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any good travel books about Chile/South america?
I have a guide book, i just want to find a few good books to read while i,m travelling preferably about the country i,m travelling in.
anyone know of any good ones?

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
Lao Tzu

Here's a few that I have read and liked:

The Whispering Land by Gerald Durrell.

Travels in a Thin Country: A Journey Through Chile by Sara Wheeler

Bad Times in Buenos Aires by Miranda France

thanks Joe

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
Lao Tzu

Check out:

Full Circle: A South American Journey by Luis Sepulveda

and

In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin

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Joe

Did you like the Wheeler book - I thought it was shocking. THe book on Argentina is lovely and really captures the city well doesnt it...?

philip

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When reading Nerudas poetry, you'll get a strong image of what those countries went through and what marks these times left.

Adrian

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