Colombia (Bradt Travel Guide)
by Sarah Woods
from Bradt Travel Guides
Much like neighboring Panama, Colombia is home to a fascinating mix of cultures and wildlife. The country has more plant and animal species per square mile than any other country in the world – over 130,000 endemic plants and 1,900 species of bird – and both coastlines (Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea) are rich in coral reefs and marine life. Sports enthusiasts are catered for with climbing, paragliding, fishing, diving and windsurfing, and for the culture vultures Colombia also boasts historic colonial and six sites with UNESCO World Heritage status.
Two Wheels Through Terror: Diary of a South American Motorcycle Odyssey
by Glen Heggstad
from Whitehorse Press
Colombia (Country Guide)
by Michael Kohn
from Lonely Planet
Discover the best kept secret in South America. Colombia is safer than ever, affordable and still blissfully uncrowded - an independent traveler's dream. Laze on palm-fringed Caribbean beaches. Canoe slient rivers through lush rainforest. Stroll Cartagena's colonial old town. Salsa all night in Cali. Packed with practical advice and valuable tips for trouble-free travel, our peerless guide enables you to explore with confidence.
The Basics - detailed maps, tailored itineraries and easy-to-use directory help make the most of your trip.
Adrenaline Rushes - the best spots for diving, rafting, hiking, rock-climbing and other thrills.
Straight Talk - honest advice on where to go - and still risky spots to avoid.
Discerning Reviews - opinionated authors give the lowdown on where to sleep, eat and pain the town.
Colombia 101 - in-depth background chapters provide insight into the country and its people.
In Trouble Again: A Journey Between Orinoco and the Amazon
by Redmond O'Hanlon
from Vintage
O'Hanlon takes us into the bug-ridden rain forest between the Orinoco and the Amazon--infested with jaguars and piranhas, where men would kill over a bottle of ketchup and where the locals may be the most violent people on earth (next to hockey fans).
Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World
by Alan Weisman
from Chelsea Green Publishing Company
Invading Colombia: Spanish Accounts of the Gonzalo Jimenez De Expedition of Conquest (Latin American Originals) (Latin American Originals)
by J. Michael Francis
from Pennsylvania State Univ Pr (Trd)
In early April 1536, Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada led a military expedition from the coastal city of Santa Marta deep into the interior of what is today modern Colombia. With roughly eight hundred Spaniards and numerous native carriers and black slaves, the Jiménez expedition was larger than the combined forces under Hernando Cortés and Francisco Pizarro. Over the course of the one-year campaign, nearly three-quarters of Jiménez s men perished, most from illness and hunger. Yet, for the 179 survivors, the expedition proved to be one of the most profitable campaigns of the sixteenth century. Unfortunately, the history of the Spanish conquest of Colombia remains virtually unknown.Through a series of firsthand primary accounts, translated into English for the first time, Invading Colombia reconstructs the compelling tale of the Jiménez expedition, the early stages of the Spanish conquest of Muisca territory, and the foundation of the city of Santa Fé de Bogotá. We follow the expedition from the Canary Islands to Santa Marta, up the Magdalena River, and finally into Colombia s eastern highlands. These highly engaging accounts not only challenge many current assumptions about the nature of Spanish conquests in the New World, but they also reveal a richly entertaining, yet tragic, tale that rivals the great conquest narratives of Mexico and Peru.
Colombia Map by ITMB
by International Travel Maps
from International Travel Maps and Books
Folded road and travel map in color. Scale 1:2,000,000. Distinguishes roads ranging from major highways to seasonal roads. Legend includes international airports, domestic airports/landing strips, points of interest, mining, archaeological sites, national parks, tracks/trails, railways, district boundaries. Includes inset map of Bogota and extensive place index.
My Colombian War: A Journey Through the Country I Left Behind
by Silvana Paternostro
from Henry Holt and Co.
unseen Colombia
by Andres Hurtado Garcia
from Villegas Editores
Geography is a mirror: every nation sees itself first in its natural places. Here is a naturalist-photographer's "mirrors," his country's most beautiful faces: Hurtado is an eco-wanderer, a South American Edward Weston and John Burroughs, a self-taught, nomadic artist. He shows us what he has seen: hidden beaches, remote lakes, and unnamed volcanic craters; the little-explored rivers of the scorching Amazon; cryptic hieroglyphics graven on giant rocks by ancient aboriginal cultures; and the seductive landscapes of the Orinoco-many locations known only to Hurtado.
For those who love truly wild places, and photography through nature's eye, this is a new horizon.
Exit Row: The True Story of an Emergency Volunteer, a Miraculous Survivor and the Crash of Flight 965
by Tammy L. Kling
from Sourcebooks
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