Latin America category: 3090 books

The overthrow of Spanish rule and the birth of new republican governments in northern South America at the beginning of the nineteenth century were in large part the work of one man—Simón Bolívar. Bolívar was not only the soldier who built a patriot army from a small band of exiles and led them...

This travel journal is an account of Steven's visit to Nicaragua where he parties over Xmas with the expats in San Juan del Sur on the Pacific coast "a two-bit beach town where everyone knows your business and there's nothing to do but Drink or do Drugs" and where "the more you're Doped...

The story of the Spanish discovery of the Pacific by Balboa, and his conquest of the Indians along the way.

This is the official Holiday FM Guide to Havana. This handy bitesize guide gives you everything you might want for the ideal trip to the big city. Background information about the history of the City will hopefully give you a better understanding of its origins and make your visit more enjoyable. ...

El Salvador 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....

Lovers of Barbecues, music and baseball can find themselves right at home at Venezuela. CultureShock! Venezuela shows the traveller or armchair-traveller how to get there, what to do there, and how to mingle with the people. Discover the reason behind why the locals have such a strong pride in their...

Paraguay 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....

This is the Rio travel guide for the global girl - a fun, flirty and stylish travel guide and journal whisking you on an adventure around this city.

The Ultimate Handbook Guide to Belo Horizonte : (Brazil) is your second passport to everything interesting and relevant. It provides you with up-to-date advice on what to see and what hidden discoveries await you.

The Escape Manual is your guide for moving to, living in, or traveling through Costa Rica. In this perfect blend of information and entertainment, Nadine Hays Pisani answers all of your questions in her patented comedic style. She introduces you to her colorful cast of characters as...

Marian Lindberg grew up being told that Walter Lindberg, the man who raised her father, was a brave explorer who had been murdered in the Amazon. She took her father’s claims at face value, basking in her exotic roots, until she started to notice things. The unverified legend became a riddle she...

Traveling to a spanish speaking country or would you just like to learn the basics of spanish. This is a little pocket book for your basic spanish translation needs from greetings, hotel accommodations to the weather and seasons. This trusty handbook also have worksheets and lessons so that you won't...

Couchsurfer, hitchhiker, and rogue wanderer Jamie Maslin embarks on a couchsurfing adventure to the homeland of “firebrand,” “populist,” “anti-American” president Hugo Chavez: the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Alone in the crime capital of the world Maslin immediately finds himself in...

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.