The National Geographic Society brings 112 years of incomparable travel expertise to today's sophisticated globe-trotters. This practical and portable guide features detailed background and site descriptions plus fascinating vignettes on the history, culture, and contemporary life in Costa Rica. A complete directory of visitor information includes hotels, restaurants, entertainment, and shopping. 200 color photos and 20 maps.
Explored by the Danish naturalist Peter Lund in 1834, it is considered the birthplace of Brazilian paleontology. Diamantina: Set 174 miles (280 km) north of Belo Horizonte at the entrance to the Jequitinhonha Valley, Diamantina sticks ...
"Plan where, when, and how to plot your adventure with National Geographic's worldwide network of travel experts and insider tips from locals"--Cover.
Presents information on Cambodia's culture, history, and people; offers walking and driving tours enhanced by color-coded maps; and suggests excursions off the beaten path.
Presents information on New Zealand's culture, history, and people; offers walking and driving tours enhanced by color-coded maps; and suggests excursions off the beaten path.
Previous edition published as National Geographic guide to national parks of the United States.
A tour of Alaska's history, landscape, geography, and culture includes photographs, illustrated sidebars, little-known facts, and maps as well as travel tips and practical recommendations for visitors to the forty-ninth state.
A large map shows every location covered in the book, and each entry has a locator map depicting the city and country. Both entertaining and informative, this book is an invaluable resource and inspiration for a lifetime of travel.
Thetancho or red-crowned crane (Grusjapomensis) agraceful whitebird with a spot of red on its head, was for centuries asymbol of longevity until the development of modern Japan almost drove it to extinction. Believed extinctin the early ...
A popular series of guidebooks for the modern-day traveler offering information on cities and countries around the world continues, presenting up-to-date backgrounds and descriptions, detailed maps, hundreds of photographs and much more, ...
A popular series of guidebooks for the modern-day traveler offering information on cities and countries around the world continues, presenting up-to-date backgrounds and descriptions, detailed maps, hundreds of photographs, and much more, ...