Category Archives: Latin America

Indigenous Apostles: Maya Catholic Catechists Working the Word in Highland Chiapas. (Studies in World Christianity and Interreligious Relations)

Indigenous Apostles tells the story of conversion to Catholicism and birth of new ecclesial community with the arrival of Vatican II mission in Santa Maria Magdalenas, a Tzotzil-speaking village in Mexico’s Maya highlands. In the state of Chiapas, the nation’s … Continue reading

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Adventure Guide Yucatan, Cancun & Cozumel (Adventure Guide to the Yucatan)

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How to Cook a Tapir: A Memoir of Belize (At Table)

In 1962 Joan Fry was a college sophomore recently married to a dashing anthropologist. Naively consenting to a year-long ?working honeymoon” in British Honduras (now Belize), she soon found herself living in a remote Kekchi village deep in the rainforest. … Continue reading

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Frommer’s Buenos Aires Day by Day (Frommer’s Day By Day Series)

Buenos Aires has long been known as one of the world’s most beautiful cities, but in the past it was too expensive for many South American tourists. With the devaluation of the Argentine currency following the country’s 2001 financial crisis, … Continue reading

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Frommer’s Chile & Easter Island (Frommer’s Complete)

You’ll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer’s. It’s like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go–they’ve done the … Continue reading

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Frommer’s Portable Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo & Guadalajara

Frommer’s Portable Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo & Guadalajara 7th Edition See the very best of Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo & Guadalajara On the beach at a fine resort or in the ocean petting a stingray, our expert authors guide you to your … Continue reading

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Art and Archaeology of Challuabamba, Ecuador

Challuabamba (ch?-wa-bamba)–now a developing suburb of Cuenca, the principal city in the southern highlands of Ecuador–has been known for a century as an ancient site that produced exceptionally fine pottery in great quantities. Suspecting that Challuabamban ceramics might provide a … Continue reading

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The Least Worst Place: Guantanamo’s First 100 Days

Named one of the Washington Post Book World’s Best Books of 2009, The Least Worst Place offers a gripping narrative account of the first one hundred days of Guantanamo. Greenberg, one of America’s leading experts on the Bush Administration’s policies … Continue reading

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Death and the Classic Maya Kings (Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies)

Like their regal counterparts in societies around the globe, ancient Maya rulers departed this world with elaborate burial ceremonies and lavish grave goods, which often included ceramics, red pigments, earflares, stingray spines, jades, pearls, obsidian blades, and mosaics. Archaeological investigation … Continue reading

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Argentina’s Parallel Currency: The Economy of the Poor (Financial History)

The story of the Red de Trueque in Argentina (RT) exposes the problems of creating a grassroots market system parallel and complementary to the official economy. The RT was launched in 1995 by a group of environmentalists who exchanged goods … Continue reading

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