A prison team in Argentina, a transvestite team in Colombia, a kidnapped team in Bolivia; Quechua women playing in bowler hats in the Andes, a Latino immigrant league in New York, Chilean hooligans on an away trip to Buenos Aires... A collection of creative non-fiction writing from Latin America takes football as its starting point, on a journey to the heart of Latin American society.

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to one of the most beautiful cities in the world - Rio de Janeiro, site of the world-famous Carnaval. The Cidade Maravihosa (Marvelous City) is located below the arms of Cristo Redentor, the statue of Christ the Redeemer on Corcovado Mountain. Finding Internet access when out and about can be problematic so carry your mobile guidebook in the palm of your hand. We include a fully linked Table of Contents and internally between section...

Sailing with Impunity covers a 14-month, 13,000-mile adventure with Mary and Bruce Trimble from Seattle to legendary South Pacific Islands and home again. From magical sights and scents of their first tropical island landfall to the bustling, colorful Tahitian markets. From sudden midnight squalls and weathering a cyclone in Samoa to pristine anchorages in the Kingdom of Tonga. The memoir frankly discusses the hardships and joys of offshore cruising with only two people aboard their 40-foo...

The stampeding true story of one woman’s journey from timorous equestrian novice to wildly whooping cowgirl—a madcap ride through Argentina that will fascinate horse lovers, travelers, and armchair adventurers alike.As a girl, Polly Evans dreamed about learning to ride—and in her mid-thirties the obsession returned. Determined to finally bite the bullet and saddle up, she set off for Argentina, home of the nomadic gaucho whose spirit still gallops across the plains. In this sprawli...

Join George and Mary Ayers in the late seventies when South America was a little rougher and a little wilder, for an incredible journey through Peru, the Amazon, Chile, and Bolivia. Fusing together details scoured from their personal journals, photos, and letters home, Buzzards and Bananas captures the essence of everything from the mundane and sometimes humorous moments of day-to-day travel to the emotional strains on relationships; from the excitement of a midnight Federales raid on their A...

It was pouring rain and the wind blew the water sideways, the puddles dancing as though they contained invisible little dervishes. It was impossible to see out the taxi window so I kept lowering it and sticking my head out to take in as much as possible before leaving this magical place. There was little time and I had gone through so much to get here. I kept telling myself that it was better than nothing, but was it? I had looked so forward to seeing this land that when stormy seas decide...

'Everything in him seemed to shout this is what I am made of: there is nothing that I cannot do.'The Malambo is no ordinary dance. A murderous feat of endurance, it inspires fear and awe in the young working-class men who dance it. Whoever is crowned Champion at the annual competition in the remote Argentinian town of Laborde is treated as a demigod for the rest of his life - yet once he wins, he must never perform again.Twenty-eight-year-old Rodolfo, who grew up p...

Adventure stories from traveling in the Middle East and India. Adventure through Oman, the UAE, Egypt, Jordan and India. Pick up a coconut shell and wash an elephant. Take a moment to marvel at the wonders of Petra. Hike into the dunes of Wadi Rum or to the top of Mount Sinai. Try not to get caught while being smuggled across a police checkpoint in Egypt. Do this and a whole lot more. It's all in the book "I've Never Seen a Purple Cow".

,p>At twenty-six, single and living in her native Brazil, Marta Kluft was on a mission. Her assignment was to entertain a lonesome, well-educated, male leper. She was filling in for her mother and grandmother, who had held that post for many years. Their letters to Mr. Jacob were filled with Bible Scriptures, and he took it all in. To show his appreciation, Mr. Jacob called them every three months. Since Marta did not know the Bible, she was going to need to use another approach, in order ...

A comprehensive guide to the routes, attractions, seasons, and inhabitants of Colombia's 56 national parks located throughout the country, from the Caribbean to the Pacific, and the eastern plains to the fabulous Andes. Lists flora and fauna, medicinal plants, indigenous and campesino communities, temperatures, terrain, trails, and beaches. A must read for any intrepid traveler bound for South America.