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  • Baskets from the Seri Coast

    Comcaac Weavers and Their Craft

    Series series Southwest Center Series
    This stunning exploration of Seri (Comcaac) basket weaving reveals the resilience and creativity of the weavers as seen through the lens of documentary photographer David Burckhalter, who has spent five decades cultivating friendships and documenting Seri traditions, landscapes, and basketry in Sonora, Mexico.Blending striking photography with reflections from years as a trader and observer of ... Read more

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  • One River

    by Wade Davis ...
    The story of two generations of scientific explorers in South America—Richard Evans Schultes and his protégé Wade Davis—an epic tale of adventure and a compelling work of natural history.In 1941, Professor Richard Evan Schultes took a leave from Harvard and disappeared into the Amazon, where he spent the next twelve years mapping uncharted rivers and living among dozens of Indian tribes. In the ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Life and Death in the Andes

    On the Trail of Bandits, Heroes, and Revolutionaries

    “A thoughtfully observed travel memoir and history as richly detailed as it is deeply felt” (Kirkus Reviews) of South America, from Butch Cassidy to Che Guevara to cocaine king Pablo Escobar to Charles Darwin, all set in the Andes Mountains.The Andes Mountains are the world’s longest mountain chain, linking most of the countries in South America. Kim MacQuarrie takes us on a historical journey ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Inca

    Discover the Culture and Geography of a Lost Civilization with 25 Projects

    Illustrated by Farah Rizvi ...
    Series series Build It Yourself
    Revealing legends and legacies, Inca: Discover the Culture and Geography of a Lost Civilization with 25 Projects offers engaging insight into the continent-sprawling ancient Inca culture. The text and activities invite learners on a journey along the Inca Trail. They'll visit the city of Cuzco and the majestic Machu Picchu, built on a jagged ridge thousands of feet above the Urubamba River. Kids ... Read more

    $10.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Great Inka Road

    Engineering an Empire

    This compelling collection of essays explores the Qhapaq nan (or Great Inca Road), an extensive network of trails reaching modern-day Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. These roads and the accompanying agricultural terraces and structures that have survived for more than six centuries are a testament to the advanced engineering and construction skills of the Inca people. The ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

  • The Parks of New Mexico: A Traveler's Guide To The Land Of Enchantment

    by Nicky Leach ...
    The most up-to-date publication available on the remarkable landscape of New Mexico. Award-winning author Nicky Leach's essays illuminate the hidden beauty that is the lure of this legendary landscape--a region that is both enticing and forbidding. Includes descriptions and information on all of New Mexico's National Parks, Monuments and Historic Sites as well as Santa Fe, Taos, and Albuquerque. ... Read more

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  • A Land of Ghosts

    The Braided Lives of People and the Forest in Far Western Amazonia

    The biologist and award-winning author journeys deep inside the Amazon rainforest in this eloquent and insightful look at one of earth's last wild places.For thirty years, biologist David G. Campbell has been exploring the lush wilderness, of the western Amazon, which contains more species than ever existed anywhere on our planet. In A Land of Ghosts, Campbell takes readers on his latest venture ... Read more

    $12.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Early Civilizations of the Americas

    Series series Ancient Civilizations
    The cultural and intellectual achievements of Old World civilizations—ancient Greece or Egypt, for instance—can be glimpsed in present-day societies the world over. Unfortunately, accomplishments of the ancient civilizations of the New World have often been obscured by the colonial forces that eventually eradicated much of their populations. One glance at the imposing architecture left behind by ... Read more

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  • Photo Trip Brazil: Pantanal

    by Luise Hakasi ...
    One of the greatest treasures in the World and one of the hotspots in Brazil: the Pantanal. It has a privileged geographical position on the map, right in the heart of South America, in the middle of the tropical rainforest, surrounded by Caatinga and Cerrado. Almost all the Brazilian fauna is present.The Pantanal is the largest wetland in the world. With an area of about 250,000 square kilometers ... Read more

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  • Travel to Almeria

    Almeria is the capital of the province of Almeria. The population is about 190,000 inhabitants (data from 2007). And the area is 295kv.km. Located in south-eastern Spain and bordering the Mediterranean. The Arabic word from which is derived the name of Almeria means "mirror of the sea." Almeria is famous for its beaches.Get now the Ultimate Travel Guide to Almeria and enjoy a great holiday with it ... Read more

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  • Bolivia

    Geographical Curiosities, #9

    Series Book 9 - Geographical Curiosities
    Bolivia is a country in South America that is not connected to the ocean in any way. Its neighbors to the north and east are Brazil, and its neighbors to the southeast are Paraguay, the south is Argentina, the southwest is Chile, and the west is Peru.It is the 28th largest country in the world in terms of land area, and it possesses a varied terrain that extends from the Andes highlands to the ... Read more

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  • Images from the Underworld

    Naj Tunich and the Tradition of Maya Cave Painting

    An in-depth look at Maya cave painting from Preconquest times to the Colonial period, plus a complete visual catalog of the cave art of Naj Tunich.In 1979, a Kekchi Maya Indian accidentally discovered the entrance to Naj Tunich, a deep cave in the Maya Mountains of El Peten, Guatemala. One of the world's few deep caves that contain rock art, Naj Tunich features figural images and hieroglyphic ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus