Sydamerika

A kaleidoscopic, fast-paced tour of Latin America from one of the Spanish-speaking world's most outstanding writers.Lamenting not having more time to get to know each of the …

The first dedicated English-language guidebook to an emergent and largely unspoiled ecotourist destination otherwise overlooked by the travel publishing industry. Peaceful and …

Patricia Woodard had always wanted to live and work in a foreign country, but the dream seemed to be elusive. Then in the summer of 1975 while she was teaching summer school in her …

A vast city, Sao Paulo is the intellectual capital of Brazil, and nowhere in the country is better for concerts, clubs, theatre, ballet, classical music, all-round nightlife, …

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 …

Insight Guides: Inspiring your next adventureInsight Guide Argentina is a comprehensive, full-colour guide to the rich history and modern-day attractions of this enormous, …

This book, which was first published in 1952, is a collection of letters written to describe jungle journeys while pioneering among a hitherto unreached Indian tribe in the jungles …

Delving into Brazil's baroque past, Peter Robb writes about its history of slavery and the richly multicultural but disturbed society that was left in its wake when the practice …

The country of Colombia, emerging from the fog of its violent past, has been shedding its reputation as a dangerous place. For travel, it is still a little on the edge, with many …

The Rough Guide to Argentina is the ultimate guide to this beguiling country, with detailed coverage of its beautiful cities and wild national parks. You'll find all the practical …