South America
From Machu Picchu to the Amazon rainforest
Will be published approx. on 15. September 2026
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-83886-698-3 (ISBN)
Description
The continent of South America is home to impressive diversity and extremes in geography. You can find not only the world's largest river - the Amazon River- but also the driest non-polar place in the world - the Atacama Desert - in addition to Angel Falls in Venezuela, the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall and the world's most southernmost permanently inhabited community of Puerto Toro in Chile. Apart from Antarctica, no other continent reaches so far to the south, it has the unique feature of stretching north of the Equator all the way to subantarctic latitudes. This broad range showcases an exceptional diversity of South American climate and ecology. Divided by country, South America is a glorious introduction to this most diverse of continents. Explore the 15th-century Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, often described as the 'Lost City of the Incas' and the most familiar icon of the Inca Empire, uncover the secrets of the Amazon rainforest that covers 6,000,000 sq km (2,300,000 sq mi), currently the subject of controversial deforestation, and be amazed at the otherworldly beauty of the Uyuni Salt Flats in Bolivia. With more than 200 vivid photographs of South America, this book offers a stunning exploration of the culture, flora and fauna of this diverse continent.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Amber Books Ltd
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
Laminated cover
Illustrations
Halftones, color
Dimensions
Height: 219 mm
Width: 296 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1400 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83886-698-3 (9781838866983)
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Person
Claudia Martin is a travel writer who has contributed to many guide books and magazines. She is also the author of books on history, geography and culture for adults and young people. She lives in London, UK.
Content
Contents:
Introduction
1. The Guianas Guyana Kaieteur Falls St George's Cathedral Georgetown Surama village Iwokrama Forest Giant otter Cock of the rock (bird) Victoria Amazonica (giant lily pads) Guyanese food
Suriname Fort Zeelandia Brownsberg Nature Reserve and Brokopondo Central Suriname Nature Reserve Paramaribo St Peter and Paul Basilica, Paramaribo Bigi Pan Anhinga
French Guiana Centre Spatial Guyanais Camp de la Transportation Central Market Plage Les Hattes Camp de la Relegation Fleuve de Maroni Tresor Nature Reserves Kaw-Roura Nature Reserve Iles de Salut
2. Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador Colombia Cartagena Los Katios Bogota Villa de Leyva Zona Cafetera Medellin Tayrona National Natural Park Isla Mucura Quindio wax palms in Valle de Cocora in Parque Nacional Natural los Nevados McBean Lagoon National Natural Park Ciudad Perdida Carnaval de Barranquilla Rail carts to San Cipriano Dunes of Punta Gallinas Cabo de la Vela Parque Arqueologico San Agustin Tierradentro Tatacoa Desert
Venezuela Coro Angel Falls Canaima National Parl Caracas Henri Pittier National Park The Llanos Los Roques Merida Mount Roraima Orinoco Delta Margarita Island Adicora Colonia Tovar Avila National Park
Ecuador TeleferiQo, Quito Iglesia de la Compania de Jesus, Iglesia Convento de San Francisco and Catedral Metropolitana, Quito Casa Museo Guayasamin Capilla del Hombre, Quito Quinta de Juan Leon Mera, Central Highlands Mitad del Mundo Museo Nacional El Panecillo Plaza Grande San Rafael Falls Yasuni National Park Napo saki Frogs of Yasuni Quilotoa Loop La Diablada Pillarena festival in Pillaro Cuenca Andean music and instruments in Otavalo Avenue of Volcanoes Kinkajou Ecuadorian ceviche, bolon, encebollado, helado de paila
Galapagos Islands
3. Peru and Bolivia: Peru Arequipa Chan Chan Cuzco Huascaran, Mount Cordillera Huayhuash Museo Larco, Lima Machu Picchu Walking the Inca Trail Sacred Valley Ollantaytambo Pisac Choquequirao Nazca Lines Colca Canyon Lake Titicaca Cajamarca Barranco, Lima
Bolivia Tiwanaku Potosi Salar de Uyuni La Paz Sucre Moon Valley Tatio geysers Rainbow Valley Altiplano La Chiquitania Madidi National Park Potosi Cycling the Death Road - La Paz to Los Yungas El Fuerte Laguna Colorada with flamingos
**4. Brazil ** Brasilia Iguacu Falls Salvador Pantanal Copacabana Beach Chapada Diamantina Costa Verde Fernando de Noronha Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro Sugarloaf Mountain Ilha Grande The Marau Peninsula Northern Amazon Paraty Sao Paulo Southern Amazon Football stadiums(Pacaembu Stadium and Maracana stadium) Atlantic Forest Rio de Janeiro carnaval Samba dancing
Fernando de Noronha Trindade and Martim Vaz
5. Uruguay and Paraguay: Paraguay Flora and Fauna Itaipu Binaciona Monumento Berton Salto del Monday Yaguaron church Monday Falls Nacunday Falls Itaipu Dam Jesuit missions Asuncion Paraguay bottle dance Crafts - nanduti and ao po'i Margay
