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South America Insight Guide

South America Insight Guide

Buch | Softcover
430 Seiten
2002 | 4th Revised edition
APA Publications Pte Ltd (Verlag)
978-981-234-809-8 (ISBN)
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Includes a section on the history of South America. This work contains 26 features, covering the continent's life and culture, ranging from its magnificent archaeological heritage to the irrepressible carnival of Rio de Janeiro. Serving as a country by country visitor's guide to the sights, it includes many photographs and 22 maps.
This 430-page guide includes a section detailing the history of South America, 26 features covering the continent's life and culture, ranging from its magnificent archaeological heritage to the irrepressible carnival of Rio de Janeiro; a country by country visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive travel tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Its key features include: places - region-by-region gazetteer section, with top attractions highlighted and cross-referenced with detailed local maps; essay features - incisive essays on the islands' history, people and culture, from music and dance to arts and crafts; photo features - magazine-style full-colour features on some of the country's most exotic sights, including Lake Titicaca and the wildlife of the Amazon; travel tips - practical listings section, including accommodation, restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes, entertainment, nightlife, transport, and essential contact addresses and numbers; and hundreds of photographs and 22 maps.

Maps: South America; Colombia; Venezuela; The Guianas; Peru; Lima; Around Cuzco; Bolivia; Around La Paz; Ecuador; Around Quito; Galapagos Islands; Brazil; Rio de Janeiro; The Southern Cone; Chilean Lake District; Buenos Aires; Inside front cover - South America; Inside back cover - Buenos Aires, Lima, Quito, Rio de Janeiro. Introduction and History: The Undiscovered Continent; Pre-Columbian Timeline; The First Peoples; The European Conquest; Independence; Into the 21st Century. Features: People; Music & Dance; Arts & Crafts; Architecture; The Great Outdoors. Places: The North Coast; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Andean Highlands; Peru; Bolivia Ecuador; Brazil; Paraguay; Chile; Uruguay; Argentina; The Falkland Islands. Picture Stories: Pre-Columbian Societies; Explorers & Eccentrics; Lake Titicaca; Birds of the Galapagos; Riches of the Amazon. Information Panels: Drugs; Land of El Dorado; Las Tapadas; Trekking in the Andes; Machu Picchu; Balsas; Penas; Riverboats; Coca; Otavalenos; Carnival; Guarani; Jesuits; Mennonites; Wine; Mate; Beef and Red Wine; Tango; Gauchos; Ona People. Travel Tips - Highlights: Getting Acquainted; Planning the Trip; Argentina A-Z; Bolivia A-Z; Brazil A-Z; Chile A-Z; Colombia A-Z; Ecuador A-Z; French Guiana A-Z; Guyana A-Z; Paraguay A-Z; Peru A-Z; Suriname A-Z; Uruguay A-Z; Venezuela A-Z; Language; Further Reading.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 29.3.2002
Reihe/Serie Insight Guides
Zusatzinfo colour photographs, maps
Verlagsort Singapore
Sprache englisch
Maße 151 x 223 mm
Gewicht 864 g
Themenwelt Reisen Reiseführer Südamerika
ISBN-10 981-234-809-3 / 9812348093
ISBN-13 978-981-234-809-8 / 9789812348098
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