Latin America category: 3090 books

Unscripted Journeys is a true detailed account of perils, and adventures in the land of the Maya. It includes accounts of a year incarceration in a remote Mexican prison, exclusive access to Mayan village ceremonies and interesting discoveries in this mountainous region. It takes you on journeys into...

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...

It is a big leap to make travel plans to Peru.  Despite what it appears to be in size on the entire South American map, Peru is a big country!  Travelling from one destination to the next requires planning, sometimes at least a couple months in advance.  When you arrive, making your way from one...

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...

For centuries the strange, exotic civilizations of the Aztecs, Mayas and Incas flowered in total separation from the rest of mankind. Then explorers stumbled on great pyramids and temples hidden in the forests of Guatemala and Yucatan, and fortress cities high up in the Andes, to find ‘things that...

(A5, 140 P.) Diz-se, há tempos, que existe crime organizado no Brasil. Concorda-se, é óbvio, porém, em outro sentido: pensa-se sim que existe crime organizado em nosso país, mas que ele não está, em seu pleno potencial lesivo à sociedade e aos cidadãos de bem, como muitos acreditam,...

Funny and fanciful, this is a book about a Coca Box, and an unlikely travel foursome exploring the art and archaeology of Peru. Except that one member of the team likes to collect Precolumbian pottery. If trafficking in archaeological materials is unlawful, it seems to matter little, and in the end...

2 Obras de Ricardo Palma Escritor y periodista peruano (1833-1919) Este libro electrónico presenta una colección de 2 Obras de Ricardo Palma en texto completo. Un índice interactivo permite acceder directamente a la obra seleccionada. Índice interactivo: - 1860 - Tradiciones peruanas - 1904 - Tradiciones en Salsa Verde

Este libro ofrece un panorama que contribuye a comprender la naturaleza de los procesos de violencia política que atravesó América Latina en la segunda mitad del siglo xx y por primera vez permite situar en un marco histórico las luchas por la memoria de estos pasados a escala continental. Además,...

Découvrez Salvador, la clé des trésors de Bahia! L'Amérique du Sud. Le Brésil. Wow! Bahia... Salvador de Bahia. Son seul nom fait rêver, n'est-ce pas? Rien qu'à l'entendre, on sent le vent de l'exotisme nous inviter au départ, le feu de la samba nous transporter vers la fête...

Welcome to Argentina!  If you have planned a trip here and had any idea of what you might to see and do, you might have figured it out pretty quickly that Argentina is a really big country!  From North to South, from the Andes on the west to the coast on its east, Argentina is a beautiful and awe...

Discover black sand beaches on the Pacific coast, a lake crowned by volcanoes and an ancient civilization that came to an abrupt end, leaving its history hidden within the ruins of jungle-clad temples. Travel from beautiful colonial cities and sleepy villages, to deserted beaches and lush rainforests;...