Ecuador & Galapagos Islands (en anglais) - Couverture souple

Rachowiecki, Rob; Palmerlee, Danny

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1740594649 ISBN 13 : 9781740594646

Editeur : Lonely Planet, 2003

Synopsis

special section on the Galapagos' unique wildlife - adventure-travel goodies: from scaling mountians to running rivers & jungle treks - up-to-date briefing on responsible tourism, conservation issues & eco-tourism efforts - Practical, region-specific Spanish language guide helps travellers get chatty - Ecuador offers the traditional sights of South America - jungle, mountains, wildlife, indigenous culture and colonial cities - in an area roughly the size of Nevada or New Zealand. - Ecuador is an incredibly popular bird-watching destination - half of all South American bird species can be found here, and the country has twice as many birds as all of North America.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Carolyn McCarthy's first foray to Ecuador was in 2002, when she visited the Galapagos, Shuar territory and various Andean peaks. Her return for this book, her first for Lonely Planet, took her further afield, where her misadventures included a bus fire, uninvited intestinal guests and tripping into a pit of crude oil. Despite the often-precarious state of Ecuador, its gorgeous landscapes, resilient people and natural treasures will keep her going back, rubber boots in tow. A freelancer and Fulbright fellow, she has published in South American Explorer, the Boston Globe and Spanish-language titles. She lives in southern Chile where she guides treks and is working on a book about rural Patagonia. Danny Palmerlee. Danny has spent nearly every waking moment of the past seven years studying, travelling in and writing about Latin America, a region he's been no less than infatuated with since he first backpacked through in 1991. He works as a freelance writer based in Buenos Aires and travels regularly to Ecuador. His travel articles have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, Dallas Morning News, San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle and other publications throughout the world. Along with other Lonely Planet titles, Danny is also the coordinating author of South America on a Shoestring, Argentina and Best of Buenos Aires. Michael Grosberg. After a childhood spent stateside in Washington, DC area and with a valuable philosophy degree in hand, Michael took a job helping to develop a resort on an island in the Pacific, after which he left for a long overland trip through Asia. He later found his way to South Africa where he did journalism and NGO (nongovernment organization) work. He returned to New York City for graduate school in comparative literature focusing on Latin America and spent a summer teaching in Quito and traveling through much of Ecuador. More recently he has taught literature and writing in several NYC colleges in addition to other Lonely Planet assignments that have taken him around the world.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Whether you want to venture to volcanoes, jaunt through the jungle or galavant through the Galapagos, this essential guide has all the know-how you'll need for your journey to the center of the earth.
- a 32-page full-color guide to the wildlife of the Galapagos;
- detailed coverage of conservation issues, ecotourism and wildlifewatching opportunities;
- food and accommodations options for all budgets;
- tips on adventurous ways to get around, from rooftop train rides to dugout canoe trips;
- more than 50 detailed maps and a practical Latin American Spanish language section.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lonely Planet
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1740594649
• ISBN 13: 9781740594646
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 448
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible