10 copies wholesale lot
The Panamericana: On the Road through Mexico and Central America
by Simon Calder
Oxford, UK, Vacation Work / 2000 / Paperback / 464 plus 8 pages of color photographs / 5 1/2" x 8" / over 1000 illustrations including 140 in color / Index / Condition AN /ISBN 1-85458-234-8 / Retails for $19.95
One of the world's great highways, the Carretera Panamericana -- the Pan-American Highway -- streches from the US-Mexico border along the spine of Central America to the jungles of the Darien Gap in Panama.
Part guide, part travelogue and full of fascinating facts and anecdotes, this book tells the story of an eventful journey along Mexico and Central America's Main Street and records all the info to make the trip yourself.
- How to cross the borders and deal with border officials
- Planning your itinerary - the most interesting towns and villages
- Listings of places to eat, drink and sleep
- Which volcanoes to climb, which to admire from a safe distance
- Best baches for swimming, surf and scuba - and the most polluted
- Detours for Mayan sites, jungle treks and rainforest wilderness
- Where to find exotic wildlife nature parks to look for armadillos, ocelots, tapirs, worthogs, sloth, the elusive quetzel, and abundant birdlife.
I've included scans of the complete Table of Contents to give you an idea of how extensive the coverage really is. Being a journalist and broadcaster by profession, Simon Calder's writting makes the book easy to read even if you have no intention of travelling the route.
The Panamericana is in As New condition.
Shipping weight: 11.5 lbs
