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362) Reinhardt's garden
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"At the turn of the twentieth century, as he composes a treatise on melancholy, Jacov Reinhardt sets off from his small Croatian village in search of his hero and unwitting mentor, Emiliano Gomez Carrasquilla, who is rumored to have disappeared into the South American jungle - not lost, mind you, but retired. Jacov's narcissistic preoccupation with melancholy consumes him, and as he desperately recounts the myth of his journey to his trusted but ailing...
366) Atlantis: the Andes solution : the discovery of South America as the legendary continent of Atlantis
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367) Machu Picchu
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Describes the history of the Inca civilization and the construction of the city of Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains.
372) Darwin slept here: discovery, adventure, and swimming iguanas in Charles Darwin's South America
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Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of "The Origin of Species, Darwin Slept Here" offers a fresh-eyed and enchanting journey to South America that follows the famous biologist's footsteps.
373) La cama de Isabella
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Two children uncover the key to Grandmother's secret on a dream adventure in South America.
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"A chronicle that has been judged the 'single most authentic document of its kind.' Based on testimonies from descendants of Inca kings, who in the 1540s-50s still remembered the oral history and traditions of their ancestors. Beginning in 1551, Betanzos transcribed their memories and translated them from Quechua by order of Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza. Pt. I covers Inca history prior to the Spanish arrival and Pt. II deals with the conquest to 1557,...