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Cochineal Red - Hugh Thompson
The long-awaited sequel to the White Rock, a fascinating book focusing on the pre-Incan civilisations of Peru dating back to the earliest pyramids of Caral built some 5,000 years ago. Very readable and enough to make you want to follow in Thompson's footsteps! Read more»
Bitter Fruit - The story of the American coup in Guatemala, Stephen Schlesinger and Stephen Kinzer
The tragic account of US involvement (particularly of the CIA and the United Fruit Company) in the downfall of Guatemala's democratically elected government in the '50s. Clear, concise and often hard-hitting, it provides a sobering model for a number of brutal civil wars and dictatorships that raged... Read more»
Killing Pablo - Mark Bowden
A fascinating (and shocking) account of the hunt for Colombia's drug lord Pablo Escobar. Read more»
Savages - Joe Kane
A compelling account of the Huaorani Indians' struggle against oil exploitation in Ecuador's Amazon basin. Especially poignant as the Huaorani have since opened their doors to tourism as a sustainable form of income. Read more»
Crowning glory of the Andes - Johnny Morris
His search for the perfect headgear gave Johnny Morris just the excuse he needed to visit a small South American country and acquaint himself with the lives and skills of workers in the panama hat industry. Like most balding men, I have a weakness for smart hats; and recently, I developed a passion... Read more»
Apocalypto (Chris Moss)
Their fall is portrayed in bloody style in Mel Gibson's new film - but what was the legacy of the Maya? Chris Moss reports from Mexico. It was a movie moment. The soaring canopy was swaying in the breeze, keel-billed toucans hopped from tree to tree, and I was at the top of the Temple of the Cross... Read more»
The magnificent seven natural wonders (Vincent Crump)
They told me I had to see Angel Falls before I died. Fine - but I didn't realise they meant immediately before. The Cessna we take to get there gives me the collywobbles from the moment I climb in. It isn't because there are six of us crushed inside, including a Giant Haystacks lookalike whose butt... Read more»
For instant adventure, just add water (Nick Thorpe)
Nick Thorpe, inspired by a re-creation of Kon-Tiki, explores coastal islands, crosses Lake Titicaca and cruises the Amazon: In the improbable setting of the naval dockyard on Lima's least desirable fringes, a Boy's Own fantasy is taking shape. For three months, shielded by warehouse walls, hunched... Read more»
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