An authoritative portrait of the Latin-American warrior-statesman examines his life against a backdrop of the tensions of nineteenth-century South America, covering his achievements as a strategist, abolitionist, and diplomat.

"Nature gives us everything for free," says a Yanomami chief - "all that nature asks in return is that we protect it." In Children of the Land, Brazilian Indian leaders discuss their careful and sustainable use of the land. The forest provides indigenous people with food, medicine and supplies, and they know that they have to preserve these for future generations. This is reflected in their sustainable lifestyle; the Ashaninka calendar, for example,...

Colombia is a beautiful and wild place full of danger and adventure. Follow as I recount my travels through the country and how I put down roots. Moving to Colombia presented many challenges and difficulties that I have overcome and here I will share them with you as I explored the country, culture, and Colombian life as a resident rather than a tourist. Going to Colombia has been one of the most crazy experiences in my entire life.

En su pasaje de su prólogo al Viaje al río de la Plata, Bartolomé Mitre afirma: El juicio respecto del libro de Schmídel, Viaje al río de la Plata, está definitivamente formado y es unánime. Hulsius dice que leyó el manuscrito original «con placer y admiración». Camus, entre otros méritos, le reconoce el ser uno de los primeros que se hayan escrito sobre esta parte de la América meridional. Azara, tan severo con los cronistas del Río...

Have you always wanted to learn how to speak Spanish but simply didn't have the time? Well if so, then, look no further. You can hold in your hands one of the most advanced and revolutionary method that was ever designed for quickly becoming conversational in a language. In creating this time-saving program, master linguist Yatir Nitzany spent years examining the twenty-seven most common languages in the world and distilling from them the three hundred...

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 Pre-Columbian 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. Meantime we bounce over desert tracks along Perus North...

En el 2011, Os viajó por primera vez fuera de Venezuela, su destino fue Cuba y aquella vez iba acompañada y en plan de mochilera. Ese viaje sería el disparador de lo que ahora es uno de sus objetivos permanentes, viajar; y con él observar y documentar cada una de sus experiencias. Años después, Os recorrería varios países de Suramérica, esta vez a solas con Mandarina, pero con muchas ganas de derribar prejuicios y sobre todo sus propios miedos. En...

This edition of the Bradt guide to Montevideo by expert author Tim Burford combines information on what to see and do with maps, walking and bicycle tours , historical and cultural attractions plus recommendations for hotels, restaurants, cafés and bars and detailed information on city transport, shopping and activities all detailed along with a history of the city. It is written in an engaging and colourful style that aims to entertain as well as...

Frommer's guides aren't written by committee, or by travel writers who simply pop in briefly to a destination and then consider the job done. Frommer's authors Nicholas Gill and Caroline Lascom have been covering Colombia for over a decade and this book hits all the highlights, from the Amazon to the Andes. Gill and Lascom provide insights and detailed information so you can better explore the exquisite colonial core of Cartagena; enjoy the nightlife...

The author is researching a history of Bolivia and is determined to visit every corner of that vast country - famous for its extremes. Along the way he visits arid deserts and steaming jungles, tours silver, copper, tin and led mines high in the Andes. He travels the most dangerous roads in the Americas. Rides buses, trains, trucks, boats and even an ox cart. He is one of the last people to take the steamer across Lake Titicaca and to ride the infamous...