Latin category: 3540 books
Death Is a Festival
Funeral Rites and Rebellion in Nineteenth-Century Brazil
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2003
This award-winning social history of death and funeral rites during the early decades of Brazil's independence from Portugal focuses on the Cemiterada movement in Salvador, capital of the province of Bahia. The book opens with a lively account of the popular riot that ensued when, in 1836, the government...
HIGH TEA WITH CASTRO
a not quite serious book for first time travelers to Cuba
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2013
Two middle aged ladies from Canada on vacation in Cuba: more than a discovery of country and people this turns out a journey back in time and history reviving long lost memories of the past. Their daily observations reach from the oddities of fellow travelers to the hardships of everyday life in Cuba....
Driving Baja
A Guide for First Timers
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2010
Specifically designed for Snowbirds and travelers who want to drive down the Baja Peninsula, this book is an invaluable resource both in planning your trip and in safely navigating once you get there. From arranging finances to stocking the RV, from obtaining maps and permits to taking the family...
by Jeffrey Gowing
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2013
My pal, Carla, has traveled to Cozumel many times in the past via flights from San Antonio. I’ve made the same trip with her on a half-dozen occasions over the years since moving to San Antonio from New England in 2000, always to enjoy the spectacular scuba diving for which this destination is famous.
For...
by Raghbir Jin
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2011
It’s not easy graduating from college with a diploma in a dying industry – especially when you’re graduating into the worst global recession since the dirty ‘30s.As his streak of ill fortune drags onward, Capt. Raghbir Jin, Ph.D. (claims of captain and doctor status unproven and irrelevant)...
by Jeffrey Gowing
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013
For all of my adult life, when choosing a vacation destination, I have been drawn to places that are 'off the radar' of most travelers. My recent trip to explore Taxco in the state of Guerrero, Mexico, was a good example. When I've told friends who asked where I'd been, most of them had never heard...
by Kenneth Coates
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2012
Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Tegucigalpa is the capital of and largest city in Honduras. Hondurans in general, and people familiar with the city, shorten Tegucigalpa to "Tegus", while most locals actually use the full name. ...
Ultimate Handbook Guide to Acapulco : (Mexico) Travel Guide
Ultimate Handbook Guide to Acapulco : (Mexico) Travel Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2015
The Ultimate Handbook Guide to Acapulco : (Mexico) 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.
Ultimate Handbook Guide to Jaboatao Dos Guarapes : (Brazil) Travel Guide
Ultimate Handbook Guide to Jaboatao Dos Guarapes : (Brazil) Travel Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2015
The Ultimate Handbook Guide to Jaboatao Dos Guarapes : (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.
Ultimate Handbook Guide to Duque De Caxias : (Brazil) Travel Guide
Ultimate Handbook Guide to Duque De Caxias : (Brazil) Travel Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2015
The Ultimate Handbook Guide to Duque De Caxias : (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.
Ultimate Handbook Guide to Recife : (Brazil) Travel Guide
Ultimate Handbook Guide to Recife : (Brazil) Travel Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2015
The Ultimate Handbook Guide to Recife : (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.
Ultimate Handbook Guide to Campinas : (Brazil) Travel Guide
Ultimate Handbook Guide to Campinas : (Brazil) Travel Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2015
The Ultimate Handbook Guide to Campinas : (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.
by Jazmin Saenz
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 23, 2013
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 23, 2013
Esta es la historia de un amor entre dos seres que se amaron por sobre las obligadas distancias y los peligros, por sobre las críticas y los propios demonios. Simón Bolívar y Manuela Sáenz atravesaron la gloria, la derrota y la ingratitud durante 8 años de relacion. El fue un apasionado amante,...
by Professor William S. Maltby
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2008
At its peak the Spanish empire stretched from Italy and the Netherlands to Peru and the Philippines. Its influence remains very significant to the history of Europe and the Americas. Maltby provides a concise and readable history of the empire's dramatic rise and fall, with special emphasis on the economy, institutions and intellectual movements.