Travel : South America

The most comprehensive guide to Argentina ever written, this 1,000-page gem covers the country from top to toe. Over 2,500 locations are profiled - mountains, rivers, preserves, villages, historic sites, and cities. What to see and do, where to stay and eat and when to visit. From each main center you are offered a selection of excursions. Includes more than 150 maps, plus e-mail addresses and useful websites. more...

Price: $15.00

You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go--they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and restaurants in all price ranges. Every Frommer's Travel Guide is up-to-date, with exact prices for everything, dozens of color maps, and exciting coverage of sports, shopping, and nightlife. You'd be lost without us!. Frommer's Chile & Easter Island is the premier guide to the country, with complete coverage of Santiago, Valparaiso, the Carretera Austral, Patagonia, Easter Island, and more. You'll visit rugged wilderness preserves, sleepy beach towns, the bustling, colonial captital, and the spectacular Easter Island. Whether you're a history buff, an outdoor adventurer, or a partier in search of a good time, Chile presents so many diverse travel options that it'll make your head spin. You'll travel like a pro with our handy Spanish-language glossary and detailed regional and town maps. And our Suggested Itineraries chapter will help you plan your trip and organize your time. more...

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Even with the wind on our side and all eight of us pulling, we had never yet managed to change the complex sails....Now we had to pull against the full force of the wind, in a storm, in the middle of the night.... So begins Nick Thorpe's unlikely journey to sail 2,500 miles from northern Chile to Easter Island on the Viracocha -- a boat made of reeds. Captain Phil Buck's desire to test the waters in this pre-Incan boat was twofold: to reopen the controversial migration theories of Thor Heyerdahl, who sailed his boat the Kon-Tiki from Peru to Polynesia in 1947, and to have one heck of a time in the process. more...

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A fully updated and expanded edition of the popular guidebook previously called the Adventure Guide to Florida's West Coast . Visit vibrant cities, charming hometowns, nature preserves, wilderness areas and the famous white-sand beaches of Florida's Gulf shore. The book covers all of Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg and north to Withlacoochee State Forest, and south to Sanibel Island, Naples and Everglades National Park. more...

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Reliable, detailed and extensively researched by the authors, Buenos Aires Alive is the only comprehensive guidebook to this culturally fascinating part of the world. Covering downtown Buenos Aires as well as the barrios of Recoleta, San Telmo, La Boca and Palermo, the book then highlights the best of Argentina – Bariloche, Córdoba, Mendoza, Iguazú Falls, Mar Del Plata, Tierra Del Fuego. more...

Price: $15.00