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Brought to you by Penguin. The wonderful new book from Britain's best-loved travel writer. In February 2025, Michael Palin travelled to Venezuela to get a sense of what life is like in one of South America's most culturally rich, vibrant but also troubled nations. In the journal he kept during...

Uncover engaging Latin American history where centuries of conquest and relentless revolution forged a vibrant nation. Whether you need a thought-provoking companion for your morning commute or simply desire a deep dive into world history, this sweeping narrative captures the dramatic...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Peru is not a country you simply cross-it is one you climb. Stretching from one of the driest deserts on Earth to the frozen summits of the Andes before descending into the vast Amazon rainforest, Peru is a nation shaped by altitude. In Peru, Atlas...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The living religion of the Incas, from the first men who wrote it down, in a new translation. In the Andes the sacred was everywhere: in mountains and springs, in stones and the mummies of the ancestors, in the sun and the thunder. Each of these was a...

Dieser fesselnde historische Überblick zeigt den dramatischen Kampf um nationale Identität am Rande Südamerikas. Ideal für das tägliche Pendeln liefert das kompakte Audio-Erlebnis einen atmosphärischen Einblick in ein extrem vielfältiges Gebiet. Lass dich auf eine bildhafte Reise von der...

Rough Notes Taken During Some Rapid Journeys Across The Pampas And Among The Andes by Francis Bond Head. This travelogue collects Captain Head's firsthand notes from extended expeditions across the Pampas and over the Andes, with particular emphasis on mining ventures in the Rio de la Plata...

Ernesto Che Guevara was a voyager - and thus a letter writer - for his entire adult life. The letters collected in I Embrace You with All My Revolutionary Fervor: Letters 1947-1967 range from letters home during his Motorcycle Diaries trip, to the long letter to Fidel after the success of the Cuban revolution in early 1959 (from which the book's title comes).

For fans of The Lost City of Z, Walking the Amazon, and Turn Right at Machu Picchu comes naturalist and explorer Paul Rosolie’s extraordinary adventure in the uncharted tributaries of the Western Amazon—a tale of discovery that vividly captures the awe, beauty, and isolation of this endangered land and presents an impassioned call to save it.

En las profundidades de la selva amazónica, donde la ambición y la locura se entrelazan como raíces venenosas, Lope de Aguirre se alza no como un simple demente, sino como el reflejo más brutal de la conquista española. Este libro, una inmersión en la psique de un hombre que desafió...

El Dorado, La Vigencia del Mito desentierra la historia oculta detrás del mito más persistente de América: la ciudad perdida de oro que nunca existió, pero que cambió el destino de un continente. Desde las primeras expediciones de conquistadores enloquecidos hasta las obsesiones modernas...

An oral-history biography of the legendary Latin American writer and Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Márquez, brimming with atmosphere and insight.   

No século XVI, quando o Novo Mundo se anunciava, mas poucos de fato podiam conhecê-lo, fazia sucesso na Europa os relatos de navegações e viagens. Por motivos muito diferentes, em 2021, o livro do norueguês Bjørn Berge chega como uma lufada de vento em tempos de restrições e isolamentos...

The Falklands War was one of the strangest in British history - 28,000 men sent to fight for a tiny relic of empire 8,000 miles from home. At the time, many Britons saw it as a tragic absurdity, but the British victory confirmed the quality of British arms and boosted the political fortunes of the Conservative government.

In this compelling new book, relying on original reporting from the most dangerous corners of Rio to the halls of power in Washington, DC, Dave Zirin examines how sports and politics are colliding in remarkable fashion in Brazil, opening up an international conversation on the culture, economics, and politics of sports.

Mesmo sob vigilância, proibições e censura, a arte brasileira não se silenciou. A criação nunca parou. Em Chame o ladrão, Miguel de Almeida revela como músicos, escritores e cineastas encontraram formas inesperadas, e algumas brilhantes, de driblar a censura e fazer sua arte sobreviver.

当一位资深探险家为了寻找亚马孙深处的失落文明，不惜押上全部身家与至亲性命，这场历史纪实探险最终演变为一场永无归途的致命迷局。在幽暗死寂的原始丛林面前，人类的极致渴望与大自然的残酷无情发生了最剧烈的碰...

تتبع مسار الصعود الملحمي والانهيار المأساوي لأعظم إمبراطورية في الأمريكتين، واغص في أعماق التاريخ السياسي والعسكري. عبر رحلة صوتية غامرة ومثالية لأوقات التنقل...

在海岸、山脉与无垠沙漠的严苛夹击下，一部交织着激烈抗争与政治演变的建国史诗正清晰展现。无论你是渴望利用通勤时间开拓视野的求知者，还是对拉美百年动荡充满好奇的历史迷，这片极具张力的狭长土地都将为你带来...

تروي هذه السيرة التاريخية صراعا مميتا مع المجهول، حيث ابتلعت أدغال الأمازون مستكشفا مهووسا بمدينة ضائعة. إذا كنت تبحث عن مغامرة صوتية غامرة ترافقك في تنقلاتك،...

一场爆发于南大西洋极寒之地的意外争端，如何演变成重塑英阿两国命运的现代海空激战与地缘政治博弈？当你渴望在通勤路上沉浸于一段真实且波澜壮阔的军事历史时，这段紧凑的有声叙事将瞬间把你拉回1982年的风暴中心...