| Central America: True Stories Contributor(s): Habegger, Larry (Editor), Pearlman, Natanya (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1885211740 ISBN-13: 9781885211743 Publisher: Travelers' Tales OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2002 Annotation: These stories of travel in Central America Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama are adventurous and quirky, sobering and enlightening. Readers visit a Panamanian island known for its wildlife; glimpse the wealthy Generation X repatriates of Nicaragua; and meet a charming Guatemalan revolutionary. Authors include Paul Theroux, Jennifer Harbury, Ronald Wright, Joan Didion, Randy Wayne White, and Rigoberta Menchu. Travelers Tales Central America provides a new window into this astonishingly beautiful and complex part of the world. For the thoughtful traveler, these books are an invaluable resource. Pico Iyer |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Central America - History | Latin America - Central America - Travel | Essays & Travelogues |
| Dewey: 972.8 |
| LCCN: 2002017364 |
| Series: Travelers' Tales Guides |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.14" W x 7.95" (0.79 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: These stories of travel in Central America -- Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama -- are adventurous and quirky, sobering and enlightening. Readers visit a Panamanian island known for its wildlife; glimpse the wealthy Generation X repatriates of Nicaragua; and meet a charming Guatemalan revolutionary. Authors include Paul Theroux, Jennifer Harbury, Ronald Wright, Joan Didion, Randy Wayne White, and Rigoberta Menchu. Travelers' Tales Central America provides a new window into this astonishingly beautiful and complex part of the world. "For the thoughtful traveler, these books are an invaluable resource." -- Pico Iyer |