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  • Such is Life in the Tropics

    by Murray Gross ...
    This is the story about a guy in his twenties who was looking to break out of the repetitive routine, and acted upon this by moving to Europe and sought out irresponsible pleasures.It was inspired by his own personal experiences while traveling recklessly with all sorts of characters. He eventually travels to Central and South America, where he became immersed in these cultures while learning the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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    by Margaret Bacon ...
    When the author's husband, a civil engineer, told her they were going to Guyana. she replied: "Wonderful. I've always wanted to go to Africa", a self-critical comment she quotes to indicate how little is known about the countryShe spent two years there in Georgetown on the narrow coastal trip where 750,000 lived - (while she was there), with 30,000 in the rest of the 83,000 square mile. She made ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • On a Hoof and a Prayer

    by Polly Evans ...
    The stampeding true story of one woman’s journey from timorous equestrian novice to wildly whooping cowgirl—a madcap ride through Argentina that will fascinate horse lovers, travelers, and armchair adventurers alike.As a girl, Polly Evans dreamed about learning to ride—and in her mid-thirties the obsession returned. Determined to finally bite the bullet and saddle up, she set off for Argentina, ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Scooter Diaries

    An Adventure Romance Through Latin America

    by Ronald Bowman ...
    In November of 1959, Ron Bowman quit his job as a newspaper reporter, sold his car and bought a 150cc Lambretta scooter. He intended to ride it from his hometown of Thorold, Ontario, Canada all the way to Peru. As far as he knew, no one had ever made such a journey, but he was going to try.Three weeks before the trip, he met a beautiful woman and was utterly smitten. Suddenly he had misgivings ... Read more

    $2.90 USD

  • How to Travel without Seeing

    Dispatches from the New Latin America

    by Andres Neuman, Jeffrey Lawrence ...
    DESCRIPTIONA dizzying, 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 nineteen countries he visits after winning the prestigious Premio Alfaguara, Andrés Neuman concludes that world travel consists mostly of “not seeing.” Turning the fleeting nature of his trip to his advantage, he writes ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Paraguay Reader

    History, Culture, Politics

    Edited by Peter Lambert, Andrew Nickson ...
    Series series The Latin America readers
    Hemmed in by the vast, arid Chaco to the west and, for most of its history, impenetrable jungles to the east, Paraguay has been defined largely by its isolation. Partly as a result, there has been a dearth of serious scholarship or journalism about the country. Going a long way toward redressing this lack of information and analysis, The Paraguay Reader is a lively compilation of testimonies, ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • On a Wing and a Prayer

    One Woman's Adventure into the Heart of the Rainforest

    by Sarah Woods ...
    This book tells the incredible story of one woman's adventure into the heart of the rainforest.As a young child, Sarah Woods imagined going on epic voyages to exotic, illusory lands filled with bizarre creatures, intoxicating rhythms, vibrant colours and other-worldly forests. As soon as she was old enough she packed a bag and set off to see the world for real, leaving friends and family behind to ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Buzzards and Bananas

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

    by George L. Ayers ...
    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 essence of everything from the mundane and sometimes humorous moments of day-to-day travel to ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • The Coca Box

    by Carol Miller ...
    Funny and fanciful, this is a book about a Coca Box, and an unlikely travel foursome exploring the art and archaeology of Peru. Except that one member of the team likes to collect Precolumbian pottery. If trafficking in archaeological materials is unlawful, it seems to matter little, and in the end it appears her efforts were futile. Everything she bought was fake. Or was it? We may never know. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD