Central category: 1451 books

The author makes a trek across Panama on a new Route from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Before the canal, there were hopes of a road to cut the trip around the Cape Horn.

Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986) was one of the great writers of the twentieth century and the most influential author in the Spanish language of modern times. He had a seminal influence on Latin American literature and a lasting impact on literary fiction in many other languages. However, Borges has...

First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839-1908) never left Brazil and rarely traveled outside his native city of Rio de Janeiro, yet he is widely acknowledged by those who have read him as one of the major authors of the nineteenth century. His works are full of subtle irony, relentless psychological insights,...

Roberto Bolaño as World Literature provides an introduction to the Chilean novelist that highlights his connections with classic and contemporary masters of world literature and his investigation of topics of international interest, such as the rise of rightwing and neofascist movements during the...

Writing and violence have been inextricably linked in Spanish America from the Conquest onward. Spanish authorities used written edicts, laws, permits, regulations, logbooks, and account books to control indigenous peoples whose cultures were predominantly oral, giving rise to a mingled awe and mistrust...

In Wonder and Exile in the New World, Alex Nava explores the border regions between wonder and exile, particularly in relation to the New World. It traces the preoccupation with the concept of wonder in the history of the Americas, beginning with the first European encounters, goes on to investigate...

Turkmenistan 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....

Kabul (Afghanistan) 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....

An American who cannot afford to live in his own house escapes to Panamá. Finds himself in Heaven - a beautiful land with wonderful people - but finds corrosive civilization coming ever nearer this fragile alien world. In this travel memoir, novelist James David Audlin tells of his adventures...

Collection of essays including Joyce Adler's previously unpublished essay on Harris's cross-cultural dialogue with Melville, and a substantial autobiographical essay by Wilson Harris.

Photos and maps throughout. Here you'll find every practical detail on the Mazatlan area that you need, as well as town and regional maps and sound travel advice from an author who knows the region intimately. Adventures range from cultural to physical. Learn Spanish in Mazatlan's top language school,...

Our illustrated travel guide will help you to plan an exciting trip to San Juan in Puerto Rico. It’s the ideal location for a cultural or warm beach vacation holiday - we take you to Old San Juan, home to historic attractions, galleries and museums. El Condado, the upscale city beach neighborhood...

The Grass is Greener Till You Get To The Other Side is a factual account of one couple’s experience of retiring to Belize in 2003. Over the next decade they met many unforeseen trials and challenges of living in the developing world, as well as coping with other cultural idiosyncrasies. Her memoir is an adventure and provides guidance for anyone choosing to do the same.