lonely Planet ***Belize***is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore the ancient Maya site of Caracol, dive the world-renowned Blue Hole, or spot toucans in the wild; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to...

Machado de Assis não é realista. A afirmação, que rompe com um dos maiores dogmas da Teoria da Literatura brasileira, é a ideia central do livro do escritor, ensaísta e professor Gustavo Bernardo, hoje um dos mais importantes nomes da reflexão sobre Literatura e Educação do Brasil. Nesta...

Reviews of the complete guide to Honduras from which this one is drawn: "This guidebook by Maria Fiallos is the best coverage of Honduras available. All the dive sites, all the restaurants, and all the hotels from budget to luxury. The author is a real expert, and the information is fresh and...

Who Should Rule? traces the ambitious imperial reform that empowered new and competing political actors in an era of intense imperial competition, war, and the breakdown of the Spanish empire. Mónica Ricketts examines the rise of men of letters and military officers in two central areas of the Spanish...

Celebrando los 60 años de Raúl Zurita, los siete ensayos que se reúnen en este libro representan una mirada joven, tan nueva como múltiple, en torno a la obra de este apreciado poeta de quien se incluye «Los poemas muertos», nudo central de su visión de la poesía, nunca antes publicado íntegramente en Chile.

In the spring of 1983, a North American couple who were hoping to adopt a child internationally received word that if they acted quickly, they could become the parents of a boy in an orphanage in Honduras. Layers of red tape dissolved as the American Embassy there smoothed the way for the adoption....

"The First Ride" tells the story of author's foolhardy and ill conceived journey through Central America on a motorcycle. New to motorcycles, he struggles to stay in the saddle and suffers from multiple misadventures on a wild ride  from the United States to Panama. In the process, the author makes new discoveries about the land, the people,and himself.

El régimen de facto de Federico Tinoco, legalizado después por elecciones y reconocido por la Asamblea Constituyente, fue denominado por el pueblo con el nombre de Los Tinoco. Se designaba así al Presidente y a su hermano Joaquín, Ministro de Guerra, mano derecha suya en particular y del Gobierno...

Viaje a la Huasteca es el fruto de más de medio siglo de investigaciones sobre la région. Guy Stresser-Péan llegó a México en 1936 como investigador, aunque en realidad quería ir a África. Llegó convencido por Paul Rivet, uno de los etnólogos más representativos de Francia, y entró en una...