Immerse yourself in a culture like no otherWhether you want to sample sizzling street food in Mexico City, swim in the Yucatan`s crystal-clear cenotes or marvel at towering Maya pyramids, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that Mexico has to offer. A cultural bonanza, a sun-seekers paradise, a foodie haven: Mexico is...Leer más
Charles V, Emperor of Europe and the New World, is the central figure The Golden age, the second volume of Hugh Thomas’s superb history of the Spanish Empire. It begins with the return of the remnants of Magellan’s expedition around the world in 1522 and ends with Charles’s death in 1558. In the decades between, the Spaniards conquer Guatemala,...Leer más
The story of extraordinary women who lost their way - their sense of self, their identity, their freedom - and found it again through walking in the wild. A feminist exploration of the power of walking in nature, following in the footsteps of Gwen John, Georgia O`Keeffe, Frieda Lawrence, Clara Vyvyan, Simone de Beauvoir, Daphne Du Maurier and...Leer más
Welcome to Costa Rica - unmatched in beauty and biodiversityWhether you want to experience incredible wildlife, scuba dive in crystal-clear waters or savour a cup of world-famous coffee, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that Costa Rica has to offer. Inside you`ll find a detailed guide to the country`s animals,...Leer más
Map No. 731, Santa Fe - Truchas Peak in New Mexico at 1:63,360, part of an extensive series of GPS compatible, contoured hiking maps of USA’s national and state parks or forests and other popular recreational areas. Cartography, based on the national topographic survey, has extensive additional tourist information.The maps, printed on light,...Leer más
The story of extraordinary women who lost their way - their sense of self, their identity, their freedom - and found it again through walking in the wild. `Moving and memorable` Virginia Nicholson, author of How Was It for You?`A triumph ... I felt as though I were being lifted, carried up to peaks` Charlotte Peacock, author of Into the...Leer más
Do you like multicolored cactus flowers, fluorescent scorpions or solpugids? See photographs of all of them in "Gilbert's Adventure", a new children's book by Max and Steven Oscherwitz, which is set in the beautiful Sonoran Desert. The Sonoran Desert of southwestern Arizona extends west into California and south into Mexico. It is a "green"...Leer más
Do you like multicolored cactus flowers, fluorescent scorpions or solpugids? See photographs of all of them in "Gilbert's Adventure", a new children's book by Max and Steven Oscherwitz, which is set in the beautiful Sonoran Desert. The Sonoran Desert of southwestern Arizona extends west into California and south into Mexico. It is a "green"...Leer más
National Geographic's map of the Continental Divide Trail is ideal for fans and hikers of this magnificent National Scenic Trail. It makes a great planning tool or as reference to track progress on the 3,100 plus mile length. This beautiful map shows the entire length of the trail from Mexico to Canada through New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming,...Leer más
National Geographic's map of the Continental Divide Trail is ideal for fans and hikers of this magnificent National Scenic Trail. It makes a great planning tool or as reference to track progress on the 3,100 plus mile length. This beautiful map shows the entire length of the trail from Mexico to Canada through New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming,...Leer más
President Clinton's time in office coincided with historic global events following the end of the Cold War. The collapse of Communism called for a new US Grand Strategy to address the emerging geopolitical era that brought upheavals in Somalia and the Balkans, economic challenges in Mexico and Europe and the emergence of new entities such as...Leer más
President Clinton's time in office coincided with historic global events following the end of the Cold War. The collapse of Communism called for a new US Grand Strategy to address the emerging geopolitical era that brought upheavals in Somalia and the Balkans, economic challenges in Mexico and Europe and the emergence of new entities such as...Leer más
Much of Mark Klett's (born 1952) work as a photographer has entailed conversations with historical images. For this project, Klett worked only with the account of a young mining engineer named Raphael Pumpelly who wrote of his perilous journey through Arizona and Mexico in 1861 on the lawless Camino del Diablo or "road of the devil." More than...Leer más
Much of Mark Klett's (born 1952) work as a photographer has entailed conversations with historical images. For this project, Klett worked only with the account of a young mining engineer named Raphael Pumpelly who wrote of his perilous journey through Arizona and Mexico in 1861 on the lawless Camino del Diablo or "road of the devil." More than...Leer más