| For 91 Days in Buenos Aires
| A collection of photos, advice and anecdotes from Buenos Aires, one of the world's most fascinating metropolises. Mike and Jürgen are travelers who spend 91 days in various cities around the world, capturing the history, culture and way of life of their temporary homes. With the enthusiasm of newcomers, they explore the city and build a rounded picture of it over the course of three months.Filled with incredible restaurant tips, unmissable sights, accounts of various neighborhoods, practical ad...More
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| Twenty Centavos: A Mystery Set in San Miguel de Allende (Murder in Mexico)
| Twenty CentavosDoes an artist really see things differently? Painter Paul Zacher, preparing for a gallery show in the Yucatan, is unwillingly drawn into a murder investigation in his home town of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. A prominent antiques dealer has been shot in the head, and a twenty centavo coin found in his mouth. Zacher draws on the help and expertise of his Mexican girlfriend, Maya Sanchez. and his retired detective friend, Cody Williams, to comb the prosperous expatriate community...More
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| The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
| At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Doubt is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt’s harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth.The River of Doubt—it is a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. Indians armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its shadows; piranhas glide through its waters; boulder-strewn rapids turn the river in...More
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| Happier Than a Billionaire: Quitting My Job, Moving to Costa Rica, and Living the Zero Hour Work Week
| TWO PLANE TICKETS, NO PLAN, ONE DREAM A celebration of one couple's decision to risk it all and live in one of the happiest places on earth. In this humorous and witty account, Nadine Pisani shares what it is like to follow her dream of quitting her job and starting a new life under the sunny skies of Costa Rica. Along the way, she finds reliable utilities are not that reliable, quirky neighbors are unavoidable, and tackling red tape takes the strength of a linebacker. But with all its challenge...More
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| The Lost City of Z: A Legendary British Explorer's Deadly Quest to Uncover the Secrets of the Amazon
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| Fodor's Costa Rica 2012 (Full-color Travel Guide)
| Full-color guide • Make your trip to Costa Rica unforgettable with 54 maps, illustrated features, and over 250 color photos.Customize your trip with simple planning tools • Convenient overview of each region and its highlights • Practical advice for getting around • Easy-to-read color regional maps Explore Manuel Antonio National Park, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Tortuguero National Park, and beyond • Discerning Fodor’s Choice picks for hotels, restaurants, sights, and more • “Word...More
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| Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time
| What happens when an adventure travel expert-who's never actually done anything adventurous-tries to re-create the original expedition to Machu Picchu? July 24, 1911, was a day for the history books. For on that rainy morning, the young Yale professor Hiram Bingham III climbed into the Andes Mountains of Peru and encountered an ancient city in the clouds: the now famous citadel of Machu Picchu. Nearly a century later, news reports have recast the hero explorer as a villain who smuggled o...More
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| Three Weeks In The Caribbean: A true story of divorce, the jungle, and love at first sight
| In 2009 Darla found herself 26 and divorced. Not knowing what else to do, she ran away to a hippie commune in Costa Rica-- despite having zero experience as a hippie. When a handsome stranger made her promise to return to Costa Rica for a dancing date, she never imagined that, two years later, she'd be returning to stay. Three Weeks In The Caribbean is her true diary account of how she survived divorce, the jungle, and fell in love with a redheaded Costa Rican. She currently resides in Costa Ric...More
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| The Complete User's Guide To the Amazing Amazon Kindle 2: Tips, Tricks, & Links To Unlock Cool Features & Save You Hundreds on Kindle Content (#1 Guide to the Kindle US & Global)
| From the author and publisher of Kindle Nation Daily (the #1 paid blog in the Kindle Store), here's the inside scoop on the latest generation Kindle (both the Kindle International and the Kindle 2).TABLE OF CONTENTS includes Part One: FREE - How to Get Millions of Free Books, Songs, Podcasts, Periodicals & Free eMail, Facebook, Twitter and Wireless Web With Your Amazon Kindle 21. Isn't It Ironic? That Expensive Kindle That You are Holding is the Key to "Free"2. Find and Download Thousands of Fre...More
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| Eyewitness Travel Guide to Rome (Revised)
| The guide that shows you what other travel books only tell you! It would be impossible for anyone to travel to Rome and experience the historical, cultural, architectural, and culinary offerings the city has to offer without the DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Rome. With over 750 full-color photographs, easy to read street maps, and a Traveler's Needs sections, this revised edition fleshes out your travel experience with up to date information on new restaurants, accommodations, and the new Euro ...More
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| Through the Brazilian Wilderness
| A harrowing chronicle of the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition through Brazil and Paraguay to map the 950-mile River of Doubt.
