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The Traveler's Handbook, 9th: The Insider's Guide to World Travel (Traveler's Handbook) by Ltd. Wexas

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Lonely Planet the Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the World by Roz Hopkins

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The World Awaits: How to Travel Far and Well by Paul Otteson

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Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel by Rolf Potts

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Lonely Planet 2007 Bluelist (Lonely Planet General Reference) by Lonely Planet Staff

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The Backyard Birdsong Guide: Eastern and Central North America (Backyard Birdsong Guides) by Donald Kroodsma

Get to know birds by ear with this engaging, one-o more...0 points

Get to know birds by ear with this engaging, one-of-a-kind book. Discover seventy-five unique species from Eastern and Central North America as you enjoy their sounds at the touch of a button-reproduced in high quality on the attached digital audio module-while reading vivid descriptions of their songs, calls, and related behaviors. Learn what Black-capped Chickadees are thinking as they give their unmistakable namesake call, or find out why many songbirds have dialects that vary from region to...0 points

A Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America by Roger Tory Peterson

Roger Tory Peterson had already made his mark with more...0 points

Roger Tory Peterson had already made his mark with his innovative field guide when he conducted DDT research during World War II. His friend and fellow naturalist Rachel Carson built on these efforts and eventually wrote Silent Spring, a landmark text that, along with Peterson"s field guide, jump-started the modern environmental movement.By combining the tireless observation of a scientist with the imaginative skills of an artist and writer, Peterson created a field guide that Robert Bateman, in...0 points

Central America (Shoestring) by Robert Reid

Dig into history along the Ruta Maya, zip through more...0 points

Dig into history along the Ruta Maya, zip through the rain forest canopy or spend the day searching out that perfect hammock spot by the beach. Adventures are born every day in Central America. And this comprehensive guide - with expanded Yucatan and Chiapas coverage - gives you the tools to avoid spending an arm and a leg on the journey of a lifetime. Explore More - expanded do-it-yourself features help you create your own adventure beyond the 'Gringo Trail.' Get Lost - detailed language and...0 points

Birds of Mexico and Central America (Princeton Illustrated Checklists) by Ber van Perlo

Birds of Mexico and Central America is the only fi more...0 points

Birds of Mexico and Central America is the only field guide to illustrate and describe every species of bird in Central America from Mexico to Panama, including Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Written and illustrated by Ber van Perlo, this handsome work covers more than 1,500 species. Information on key identification features, habitats, songs, and calls is included as are distribution maps showing each species' location and prevalence. Enhanced with ninety-e...0 points

The Rough Guide to Central America on a Budget 1 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) by Rough Guides

The Rough Guide to Central America on a Budget is more...0 points

The Rough Guide to Central America on a Budget is the definitive guide to making the most of this exotic region without breaking the bank. Backpackers, career-breakers, gap year travellers and those who want more bang for their buck, will find in depth budget information for all seven Central American countries and every aspect of travel. From accommodation and restaurants to special events, festivals and adrenalin-pumping outdoor activities, this guide is packed with the best budget information...0 points

Tropical Nature: Life and Death in the Rain Forests of Central and South America by Adrian Forsyth, Ken Miyata

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A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America by Steve N.G. Howell, Sophie Webb

When Steve Howell first visited Mexico in November more...0 points

When Steve Howell first visited Mexico in November of 1981, he arrived armed with a strong background of birding in Britain and the Western Palearctic, and an even stronger enthusiasm for the diverse and exotic birds of Northern Central America. But he also arrived without an adequate field guide. Indeed, to his surprise, he found that relatively little was known (and even less written) about the myriad of bird species that inhabit the region stretching from the U.S.-Mexican border to Nicaragua....0 points

Central America & Mexico Handbook, 18th: The only travel guide to cover Mexico and the 7 Central American nations (Footprint Central America and Mexico Handbook) by Peter Hutchison

From Baja California to the Darien Gap, this new e more...0 points

From Baja California to the Darien Gap, this new edition of Footprint's acclaimed guide takes savvy travelers along the Ruta Maya, through beautiful colonial cities and sleepy villages, to deserted beaches and lush rainforests, while providing up-to-date recommendations for all budgets on where to sleep and where to sample tequila and eat tortillas, and the lowdown on the region's best fiestas. Updated annually, this is the most up-to-date guide to the region available.0 points

Frommer's Central America (Frommer's Complete) by Eliot Greenspan, Nicholas Gill, Charlie O'Malley, Patrick Gilsenan, Jisel Perilla

Frommer's Central America is the premier guide to more...0 points

Frommer's Central America is the premier guide to the region, with complete coverage of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Whether you're an archaeology buff, an outdoor adventurer, or a partier in search of a good time, Central America presents so many diverse travel options that it'll make your head spin. Frommer's Central America will help you plan a memorable trip, starting with our highly opinionated lists of the best experiences the region has to o...0 points

