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From the Patagonian Andes to the bustling cities of Sao Paulo and Santiago, Map Town carries several South America travel guides. You can find titles on each country, major cities, or all of South America, in case you are planning a transcontinental trek. These are particularly helpful if you plan to venture off the beaten path and into the Amazon, or into Columbia to do some bird watching. We carry Spanish phrasebooks and we also have phrasebooks written for national dialects, such as Brazilian Portugese.
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Machu Picchu PERU Explore the Inca Trail Guide. This guide contains everything the walker needs to plan and enjoy hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchi in Peru, choosing from three routes taking from two to seven days. TREKKING IN PERU 50 BEST WALKS AND HIKES.  This ground-breaking guide features classic treks through all the great mountain ranges of Peru.  For the inexperienced walker and the hard-core trekker alike, this guide is a must-have publication. Jungle-clad and teeming with exotic wildlife, Guyana is a South American secret begging to be told. With its unique geography of coastal waters, mangroves, marshes, savannas, mountains and tropical rainforests, it's an ideal match for adventure seekers
Guyana Travel Book
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This guide contains everything the walker needs to plan and enjoy hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchi in Peru, choosing from three routes taking from two to seven days. Step-by-step sections cover variations of the four-day Classic Trail from Kilometre 88, the shortest option for kilometre 104 and the longer, more strenuous trek from Mollepata. TREKKING IN PERU 50 BEST WALKS AND HIKES.  This ground-breaking guide features classic treks through all the great mountain ranges of Peru.  For the inexperienced walker and the hard-core trekker alike, this guide is a must-have publication. With its unique geography of coastal waters, mangroves, marshes, savannas, mountains and tropical rainforests, it's an ideal match for adventure seekers and wildlife enthusiasts. Explore the interior's waterways from a dugout canoe, swim alongside a black caiman the world's largest alligator, take in Amerindian culture at Surama, or spot one of Guyana's 800-plus birds
Paraguay Bradt Travel Guide Uruguay Bradt Travel Guide Suriname Bradt Travel Guide.   Author Emma Thomson introduces travellers not only to the World Heritage Sites of Brussels' Grand Place or Bruges' romantic canals but also to snug spots, like the bewitched village of Laarne and Geraardsbergen.
Paraguay
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Often overlooked by visitors to South America, Paraguay is unspoilt and waiting to be discovered. Jesuit ruins echo with centuries of history, jaguars prowl the Chaco and the sound of the Paraguayan harp drifts through the air. From its poignant carved statues to smiling campesions, this unassuming country will leave you captivated. The only stand-alone guide to the country, Bradt's Paraguay offers detailed background information and practical advice for travellers looking to escape the tourist trail and experience the real heart of South America. Uruguay is perhaps best known for wining the first World Cup and its former meat-processing factory at Fray Bentos. Few know that, in addition to vast hectares of prairie grassland dotted with grazing cattle, this South American republic boasts wetlands and lagoons home to over 459 species of bird, pristine empty beaches lining boho-chic fishing villages, canyons filled with subtropical forests, and a laidback capital wich hosts rodeos and giant beef barbecues, and displays elegant Art Deco architecture. With full background and practical information, Bradt's Uruguay is the only dedicated English-language guide to this small  but characterful country. The first dedicated English-language guidebook to an emergent and largely unspoiled ecotourist destination otherwise overlooked by the travel publishing industry. Peaceful and politically stable, Suriname is one of the world's five most thinly populated countries.
Argentina Travel Guide Book. This guide covers all the unmissable experiences from horseback trekking through the Andes to watching penguins, seals and whales on the Valdes Peninsula. Bradt's Argentina details many small-scale, offbeat and sustainable pro Colombia travel guide book by Bradt. With its jagged, volcanic peaks; sands of gold, black and silver; palm-trimmed Pacific and Caribbean coastlines; tufted fields of coffee; dense jungles, snow-capped mountains and idyllic islands; numerous indigenous cu Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands Travel Guide with maps. Coverage Includes planning chapters, Quito, Northern Highlands, Central Highlands, Southern Highlands, The Oriente, North Coast, Lowlands, South Coast, The Galapagos Islands, Understand and Survival
This travel guide provides the necessary practical and background information to take visitors beyond the tourist haunts. The guide covers all the unmissable experiences from horseback trekking through the Andes to watching penguins, seals and whales on the Valdes Peninsula. Bradt's Argentina details many small-scale, offbeat and sustainable projects for those interested in culturally-sensitive, eco-friendly travel. Colombia travel guide book by Bradt. With its jagged, volcanic peaks; sands of gold, black and silver; palm-trimmed Pacific and Caribbean coastlines; tufted fields of coffee; dense jungles, snow-capped mountains and idyllic islands; numerous indigenous cultures and exciting buzzing cities, Colombia is 'ten countries in one': a diverse and little-explored succession of eye-popping geological highlights on one of Latin America's most varied terrains. Now in its third edition Bradt's Colombia enchants wildlife fanatics and provides plenty of first-hand insight into striking colonial cities, rain forests, beaches, historic villages and secret gems. Colonial cities, misty cloud forests, towering Andean peaks, Amazonian rainforest and the otherwordly Galápagos – for such a small country Ecuador has a stunning array of natural and cultural wonders.