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| The Mayas, the Sources of Their History Dr. le Plongeon in Yucatan, His Account of Discoveries
| The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: History / United States / General;
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| Costa Rica: Waterproof Travel Map of Costa Rica
| Waterproof and rugged road and travel map of Costa Rica plus zoomed detail maps of the most popular regions. Updated annually - ground truthed all the way from Cabo Matapalo to Upala for the new 2011/2012 4th edition. Roads are clearly differentiated by color and line width for classes from limited access divided highways down to 4WD seasonal tracks - improved and even easier to see the main route to your destination at a glance. 2 sided, 39 in. x 26.25 in. (4.875 in. x 9 in. folded) Location...More
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| Marching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine, and South America's Strangest Jail
| Rusty Young was backpacking in South America when he heard about Thomas McFadden, a convicted English drug trafficker who ran tours inside Bolivia's notorious San Pedro prison. Intrigued, the young Australian journalisted went to La Paz and joined one of Thomas's illegal tours. They formed an instant friendship and then became partners in an attempt to record Thomas's experiences in the jail. Rusty bribed the guards to allow him to stay and for the next three months he lived inside the prison, s...More
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| Enchanted in Ecuador - Amazonas (Reflections on Life and Travelling)
| In this short book the author recounts her tales of the remote Amazonas region of Ecuador, where she travelled by boat on the River Napo, exploring pristine rain forest in protected national parks. Shamans, guides, indigenous people, fellow tourists; they are all there together with monkeys, parrots, caiman and piranhas.
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| Frommer's Costa Rica 2012 (Frommer's Color Complete)
| Full-color throughout, with a free full-color foldout map and a new wildlife chapter with photos. With Frommer's in hand, you'll experience the wonder of Costa Rica's amazing biodiversity, as we point out the best places to see hundreds of unique, colorful species of animals and plants.Completely updated every year, Frommer's Costa Rica features gorgeous color photos of the lush rainforest and the spectacular beaches that await you.Personally researched by a longtime resi...More
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| Lonely Planet Peru (Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit)
| Nobody knows Peru like Lonely Planet, and our unbeatable 7th edition gives you the key to its legendary past and exciting present. Watch the sun rise over Machu Picchu, shop at colorful crafts markets, puzzle over the mysterious Nazca Lines and sample sublime ceviche. We'll take you there - and beyond.Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give y...More
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| A MAURITIUS VACATION: A DREAM COMING THROUGH IN PARADISE
| Content- Give Yourself the Break That You Deserve with a Mauritius Vacation- What Awaits You on Mauritius- Wintertime Is Funtime- Enjoy Sea Kayaking- Fall in Love with the Ocean- The Perfect Mauritius Vacation Tour- The Right Accommodations- Blue Safari Love- A Golfer’s Paradise- The Best Holidays with Your Dream Vacation- Hunting Adventure- Eco Tours- Nature Tripping and Escapade- Horseback Riding- Mountain Biking Fun- Students Unite- Enjoy Life by the Beach- The Perfect Choice for Your Honey...More
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| Woodall's North American Campground Directory, 2012
| The 2012 Woodall’s North American Campground Directory has been completely updated from the 2011 edition, with over 300,000 changes and updates. The 2012 Edition includes complete listing information for over 14,000 locations including both public and privately owned campgrounds and RV parks. Plus, new for 2012, Woodall’s notes parks that take the AAA discount, as Woodall’s is the exclusive provider of campground information to 52 million AAA members. Each 2012 cover notes that Woodal...More
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| The Unconquered: In Search of the Amazon's Last Uncontacted Tribes
| The Unconquered tells the extraordinary tale of a journey into the deepest recesses of the Amazon to track one of the planet's last uncontacted indigenous tribes. In this gripping first-person account of adventure and survival, the author follows a 34-man team into the Amazon's uncharted depths, discovering the rainforest's secrets while moving ever closer to a possible encounter with the mysterious flecheiros - or "People of the Arrow" - a seldom-glimpsed tribe of deft archers kn...More
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