"V!VA Travel Guides Bolivia This June 2010 version is the most up-to-date travel guide to Bolivia available anywhere. If you want a real, genuine South American cultural experience, you want to go to Bolivia. With the largest indigenous population in the Americas, ancient cultural traditions, beliefs, and customs thrive, as evidenced by the country's colorful markets, dances, festivals and celebrations. With this book you can: - Watch fo ..."
"V!VA Travel Guides Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands is the most comprehensive and up-to-date guidebook on Ecuador, period. Comprehensive The book was written by a team of journalists who have lived and traveled throughout this fascinating country for years and contains extensive coverage of: - The Galapagos Islands including reviews of over 80 Galapagos boats and more than 30 maps of the visitor sites and islands; - More off-the-beaten ..."
"This is the only book that you'll need in order to efficiently plan and fully enjoy your trip to the Galapagos Islands. VIVA knows Galapagos like no other guidebook company can, we're headquartered in Ecuador! The author, Crit Minster PhD, has made dozens of trips to the Islands and interviewed numerous guides, especially his wife who has be a naturalist guide in the Galapagos for nearly two decades. With VIVA Galapagos you'll: -- Choos ..."
"This June 2010 version is the most up-to-date travel guide to Nicaragua available anywhere. With this guide you can: - Surf hidden breaks uncovered by local surfers - Summit active volcanoes, zipline over lush rainforest, sit and sip at one of the country's many organic coffee farms, or hang your hammock in a remote Caribbean village - Float through the pristine rain forest that lines the Rio San Juan, tracing the Costa Rican border fro ..."
"This April 2010 edition is the most up-to-date guide to Peru available anywhere. Peru's soaring mountains, untamed jungles and wild beaches have been welcoming travelers for millennia. Visitors today will find a dynamic, exciting country that is still immersed in its past as the center of Inca civilization and Spain's New World empire. Let VIVA guide you through Peru's fascinating mix of cultures and landscapes. With this guidebook, you ..."
"This compilation of travel narratives provides an alternative to the glossy, tourist brochure-type analysis of Latin America. Packed with tales of travels from Tijuana to Tierra del Fuego, this guide provides firsthand feedback on places to visit, things to do, and where to stay as well as insight into local cultures and customs. While the essays acquaint readers with well-known hot spots such as Igazu Falls and the Galapagos Islands, t ..."
"This April 2010 version is the most up-to-date travel guide to Chile available anywhere. From the driest desert in the world in the North, to Antarctica in the South, and the towering Andes and rugged coastline in between, Chile is a land of extremes. VIVA gives you everything you'll need to get the most out of your trip to Chile. – Discover new hiking and trekking routes in Patagonia, like “the Q” in Torres del Paine National Park ..."
"In-the-know travelers across the continent are raving about Colombia, and finally, there's a guidebook with the information you need to safely explore it. VIVA hired a team of journalists with several years of combined on-the-ground experience in Colombia. Their mission: to produce the most comprehensive, accurate guidebook available, no matter what your destination or budget. Comprehensive... Whether you´re explo ..."
"This April 2010 edition is the most up-to-date guide to Ecuador available anywhere. Ecuador has everything travelers comes for in South America: beaches, mountains, cloud forests, meandering jungle rivers and charming colonial cities. It also has something you won't find anywhere else: the otherworldly Galapagos Islands. VIVA's Quito-based team will point you in all the right directions. With this guidebook, you can: navigate the magnif ..."
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"This April 2010 edition is the most up-to-date guide to Colombia available anywhere. Not so long ago, you were far more likely to find Colombia's name in news headlines than you were in tourists' itineraries. Today, however, Colombia is emerging as one of the hottest destinations in the region and a magnet for in-the-know travelers. VIVA's latest guide has all the information you need to safely and enjoyably visit this wonderful country ..."
"The museum provides a fairly complete overview of Peruvian history and culture.
Tuesday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Av. Javier Prado Este 2465, Tel: 51-1-476-9875.
Updated: Jul 01, 2010. Gold Museum / Museo de Oro The Gold Museum is
considered one of Lima's premier attractions. It houses the private collection of
Miguel Mujica Gallo, who spent years amassing it, often by purchasing relics from
grave robbers. It features gold figures, je ..."
"Argentina's allure is well documented, but exploring this immense country can be intimidating. That's where VIVA's team of experts comes in. City seekers can read about Buenos Aires' most sizzling steakhouses and top spots to tango, while wine lovers can discover the best wineries in Mendoza. Feeling adventurous? VIVA offers expert advice on rafting down the Mendoza river, hiking around Patagonia, and climbing the majestic Cerro Aconcag ..."
"Encapsulating 143 exhibitions with illustrations of work by 77 of the over 800 artists who participated, Perspectives@25: A Quarter Century of New Art in Houston celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston's Perspectives series (one of the first in the U.S. to focus on contemporary art developments). In this beautifully designed and lavishly illustrated book, art lovers learn about an important aspect of the ..."
"But La Trochita's most difficult struggles were yet to come. The national decline of
Patagonia rail lines began in the 1970s due to their inability to compete with
alternative modes of transportation. By the 1990s, most trains were all but
abandoned. But La Trochita, special in the hearts and minds of those who
traveled its steely rails, continued to operate. Her following grew with the
publication of Paul Theroux's 1980 book entit ..."
"This compilation of travel narratives provides an alternative to the glossy, tourist brochure-type analysis of Latin America."
VIVA Travel Guides Peru Lima, Cusco, Machu Picchu, Arequipa, Lake Titicaca, Huaraz, Coast by PaulaNewton Digital, Published 2010 by Viva Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-9825585-9-1, ISBN: 0-9825585-9-7