Colombia Travel Guide by Lonely Planet. Soaring Andean summits, unspoiled Caribbean coast, enigmatic Amazon jungle, cryptic archaeological ruins and cobbled colonial towns. Colombia boasts all of South Americas allure and more. Bogota, Boyaca, Santander Peru travel guide.  Includes Lima, Amazon Basin, Huaras, Cordilleras, Central Highlands, Chan Chan, Cuzco & the Sacred Valley, Lake Titicaca, Arequipa, Canyon Country and more. Over 70 color maps. Trek the ancient Inca trail, puzzle over the mystery of th Chile & Rapa Nui ( Easter Island ) Travel Guide & Maps.  Includes planning chapters, Santiago, Middle Chile, Norte Grande, Norte Chico, Sur Chico, Chiloe, Northern Patagonia, Southern Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Understand and S
Peru Travel Guide & Maps
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Soaring Andean summits, unspoiled Caribbean coast, enigmatic Amazon jungle, cryptic archaeological ruins and cobbled colonial towns. Colombia boasts all of South America’s allure, and more.Lonely Planet will get you to the heart of Colombia, with amazing travel experiences and the best planning advice. Peru startles with its variety - parched coastal desert, jagged Andean peaks, lush Amazon rainforest. Its rich culture runs the gamut from sophisticated Lima to traditional weaving villages and mist-shrouded ancient ruins. Chile is nature on a colossal scale, but travel here is surprisingly easy if you don’t rush it.
Preserved for peace and science, this ice-crowned continent offers inspiration, adventure and perspective. Wildlife roams freely, icebergs crash into the sea, whales breach beside your ship. Simply put: the trip of a lifetime. 11 historic South America on a Shoestring Travel Guide Book. Covers Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela and more.  Andean peaks, Amazonian rainforest, Patagonian glaciers, Inca ruin Argentina Travel Guide Book by Lonely Planet. It is apparent why Argentina has long held travelers in awe, tango, beef, gauchos, futbol, Patagonia, the Andes. The classics alone make a formidable wanderlust cocktail. Lonely Planet will get you to the hear
Antarctica
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Preserved for peace and science, this ice-crowned continent offers inspiration, adventure and perspective. Wildlife roams freely, icebergs crash into the sea, whales breach beside your ship. Simply put: the trip of a lifetime. Coverage Includes: Planning chapters, Southern Ocean, Antarctic Peninsula, Ross Sea, East Antarctica, the South Pole, Understand and Survival chapters. Andean peaks, Amazonian rainforest, Patagonian glaciers, Inca ruins, colonial towns, white-sand beaches and vertiginous nightlife: the wonders of South America set the stage for incredible adventures. Lonely Planet will get you to the heart of South America on a Shoestring, with amazing travel experiences and the best planning advice. It’s apparent why Argentina has long held travelers in awe: tango, beef, gauchos, fútbol, Patagonia, the Andes. The classics alone make a formidable wanderlust cocktail.
Brazil Travel Guide Book with Maps. Includes the Amazon, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Salvador, Bahia, Pernambuco, Paraiba, Rio Grande de Norte, Parana, Ceara, Piaui, Maranhao, Santa Catarina, Mato Grosso and more. Over 119 color maps. Brazil is b Bolivia Lonely Planet.  Bolivia Lonely Planet Guide.  From the snowcapped Andes to the steamy Amazon, and from salt-crusted, flamingo-painted deserts to lush Yungas valleys, plunge by parachute, motorboat, bicycle or crampon.
Brazil is blessed with powdery white-sand beaches, verdant rainforests and rhythm-filled metropolises. Its attractions extend from frozen-in-time colonial towns, coral-fringed tropical islands and otherworldly landscapes of canyons and waterfalls to a national joie de vivre that embraces good food, great music and fabulous festivals. From the snowcapped Andes to the steamy Amazon, and from salt-crusted, flamingo-painted deserts to lush Yungas valleys, plunge by parachute, motorboat, bicycle or crampon into South America’s most diverse and affordable country.