Ces auteurs incarnent l'aventure, leur écriture étant profondément ancrée dans une passion de toujours pour le trekking et le monde naturel. À travers leur œuvre, ils invitent les lecteurs à voyager avec eux à travers l'Amérique du Sud. Leurs expériences en tant que correspondants et auteurs de guides de voyage leur confèrent une perspective unique à leur récit. En soulignant la liberté que procure le fait de porter tout le nécessaire sur son dos et le rythme de la vie sur le sentier, ils partagent des aperçus profonds sur la nature et les expériences interculturelles. Leur écriture sert d'invitation à partager leur émerveillement durable pour le continent sud-américain et les merveilles du monde naturel.
Tracing the path of the Andes - the geographical and cultural spine of South America - Peru, Bolivia & Ecuador are born of a synthesis of ancient America and medieval Europe. Footprint's Handbook will guide you from the salt crusts of Salar de Uyuni, through the awe-inspiring citadel of Machu Picchu, to bustling Quito.
Footprintfocus Bolivia is the best value and most portable guide to Bolivia on the market. Written by Latin America expert Ben Box, the guide provides detailed information on sights and attractions in a concise format. Features practical advice on getting around, comprehensive street maps where relevant and fascinating insights into the history and culture of Bolivia.* Essentials section with practical advice on getting there and around.* Highlights of Bolivia map to help travellers plan their trip.* Comprehensive and up-to-date listings of where to eat, drink and have fun.* Detailed maps to help travellers find their way around La Paz and other key towns* Slim enough to fit in a pocket.Loaded with advice and information on how to get around, this concise Footprintfocus guide will help travellers get the most out of Bolivia without weighing them down. The content of Footprintfocus Bolivia guide has been extracted from Footprint's South American Handbook.
The phrase ‘small is beautiful’ could have been coined specifically with Ecuador in mind. By South American standards, Ecuador is tiny, but what it lacks in size it makes up for in diversity. Here, one can watch dawn break over the jungle canopy, have lunch high in the Andes, then watch the sun slip into the Pacific Ocean—all on the same day. Lying just over 600 miles offshore are the Galapagos Islands, inspiration for Darwin’s theory of evolution and without a doubt the greatest wildlife show on Earth. Footprint’s highly acclaimed guide is essential for all travelers wishing to get to grips with this small but perfectly formed country.
From the publisher of the legendary South America Handbook comes the fourth edition of the most practical and informative guide available to this remarkably diverse country and its breathtakingly beautiful island neighbor. Husband-and-wife team Robert and Daisy Kunstaetter bring a combined total of 40 years of living and traveling in Latin America to their coverage of this tiny equatorial nation, leading readers on excursions both on and off the "banana pancake trail," including Quito, the jungle, the Pacific Coast, the national parks, and volcanoes. The book also includes the most up-to-date information on the Galapagos Islands -- home to giant tortoises, marine iguanas, blue-footed boobies, and an endless variety of plants and flowers. A new-and-improved table of contents and a new front map highlighting the best sights help visitors plan their trip, and full-color maps cross-referenced with the text aid readers in deciding where to stay, eat, drink, and chill out. Along with 16 pages of stunning full-color photographs, the book includes complete details on the developing ecotourism travel scene.
Describes the history, customs, traditions, geology, climate, national parks and conservation areas, religion, and wildlife of this South American country.