Uruguay Colonia del Sacramento Montevideo Punta del Este Mercado del Puerto Museo del Gaucho Teatro Solis Punta del Diablo Casapueblo Gauchos
6. Argentina and Chile: Argentina Valdes Peninsula Cueva de las Manos Cordoba Los Glaciares Palacio Barolo Plaza de Mayo Esteros del Ibera Glacier National Park Perito Moreno Glacier Iguazu Centro Cultural Kirchner Casa Rosada Parque Provincial Aconcagua Garganta del Diablo Salta Tango Buenos Aires Football match in Buenos Aires Catamarca Mendoza wine region Lake District Huapi National Park Lanin National Park Indigenous culture - Quebrada de Humahuaca Beagle Channel Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina
Chile Cerro San Cristobal Muelle de las Almas Valparaiso Santiago Patagonia National Park Torres del Paine Chilean Patagonian Fjords Chile, Tierra del Fuego Magellanic penguins, Punta Arenas Lago Llanquihue Atacama Desert Baltinache lagoons Laguna Miscanti Ojos del Salado
Easter Island Chiloe Archipelago Robinson Crusoe Island
Introduction
1. The Guianas Guyana Kaieteur Falls St George's Cathedral Georgetown Surama village Iwokrama Forest Giant otter Cock of the rock (bird) Victoria Amazonica (giant lily pads) Guyanese food
Suriname Fort Zeelandia Brownsberg Nature Reserve and Brokopondo Central Suriname Nature Reserve Paramaribo St Peter and Paul Basilica, Paramaribo Bigi Pan Anhinga
French Guiana Centre Spatial Guyanais Camp de la Transportation Central Market Plage Les Hattes Camp de la Relegation Fleuve de Maroni Tresor Nature Reserves Kaw-Roura Nature Reserve Iles de Salut
2. Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador Colombia Cartagena Los Katios Bogota Villa de Leyva Zona Cafetera Medellin Tayrona National Natural Park Isla Mucura Quindio wax palms in Valle de Cocora in Parque Nacional Natural los Nevados McBean Lagoon National Natural Park Ciudad Perdida Carnaval de Barranquilla Rail carts to San Cipriano Dunes of Punta Gallinas Cabo de la Vela Parque Arqueologico San Agustin Tierradentro Tatacoa Desert
Venezuela Coro Angel Falls Canaima National Parl Caracas Henri Pittier National Park The Llanos Los Roques Merida Mount Roraima Orinoco Delta Margarita Island Adicora Colonia Tovar Avila National Park
Ecuador TeleferiQo, Quito Iglesia de la Compania de Jesus, Iglesia Convento de San Francisco and Catedral Metropolitana, Quito Casa Museo Guayasamin Capilla del Hombre, Quito Quinta de Juan Leon Mera, Central Highlands Mitad del Mundo Museo Nacional El Panecillo Plaza Grande San Rafael Falls Yasuni National Park Napo saki Frogs of Yasuni Quilotoa Loop La Diablada Pillarena festival in Pillaro Cuenca Andean music and instruments in Otavalo Avenue of Volcanoes Kinkajou Ecuadorian ceviche, bolon, encebollado, helado de paila
Galapagos Islands
3. Peru and Bolivia: Peru Arequipa Chan Chan Cuzco Huascaran, Mount Cordillera Huayhuash Museo Larco, Lima Machu Picchu Walking the Inca Trail Sacred Valley Ollantaytambo Pisac Choquequirao Nazca Lines Colca Canyon Lake Titicaca Cajamarca Barranco, Lima
Bolivia Tiwanaku Potosi Salar de Uyuni La Paz Sucre Moon Valley Tatio geysers Rainbow Valley Altiplano La Chiquitania Madidi National Park Potosi Cycling the Death Road - La Paz to Los Yungas El Fuerte Laguna Colorada with flamingos
**4. Brazil ** Brasilia Iguacu Falls Salvador Pantanal Copacabana Beach Chapada Diamantina Costa Verde Fernando de Noronha Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro Sugarloaf Mountain Ilha Grande The Marau Peninsula Northern Amazon Paraty Sao Paulo Southern Amazon Football stadiums(Pacaembu Stadium and Maracana stadium) Atlantic Forest Rio de Janeiro carnaval Samba dancing
Fernando de Noronha Trindade and Martim Vaz
5. Uruguay and Paraguay: Paraguay Flora and Fauna Itaipu Binaciona Monumento Berton Salto del Monday Yaguaron church Monday Falls Nacunday Falls Itaipu Dam Jesuit missions Asuncion Paraguay bottle dance Crafts - nanduti and ao po'i Margay
Uruguay Colonia del Sacramento Montevideo Punta del Este Mercado del Puerto Museo del Gaucho Teatro Solis Punta del Diablo Casapueblo Gauchos
6. Argentina and Chile: Argentina Valdes Peninsula Cueva de las Manos Cordoba Los Glaciares Palacio Barolo Plaza de Mayo Esteros del Ibera Glacier National Park Perito Moreno Glacier Iguazu Centro Cultural Kirchner Casa Rosada Parque Provincial Aconcagua Garganta del Diablo Salta Tango Buenos Aires Football match in Buenos Aires Catamarca Mendoza wine region Lake District Huapi National Park Lanin National Park Indigenous culture - Quebrada de Humahuaca Beagle Channel Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina
Chile Cerro San Cristobal Muelle de las Almas Valparaiso Santiago Patagonia National Park Torres del Paine Chilean Patagonian Fjords Chile, Tierra del Fuego Magellanic penguins, Punta Arenas Lago Llanquihue Atacama Desert Baltinache lagoons Laguna Miscanti Ojos del Salado
Easter Island Chiloe Archipelago Robinson Crusoe Island