Fodor's Central America, 3rd Edition (Fodor's Gold Guides) by Fodor's

Fodor's. For Choice Travel Experiences.Fodor's hel more...0 points

Fodor's. For Choice Travel Experiences.Fodor's helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you're at the helm, Fodor's offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It's like having a friend in Central America!· Updated annually, Fodor's Central America provides the most accurate and up-to-date informa...0 points

Ancient Mexico & Central America: Archaeology and Culture History (Second Edition) by Susan Toby Evans

Winner of the 2005 Society for American Archaeolog more...0 points

Winner of the 2005 Society for American Archaeology Book Award. This authoritative book explores every aspect of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, from Paleo-Indian times to the sixteenth century. It provides overviews of the best-known regional cultures, such as those of the Olmecs, Maya, Zapotecs, and Aztecs, as well as balanced coverage of Mesoamerica as a whole. The book covers every major site, from La Venta and Monte Albán to Teotihuacan, Palenque, and Tenochtitlan. It includes detailed discussi...0 points

A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs: Of Eastern and Central North America (Peterson Field Guide Series) by James A. Duke, Steven Foster

With more than 300 photos, this new edition shows more...0 points

With more than 300 photos, this new edition shows how to identify more than 500 healing plants. Descriptive text includes information on where the plants are found, as well as their known medicinal uses. An index to medical topics, symbols next to plant descriptions, and organization of plants by colors all make this an essential guide to understanding the traditional medicinal uses of the plants around us. At a time when interest in herbs and natural medicine has never been higher, the second e...0 points

Globe Trekker: Ultimate Central America

Central America is the thin section of land that l more...0 points

Central America is the thin section of land that links the continents of North and South America. It is made up of seven small, mostly tropical countries that share a wealth of natural beauty, Mayan history and culture and stunning wildlife. In this Globe Trekker Ultimate DVD guide to Central America, Brianna Barnes, Justine Shapiro, Neil Gibson and Megan McCormick discover the region's best beaches, volcanoes, ancient ruins, and festivals. Contains the Globe Trekker shows: * Honduras and El Sal...0 points

Women of Belize: Gender and Change in Central America by Irma McClaurin

Three women living in Belize in Central America de more...0 points

Three women living in Belize in Central America describe their experiences of motherhood, marriage, illness, emigration, separation, work or domestic violence, and how it led them to recognize gender inequality. The book shows how they challenged the culture of gender in their home and community.0 points

A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: Eastern and central North America (Peterson Field Guide Series) by Lee Allen Peterson

More than 370 edible wild plants, plus 37 poisonou more...0 points

More than 370 edible wild plants, plus 37 poisonous look-alikes, are described here, with 400 drawings and 78 color photographs showing precisely how to recognize each species. Also included are habitat descriptions, lists of plants by season, and preparation instructions for 22 different food uses.0 points

Inevitable Revolutions: The United States in Central America by Walter Lafeber

Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Co more...0 points

Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica are five small countries, and yet no other part of the world is more important to the US. This book explains the history of US/Central American relations, explaining why these countries have remained so overpopulated, illiterate and violent; and why US government notions of economic and military security combine to keep in place a system of Central American dependency. This second edition is updated to include new material covering the R...0 points

A Field Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians of Eastern & Central North America (Peterson Field Guide Series) by Roger Conant, Joseph T. Collins

This newly designed field guides features detailed more...0 points

This newly designed field guides features detailed descriptions of 595 species and subspecies. The 656 full-color illustrations and 384 drawings show key details for accurate identification. More than 100 color photographs and 333 color photographs and 333 color distribution maps accompany the species descriptions.0 points

The History of Central America (Palgrave Essential Histories) by Thomas L. Pearcy

Central America is an extraordinarily beautiful pa more...0 points

Central America is an extraordinarily beautiful part of the world, with sweeping panoramic vistas of tropical vegetation, towering mountains, and striking ethnic and racial diversity. This tropical paradise has a history as diverse as its people and cultures. Pearcy begins with the Maya in ancient Mesoamerica, then moves on to discuss European contact and the subsequent subjugation of the people of Central America by the Spaniards during the Colonial period. The book also covers the National per...0 points

Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan, Vol. 1 (Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas & Yucatan) by John L. Stephens

Volume 1 of two-volume work. Almost single-handed more...0 points

Volume 1 of two-volume work. Almost single-handed discovery of Maya culture; exploration of ruined cities, monuments, temples; customs of Indians. Total in set: 115 drawings.0 points

Central America: A Nation Divided (Latin American Histories) by Ralph Lee Woodward Jr.

Central America: A Nation Divided surveys the hist more...0 points

Central America: A Nation Divided surveys the history of the region that includes Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama from pre-Columbian times to the present. The book emphasizes the common characteristics of the Central American states as well as their potential for political union. Now completely updated, this third edition includes coverage of the civil wars in Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua, as well as the restoration of peace to the region under...0 points