South America

From Machu Picchu to the Amazon rainforest

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

279 kr

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The continent of South America is home to impressive diversity and extremes in geography. You can find not only the world’s largest river – the Amazon River– but also the driest non-polar place in the world – the Atacama Desert – in addition to Angel Falls in Venezuela, the world’s highest uninterrupted waterfall and the world’s most southernmost permanently inhabited community of Puerto Toro in Chile. Apart from Antarctica, no other continent reaches so far to the south, it has the unique feature of stretching north of the Equator all the way to subantarctic latitudes. This broad range showcases an exceptional diversity of South American climate and ecology. Divided by country, South America is a glorious introduction to this most diverse of continents. Explore the 15th-century Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, often described as the ‘Lost City of the Incas’ and the most familiar icon of the Inca Empire, uncover the secrets of the Amazon rainforest that covers 6,000,000 sq km (2,300,000 sq mi), currently the subject of controversial deforestation, and be amazed at the otherworldly beauty of the Uyuni Salt Flats in Bolivia. With more than 200 vivid photographs of South America, this book offers a stunning exploration of the culture, flora and fauna of this diverse continent.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2026-09-15
Mått296 x 219 x 25 mm
Vikt1 400 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieTravel [Landscape format]
Antal sidor224
FörlagAmber Books Ltd
ISBN9781838866983

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Contents:Introduction1. The Guianas Guyana Kaieteur Falls St George’s Cathedral Georgetown Surama village Iwokrama Forest Giant otter Cock of the rock (bird) Victoria Amazonica (giant lily pads) Guyanese foodSuriname Fort Zeelandia Brownsberg Nature Reserve and Brokopondo Central Suriname Nature Reserve Paramaribo St Peter and Paul Basilica, Paramaribo Bigi Pan AnhingaFrench Guiana Centre Spatial Guyanais Camp de la Transportation Central Market Plage Les Hattes Camp de la Relegation Fleuve de Maroni Trésor Nature Reserves Kaw-Roura Nature Reserve Iles de Salut2. Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador Colombia Cartagena Los Katíos Bogotá Villa de Leyva Zona Cafetera Medellín Tayrona National Natural Park Isla Múcura Quindio wax palms in Valle de Cocora in Parque Nacional Natural los Nevados McBean Lagoon National Natural Park Ciudad Perdida Carnaval de Barranquilla Rail carts to San Cipriano Dunes of Punta Gallinas Cabo de la Vela Parque Arqueologico San Agustin Tierradentro Tatacoa DesertVenezuela Coro Angel Falls Canaima National Parl Caracas Henri Pittier National Park The Llanos Los Roques Merida Mount Roraima Orinoco Delta Margarita Island Adicora Colonia Tovar Avila National ParkEcuador TelefériQo, Quito Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús, Iglesia Convento de San Francisco and Catedral Metropolitana, Quito Casa Museo Guayasamín Capilla del Hombre, Quito Quinta de Juan León Mera, Central Highlands Mitad del Mundo Museo Nacional El Panecillo Plaza Grande San Rafael Falls Yasuni National Park Napo saki Frogs of Yasuni Quilotoa Loop La Diablada Pillarena festival in Pillaro Cuenca Andean music and instruments in Otavalo Avenue of Volcanoes Kinkajou Ecuadorian ceviche, bolon, encebollado, helado de pailaGalapagos Islands3. Peru and Bolivia: Peru Arequipa Chan Chan Cuzco Huascaran, Mount Cordillera Huayhuash Museo Larco, Lima Machu Picchu Walking the Inca Trail Sacred Valley Ollantaytambo Pisac Choquequirao Nazca Lines Colca Canyon Lake Titicaca Cajamarca Barranco, LimaBolivia Tiwanaku Potosí Salar de Uyuni La Paz Sucre Moon Valley Tatio geysers Rainbow Valley Altiplano La Chiquitania Madidi National Park Potosi Cycling the Death Road – La Paz to Los Yungas El Fuerte Laguna Colorada with flamingos**4. Brazil ** Brasilia Iguaçu Falls Salvador Pantanal Copacabana Beach Chapada Diamantina Costa Verde Fernando de Noronha Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro Sugarloaf Mountain Ilha Grande The Marau Peninsula Northern Amazon Paraty São Paulo Southern Amazon Football stadiums(Pacaembu Stadium and Maracana stadium) Atlantic Forest Rio de Janeiro carnaval Samba dancingFernando de Noronha Trindade and Martim Vaz5. Uruguay and Paraguay: Paraguay Flora and Fauna Itaipú Binaciona Monumento Berton Salto del Monday Yaguaron church Monday Falls Nacunday Falls Itaipu Dam Jesuit missions Asuncion Paraguay bottle dance Crafts – ñandutí and ao po'í MargayUruguay Colonia del Sacramento Montevideo Punta del Este Mercado del Puerto Museo del Gaucho Teatro Solis Punta del Diablo Casapueblo Gauchos6. Argentina and Chile: Argentina Valdés Peninsula Cueva de las Manos Cordoba Los Glaciares Palacio Barolo Plaza de Mayo Esteros del Ibera Glacier National Park Perito Moreno Glacier Iguazu Centro Cultural Kirchner Casa Rosada Parque Provincial Aconcagua Garganta del Diablo Salta Tango Buenos Aires Football match in Buenos Aires Catamarca Mendoza wine region Lake District Huapi National Park Lanin National Park Indigenous culture – Quebrada de Humahuaca Beagle Channel Tierra del Fuego National Park, ArgentinaChile Cerro San Cristobal Muelle de las Almas Valparaiso Santiago Patagonia National Park Torres del Paine Chilean Patagonian Fjords Chile, Tierra del Fuego Magellanic penguins, Punta Arenas Lago Llanquihue Atacama Desert Baltinache lagoons Laguna Miscanti Ojos del SaladoEaster Island Chiloé Archipelago Robinson Crusoe Island