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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Chile is nature on a colossal scale, but travel here is surprisingly easy if you don’t rush it.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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