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Introduction ............19 A special place for tourists ..........19 Part one -our first steps ..........21 Making the decision to go Who`s going (21), How to go (22),Where to go (24).When to visit and how long to stay (27),How much does it cost (29) First steps Documents and papers (31),Health (33),Finances(34),What to take ?(36)Photography (39), Language (40) Part two setting out ............40 How to get there (40) Part three -easing the shock : where have we landed ? .............43 Accommodations (43),Food and drink (44),Domestic transporation ?(46),Personal security (48),Local currencies (48),Altitute- how to cope with thin air (50)Discounts for students and young travelers(51),Behaviour and manners (52),Shopping and souvenirs (53), Overland border crossings (54) Taxes and custom duties (55) Working hours (56) Holidays and festivals (56) Weights and measures, temperatures, electricity, time (56) Agrentina ...........59 Getting to know argentina History (60),GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE ?(69), Population ,education and culture (72), Economy (73), General information (74) Buenos aires ........81 The iguacu falls ..........98 Northern argentina ...........103 Central region ............110 The lake district ...........115 Patagonia ..........121 Tierra del fuego ..........127 Bolivia ............131 Getting to know Bolivia History (131),Geography and climate (134),Population (136),Economy (137),General information(139) La paz ............145 Short trips around la paz .........157 Longer excursions from la paz ............162 Other bolivian cities ...............169 Sucre ............173 potosi .......178 Brazil ...........183 Getting to know Brazil History (183) Geography and climate (191), Population (194) Government (196) Economy (197), Language (201)Brazilianmusic (201), General information (202) Rio de janeiro ............213 Around rio ........240 Sao paulo ................252 The iguacu falls .........267 Minas gerais ............273 Along the coast from rioto salvador ............283 Nordeste northeast brazil ...............287 The amazon basin .................313 The midwest ............325 Brasilia ........331 Chile ............339 Getting yo know chile History (339), Geography and climate (342) Population ,education and culture (344), General information (346) Santiago de chile ............349 The nothern deserts .......362 The south central region ...........369 The far south .........387 Colombia ..........397 Getting to know Colombia History (397), Geography and climate (401) Population (402) Economy (403) General information (404) Bogota ............410 From bogota to cucuta ...........420 The caribbean coast ..............424 Sanandres island ..........436 Darien gap ...........439 The cordillera central ..........440 Southwest colombia ..........445 The san agustin civilization .........453 The amazon jungle ...........462 The Savanna -Los lianos ............466 Ecuador ..........469 Getting to know eduador History (469) Geography and climate (472) Population (475) Economy (475) General information (476) Quito ........480 Guayaquil ...........499 The galapagos island .......505 From guayaquil to quito -up the andes ........511 El oriente ...........517 from quito to the northen coast .....522 North of quito ..........533 Paraguay ..........537 Getting to know paraguay History (537) Geography and climate (539) Population, Education and culture (541) Economy (541) Folklore (542) Asuncion .............542 Peru ..........553 Getting to know peru History (553), Geography and climate (556) Population education and culture (558) Economy (559) General information (560) Personal security (566) Lima ...........568 North of lima .........584 The amazon basin ...........597 South of lima .........603 The coastal axis .......604 Venezuela ............681 Index ..........716 Notes ...........724 |