Frank Carlson Library

Begin your tango journey to Buenos Aires! Experience the tango dance halls (milongas), the dinner shows, tango bars, and restaurants that feature tango. Learn where the icons of tango are immortalized. Know where to dance and what is expected of the visitor who traverses the culture of tango. The author, a single woman traveling alone, visited Buenos Aries many times over many years. Recently, she lived there for a year, keeping a journal of her...

Bolivia is home to enormous biodiversity: surreal volcanic landscapes, lush valleys, vast salt flats and Amazon jungle. Footprint's 6th edition Bolivia Handbook will guide you from the blinding-white expanse of Salar de Uyuni and racing round hairpin bends on the most dangerous road in the world to the stunning turquoise of Lake Titicaca. • Great coverage of the top activities and sights in the country, including trekking, wildlife spotting & the...

Patricia Woodard had always wanted to live and work in a foreign country, but the dream seemed to be elusive. Then in the summer of 1975 while she was teaching summer school in her hometown of Whiteville, North Carolina, she received a telegram offering her a teaching position in Bogot, Colombia. Excited and stunned to finally be realizing her dream, she accepted the offer and set off for a year high on a plateau in the Andes Mountains. Several years...

“A meaty, majestic adventure…Dive in and enjoy!” -- James R. Benn, author of the Billy Boyle WWII mystery series An American frontiersman and an undercover British officer become entangled in a web of intrigue, war, and love as their search for a mythical cure and a fabulous gem takes them to the heart of a dying Amazonian empire. William Gunn wants nothing more than a quiet life. After returning home from the Napoleonic wars, he accepts a position...

Explora la Fascinante Historia de los Incas Una de las culturas antiguas más notables de Sudamérica es, sin lugar a dudas, la civilización inca. Reinaron sobre el imperio más grande de Sudamérica; no solo eso, su imperio era también el más grande del mundo en ese momento. Hay muchos misterios que rodean a los incas. ¿Dónde se originaron? ¿Cómo llegaron a reinar sobre un imperio tan vasto que incluía montañas, selvas tropicales y zonas...

Explore the hidden beauty of Argentina with this essential travel guide for the modern tourist! Packed with a wealth of practical tips and advice for visiting Argentina as a first-time traveler, this brilliant handbook is a fun and tourist-friendly guide to the beautiful landscape and fascinating culture of this South American gem. From the soaring Andes mountains to the amazing Iguazu Falls and the bustling streets of their capital city, Buenos Aires,...

This eBook was born in 2012 - but was originally printed (last edition - 2003). The purpose of this eBook was then – as it is now – to share our own experiences so each newcomer can find out everything he or she needs to know assembled in one place to help them de-code what may seem strange and help them understand this country, this city and its people better and quicker. In other words, to say a very warm Argentine ¡HOLA! to you and invite...

La Boca se ha convertido en una metáfora universal de las migraciones humanas. El escritor español Jorge Carrión pasó varias temporadas en un conventillo de uno de los barrios más pobres de Buenos Aires. Conoció a fondo tanto su historia como su vida cotidiana, entrevistó a algunos de sus habitantes más emblemáticos, paseó incansablemente por las orillas del Riachuelo, siguió de cerca la producción teatral del Galpón de Catalinas, memorizó...

South America is epic. Home to the world's highest waterfall, the longest mountain range and the largest rainforest – this continent will baffle you with its enormity. While cities like Rio de Janeiro swing to the sounds of samba, locals jostle around market stalls in Cuzco and indigenous farmers offer prayers to Pachamama – Mother Earth. Footprint's 93rd edition of the South American Handbook is the ideal guidebook for adventure-hungry travelers....

Beautiful, vibrant, exuberant and welcoming, Brazil is truly a country to explore. From the miles of pristine and often deserted beaches along the coast to the mighty virgin forest of the Amazon, from the charm of cobbled colonial towns to the urban excitement of its busy metropolises, this guidebook will help you make the most of your visit to this magnificent country. * Great coverage of the top activities and sights in the country, including carnivals,...