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Cape Horn has long been a place of adventure, history and fear. Almost every ocean sailor has had a dream of sailing round Cape Horn. It is the ultimate sailing challenge. Join this couple as they take a cruise round Cape Horn on the 70,000 ton cruise ship Splendour of the Seas. It makes a fascinating journey that ended in the Brazilian ports of Rio and Santos.Afterwards they returned to Patagonia, one of the most scenically stunning but also one the wildest places on earth. Here they challenged the elements to do some of the world’s most spectacular hikes. After you’ve read this book you’ll feel like you’ve been there. [More..] | |
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The wine scenes in Argentina and Chile are red hot, as quality is on the rise and the range of wines available is seemingly ever-expanding. This guide has been written with the traveler in mind; we have designed a comprehensive region-by-region review of the wines of Argentina and Chile, so no matter where you are, you will know just what to order.For each region, we lay out the primary red and white grape varieties, the flavor profiles each variety typically exhibits, the denominations in which these grapes reach their highest expression, and vintage ratings. Since value is a focus, we highlight the regions where you are most likely to find quality wine at good prices. Rather than seek to tell you what specific bottle of wine to order, we [More..] | |
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New, expanded edition: the world's best full-color travel guides just got better. Cuba is now very much on the radar of American travelers. With its fantastic music, unspoiled beaches and vintage American cars, it has a unique identity. This Eyewitness Travel Guide explores Cuba's rich cultural history while giving you all the practical tips you need for a perfect vacation. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: Packed with photographs, illustrations, and maps Cutaways and floor plans of all the major sights 3-D aerial views of the city's most interesting districts Huge selection of hotels, restaurants, stores, and entertainment venues Specially devised walking tours [More..] | |
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Experience Costa Rica's Arenal, one of the world's most regularly active volcanoes. See chapter 9.Detailed maps throughoutExact prices, directions, opening hours,and other practical informationCandid reviews of hotels and restaurants,plus sights, shopping, and nightlifeItineraries, walking tours, and trip-planning ideasInsider tips from local expert authors [More..] | |
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Whether you are planning to visit a city, a region or a country, DK's foolproof 'Eyewitness' approach makes learning about a place a pleasure in itself. All the traditional guidebook subject matter is covered-descriptions of sights, opening times, hotels, restaurants, shopping, entertainment, phrase books etc- but, with the help of specially commissioned illustrations and maps, DK makes essential information easy to access and quick to absorb. No other guides explain the history of a place as clearly in words and pictures. DK Eyewitness Travel Guides-the best guides ever created. Argentina's vibrant, wonderfully idiosyncratic capital, Buenos Aires, is the third largest city in Latin America, yet it is a resolutely human kind of place. Famo [More..] | |
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Volume 1 of two-volume work. Almost single-handed discovery of Maya culture; exploration of ruined cities, monuments, temples; customs of Indians. Total in set: 115 drawings. [More..] | |
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Follow the story of Shelley’s trip of a lifetime journey through Latin America. Alone, but never completely so, Shelley travels throughout Southern Mexico, Central America and into the wild, unknown of South America. Climbing active volcanoes, hiking the deepest canyon in the world, cycling the most dangerous road in the world, visiting ancient Mayan and Incan civilizations, Shelley shares her experiences with the reader. Witnessing Shelley’s growth as she lets go of her inhibitions and experiences the trip of a lifetime, gives us all a sense that we too, one day, could sell our Suzuki Swifts and head out there to the great big unknown. [More..] | |
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Ernesto “Che” Guevara twice traveled across Latin America in the early 1950s. Based on his accounts of those trips (published in English as The Motorcycle Diaries and Back on the Road), as well as other historical sources, Che’s Travels follows Guevara, country by country, from his native Argentina through Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela, and then from Argentina through Bolivia, Peru, Guatemala, and Mexico. Each essay is focused on a single country and written by an expert in its history. Taken together, the essays shed new light on Che’s formative years by analyzing the distinctive societies, histories, politics, and cultures he encountered on these two trips, the ways they affected him, and the ways he represented them in his [More..] | |
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Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana are among the least-known places in South America: nine hundred miles of muddy coastline giving way to a forest so dense that even today there are virtually no roads through it; a string of rickety coastal towns situated between the mouths of the Orinoco and Amazon Rivers, where living is so difficult that as many Guianese live abroad as in their homelands; an interior of watery, green anarchy where border disputes are often based on ancient Elizabethan maps, where flora and fauna are still being discovered, where thousands of rivers remain mostly impassable. And under the lens of John Gimlette—brilliantly offbeat, irreverent, and canny—these three small countries are among the most wildly intriguing [More..] | |
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Lonely Planet knows Nicaragua. This 2nd edition helps you build the perfect itinerary, whether it includes climbing a volcano on the Isla de Ometepe, strolling through colonial Granada and Leon, drinking organic coffee at sunrise on a cooperative farm, or watching perfect waves crash onto an empty beach.Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.In This Guide:Nicaraguans weigh in on their favorite towns, bars, sunset views and moreComprehensive and cross-referenced chapter on outdoor adventuresUnique Green Index and Green Nicaragua [More..] | |
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