Andes
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Originally published: London : Granta, 2010.
Pt. 1. The view from afar -- How it all began -- Cabinets of curiosities -- pt. 2. The tropics -- Hotel Humboldt -- Distant mountains -- Bolívar's dream -- Bolívar, mirror of the Andes -- Nevado the dog -- Delirium -- The consolation of plants -- To the enchanted lake -- pt. 3. The centre -- Journeys to the middle of the world -- Andean baroque -- Climbing the volcanoes -- Lost treasures -- Heart of the Andes -- Ancient roads -- Omens -- Extreme adversities -- And the mountains came to the city -- Blood fiesta -- Shining paths -- Resurrection -- Villages of the runaway Slaves -- pt. 4. The south -- Lengthening shadows -- Spain was here -- Where the Andes end.
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PUBLISHED
Berkeley, CA : Counterpoint, c2011.
Year Published: 2011
Description: 580 p. ; 23 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781582437378
1582437378
SUBJECTS
Jacobs, Michael, -- 1952- -- Travel -- Andes.
Andes -- Description and travel.