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Cover of Anguilla Travel Guide - Tiki Travel
by Tiki Travel
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012

Anguilla 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....
Cover of Romantic Escapes in Jamaica
by John Bigley, Paris Permenter
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2011

Romance and the Caribbean go hand in hand. How could they not, with sunny days, sultry nights, perfect beaches, tropical splendor, and more fun than could be had in a lifetime? Undecided on which island would best suit you? Find your dream vacation in Romantic Escapes in Jamaica. Montego Bay, Ocho Rios,...
Cover of Anchorages & Marinas from Martinique to Guadeloupe

Anchorages & Marinas from Martinique to Guadeloupe

Martinique, Dominica, Les Saintes, Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe

by Roland Nyns
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017

This book holds detailed descriptions of the marinas and anchorages between Guadeloupe and Martinique, including charts, original photographs and advice for visits ashore. The book covers 6 islands and 30 anchorages and marinas and as many chart extracts.
Cover of La estancia colonial rioplatense
by Yuyú Guzmán
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 15, 2009

La estancia colonial rioplatense integra evocaciones y crónicas de algunas estancias fundadas en la época colonial, ese subsuelo histórico tan poco difundido, no obstante ser el fundamento económico y social de nuestra identidad como país agropecuario por excelencia. La autora, genuina representante...
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The Economic War Against Cuba

A Historical and Legal Perspective on the U.S. Blockade

by Salim Lamrani
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013

It is impossible to fully understand Cuba today without also understanding the economic sanctions levied against it by the United States. For over fifty years, these sanctions have been upheld by every presidential administration, and at times intensified by individual presidents and acts of Congress....
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The Dispossessed

Chronicles of the Desterrados of Colombia

by Alfredo Molano, Aviva Chomsky
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013

The U.S. has escalated military aid to Colombia, making human rights abuses there a topic of renewed concern here. Molano is widely recognized as the leading writer on the subject. The book includes a preface and appendix documenting the U.S role in supporting human rights violations through “Plan Colombia.”
Cover of Ecuador: A Low-Threat Environment for Drug Trafficking - Cocaine Trade, Rafael Correa, Cartels, Andes Narcotics, Mexico, Transnational Crime Organizations, U.S.-Ecuadorian Relations, Money Laundering
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2016

This excellent report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. Ecuador's role in the cocaine trade has historically differed from its drug-trafficking neighbors. This Andean country traditionally serves as a transshipment hub for illegal narcotics,...
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100 Questions and Answers About Hispanics and Latinos

A cultural competence guide to understanding the diversity of the largest minority group in the United States including Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Salvadorans, Cubans and more

by Michigan State University School of Journalism
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2014

This simple, introductory guide answers 100 of the questions people ask in everyday conversation. It covers the basics of Hispanic and Latino identity, terms, geography, language, religion, social norms, politics, immigration and deportation, education, work, money, families, culture, health and food....
Cover of Trail of Feathers

Trail of Feathers

In Search of the Birdmen of Peru

by Tahir Shah
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2011

A shrunken head from Peru and a feather with traces of blood are the clues that launch Tahir Shah on his latest journey. Fascinated by the recurring theme of flight in Peruvian folklore, Shah sets out to discover whether the Incas really were able to “fly like birds” over the jungle, as a Spanish...
Cover of Adventures in Pet-Sitting
by Robin Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011

Updated and expanded third edition! Grab your sombrero and follow along on this wild ride through Mexico as the author pet-sits for four different homeowners in four small villages over five months. From the cool, misty mountains of Central Mexico to the hot, humid beaches of the Mexican Riviera,...
Cover of Adventures of a First Year Teacher in a Third World Country
by Don Hayes
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2010

Adventures of a First Year Teacher in a Third World Country is a collection of the authors experiences in Bolivia during the 1980s. It describes his encounter with a Nazi war criminal, the surgery he performed on his own foot, and the time a policeman tried to shoot him. Sometimes humorous, sometimes...
Cover of Rice & Beans
by Janet Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2013

Crazy adventures in Central America from the author that brought you the "Trip Around the Sun" series of books. Here she brings more tales of adventure, this time in Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua. She ponders whether to stay on the bus when a blind man takes the driver's seat, and whether...
Cover of Orion's Cartwheel
by Lawrence Winkler
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012

In the summer of 1980, a maverick young doctor gave it all up, to hitchhike around the world. The first arc he carved with his thumb stopped a little red pickup that took him over the horizon. Like his mythical hunter companion, Orion, he was on a vision quest, propelled toward the dawn to...
Cover of Buzzards and Bananas

Buzzards and Bananas

Fragments from my Journals Across South America - Peru, the Amazon, Chile and Bolivia 1977-78

by George L. Ayers
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2016

Join George and Mary Ayers in the late seventies when South America was a little rougher and a little wilder, for an incredible journey through Peru, the Amazon, Chile, and Bolivia. Fusing together details scoured from their personal journals, photos, and letters home, Buzzards and Bananas captures the...
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