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Chiapas: The End of Silence by Antonio Turok Publisher Comments Chiapas: The End of Silence is Antonio Turok's striking visual diary of his experiences in this southern Mexican state, which is in many ways a cultural crossroads for the Americas. The region is marked by centuries of conflict between modern society and... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Cayman Islands: Island Portrait by Jenny Driver Publisher Comments Home of the famous green turtle (the national symbol), the Cayman Islands, just 480 miles south of Miami, are perhaps best known for diving and underwater attractions. The waters around the islands are exceptionally clear, making this one of the world's... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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Amazonia: The Land, the Wildlife, the River, the People by Alfonso Jr Capelas Synopsis A panoramic look at Earth's most diverse ecosystem. The Amazon river is fed by 1,000 named tributaries and as many anonymous ones. The river system spans the South American continent from the Atlantic Ocean to within 100 miles of the Pacific and drains... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $23.00 Used - Hardcover
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Los Loss: Photographs Made in Mexico by Trevor Appleson Publisher Comments In this stunning visual account, South African photographer Trevor Appleson documents the bright colors and exotic people of Mexico with cinematic still lifes that evoke Old Master portraits. Wrestlers destroy candy-filled pinatas, resulting in broken... (read more) List Price $55.00 Your price: $18.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Graffiti Brasil by Tristan Manco Publisher Comments Here is a report from the trenches on the most exciting and original graffiti scene to emerge in the past decade. From extraordinary creative extremes generated amidst urban deprivation to crafted murals at their most elaborate, Graffiti Brasil offers... (read more) List Price $22.50 Your price: $9.74 Sale - Trade Paper
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Mexican Riviera: Portrait of a Place (Portrait of a Place) by Cliff Hollenbeck Synopsis More than 100 dramatic full-color photos take readers on a visual voyage through some of the most popular cruise destinations in the world, a region celebrated for its pristine beaches, azure waters, stunning cliffs, and lush jungle landscapes.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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Rio De Janeiro by Ingo Latotzki Publisher Comments Like so many other cities of South America, Rio is an urban sprawl containing some truly stunning contrasts. Yet Rio comes alive, really, for only two things -- soccer and the samba. According to tradition founded by the Portuguese navigator Andre... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Havana, La Habana by Nancy Stout Publisher Comments The cultural and architectural history of Havana are evoked in inspired photographs that show the remarkable variety of the city's styles: the academic classicism of aristocratic homes, rococo residential interiors, art deco and art nouveau buildings... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $25.00 Used - Hardcover
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Behind the Doors of San Miguel de Allende by Robert De Gast Synopsis Established in the sixteenth century as a Franciscan mission, the lovely Mexican town of San Miguel de Allende has been an art and artisanal center for nearly two hundred years. Its cool summers and mild winters have more recently made it a popular... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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I Am Rich Potosi: The Mountain That Eats Men by Stephen Ferry Publisher Comments The magnificent mountain of Potosí in Bolivia yielded more silver than any other mountain or region of the world. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries this wealth flowed through Spain into Europe and played an important role in the... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $25.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Skeleton At the Feast by Elizabeth Carmichael Publisher Comments All over Mexico, early in November, families gather to welcome the souls of the dead on their annual visit home. The smells of burning copal incense and pungent cempasuchil (marigolds) mingle with the aromas of fresh bread, new clothing, sweets, and... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $14.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Mâexico through foreign eyes, 1850-1990 :visto por ojos extranjeros by Carole Naggar Book News Annotation Sixteen photographers from the US and Europe are represented, each by a selection of photographs and by a substantial amount of text in which the context of their visits to Mexico and their relationship with Mexico are described. Among the notables... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $30.00 Used - Hardcover
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Planet Peru: An Aerial Journey Through a Timeless Land by Marilyn Bridges Book News Annotation The 85 b&w photos presented here dramatically record the remains of ancient civilizations as they appear from the air, in the context of their terrain and the forces of nature over time. Introductory text and captions (by John Hyslop) give historical... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $14.50 Used - Hardcover
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Mexican Celebrations by Eliot Porter Book News Annotation Photographs by Eliot Porter and Ellen Auerbach, with essays by Donna Pierce and Marsha C. Bol. This collection of 90 color photographs taken in Mexico in 1955 and 1956, which capture the tradition of festivals during the Christmas, Lenten, and Easter... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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America Latina by Fabie Rousso Lenoir Publisher Comments It is a land sown with dreams and plowed with nightmares. It shelters the imaginary horizons of the explorers, the conquerors, the missionaries. The real Latin America is coupled with the mythical Latin America and, everywhere, legends cloud the issues... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $26.00 Used - Hardcover
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Caribbean Festival Arts: Every Little Piece of Difference by John W Nunley Book News Annotation Pictorial survey of the history, development and significance of the three major Caribbean festivals: Carnival, Jonkonnu (Christmas masquerade), and Hosay (an Islamic festival). Published in association with the St. Louis Art Museum, organizer of the... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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Cuba by Adam Kufeld Book News Annotation A collection of evocative, intimate color photographs of people, mostly, living in one of the last remaining communist worlds. Introduced with a lively and informative historical narrative (by Tom Miller). 10x8.5" Annotation c. Book News, Inc... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $4.98 Used - Trade Paper
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The Wild Country of Mexico / La Tierra Salvaje de Mexico by John Annerino Book News Annotation Photographer/writer Annerino traveled the length and breath of Mexico to photograph seldom seen places and people. His beautiful photos are accompanied by essays and captions in both Spanish and English. An index would have enhanced the presentation.... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $3.98 Used - Hardcover
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The Doors of San Miguel de Allende by Robert De Gast Synopsis Picturesque San Miguel de Allende is one of the oldest towns in Mexico. Intellectually stimulating and historically fascinating, this arts and crafts and cultural center is a popular destination for tourists, expatriates, and vacationers. When... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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Cubano 100% by Gianfranco Gorgoni Publisher Comments Cubano 100% is a photographic mosaic capturing the nature, habits and people of Cuba at a time of great historic change. An expressive, visual portrait of everyday life in a world seldom seen, the book features stunning images of everything from Old... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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