Ecuador at 1:660, 000 an indexed, double-sided map from ITMB printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper. The map has altitude coluring to show the topography, plus street plans of Quito & Guayaquil, & an enlargement of the Quito region with Otavalo & several of the country’s volcanoes including Cotopaxi & Cayambe. The map is double-sided, dividing the country north/south with a good overlap between the sides. Relief is shown by altitude tinting & spot heights for peaks & volcanoes. Glaciers, swamp areas, national parks & reserves are marked. Road information indicates paved & unpaved secondary roads &

Includes:: season roads & selected tracks. Intermediate driving distances shown on main routes & locations of petrol stations are marked. Railway lines are included; local airports & in more remote areas landing strips are marked. The map also shows internal administrative boundaries with names of the provinces. Symbols highlight various places of interest including active/inactive volcanoes, thermal springs, national parks & nature reserves, bird watching sites, beaches, diving sites, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1° intervals. Each side has a separate index. Two insets provide clear street plans of Quito’s most visited areas: the Old Town & the Mariscal district. Both show public transport routes & various places of interest & facilities. A small, more basic street plan shows Guayaquil. Also provided is an enlargement of the Quito region extending north to Otavalo & Ibarra, & south to Latacunga. The region’s national parks & its active volcanoes, including Cotopaxi & Cayambe are highlighted.

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Including Amazonian rainforests, Andean peaks, coastal lowlands, & the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador`s geography is notably diverse. So too are its history, culture, & politics, all of which are examined from many different perspectives in ” The Ecuador Reader”. This rich anthology covers the years prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the early 1500s to the present, addressing colonialism, independence, the nation`s integration into the world economy, & its tumultuous twentieth century. Interspersed among forty-eight written selections are more than three dozen images. The voices & creations of Ecuadorian politicians, writers, artists, scholars, activists, & journalists fill the Reader, from Velasco Ibarra, the nation`s ultimate populist & five-time President, to Pancho Jaime, a political satirist; from Julio Jaramillo, a popular twentieth-century singer to anonymous indigenous women artists who produced ceramics in the 1500s; from the poems of Afro-Ecuadorians, to the fiction of vanguardist Pablo Palacio, to a recipe for traditional Quiteno-style shrimp. The Reader

Includes:: an interview with Nina Pacari, the first indigenous woman elected to Ecuador`s national assembly, & a reflection on how to balance tourism with the protection of the Galapagos Islands` magnificent ecosystem. Complementing selections by Ecuadorians, many never before published in English, are samples of some of the best writing on Ecuador by outsiders, including an account of how an indigenous group with non-Inca origins came to see themselves as definitively Incan, an exploration of the fascination with the Andes from the 1700s to the present, chronicles of the less-than-exemplary behaviour of U.S. corporations in Ecuador, an examination of Ecuadorians` overseas migration, & a look at the controversy surrounding the selection of the first black Miss Ecuador.

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Ecuador is about as perfect a climbing destination as any in the world. Besides having two climbing seasons
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Topographic survey of Sweden at 1:50, 000, the Terrängkartan, from the Lantmäteriet, covering most of the country in 244 double-sided maps. Please note: the mountainous regions of central & northern Sweden are not covered by this series but presented in a separate “ Fjällkartan
- Mountain Map” series also listed on our website. Each 1:50, 000 topographic survey map covers an area of 37.5 x 40km. The maps have contours at 5 metre intervals, plus relief shading & graphics for rocky outcrops & boulders. Further graphics and/or colouring show different types of land use or vegetation (forests, arable l&, orchards, marshes, peat bogs, etc). An unusual feature of this survey is the colouring indicating buildings below or above two storeys high & “leisure/holiday homes”. The maps indicate privately maintained roads & include all other information expected of topographic survey at this scale. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines 5’ intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. For coverage of the country’s most visited hiking areas in central & northern Sweden please see Lantmäteriet’s Mountain Map series, listed separately on our website.


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This map of Ed Amal Kopmannebro in 1:50, 000 is part of a series of topographic maps from Norstedts Kartforlaget which



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Sverigeserien is an outdoor map series consisting of 116 sheets with coverage of southern & central Sweden & the northern coastline. The map is suitable for outdoor activities such as hiking, excursions, trail running, hunting, fishing, riding, cycling, mountain biking, paddling, skating & much more. Every sheet covers an area of 45x 68km. These topographical maps in scale 1:50 000 contain all the information needed for outdoor activities: Terrain information, hiking trails, illuminated tracks, camping, shelters, golf courses, leisure baths, historical remains, roads in different categories, railway lines & much more. Easy to read topography with contour lines, vertical interval 5 m. Sverigeserien is a high-quality map series & is durable for frequent use! Updated content with map data from Lantmäteriet (National Land Survey of Sweden) & printed on Polyart which is water & tear resistant. This means that the map can be folded repeatedly without breaking & can withstand the challenging weather in Sweden during both winter & summer. Legend is in Swedish, English & German. ...

In the world of surfing there are legends, & then there`s Eddie Aikau. In 1970s Hawaii, a decade before bumper stickers & T-shirts bearing the phrase ` Eddie would go` began popping up throughout the surfing world. Eddie Aikau was proving what it meant to be a `waterman`. As a fearless & gifted surfer, he rode the biggest waves in the world; as the first & most famous Waimea Bay lifeguard on the North Shore, he saved hundreds of lives from its treacherous waters; & as a proud Hawaiian, he was at the forefront of the renaissance of Polynesian culture. ` Eddie would go`, they said, & he did, whatever the weather, whatever the danger. For ten years he was the king of big wave surfing. Then in 1978, with his personal life in turmoil, Eddie joined the Hokule`a expedition, an attempt to recreate the ancient oceanic voyages between Hawaii & Tahiti. The journey was to go horribly wrong. Hours after the expedition left Hawaii, the fragile canoe ran into trouble. The crew were in mortal danger. To save his friends, Eddie was to make the ultimate sacrifice. ...

In Eddy Merckx -The Cannibal Daniel Friebe, one of Britain’s best known & experienced cycling journalists who has covered 10 Tours de France & all the other major races, presents a biography of the greatest cyclist & one of the greatest athletes ever. The author explores how Merckx used his five wins of both the Tours de France & the Giro d’ Italia & numerous other victories to hide his terrible fear of losing. ...

A book that completetly changes the established & conventional view of prehistory by relocating the Lost Eden
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Eden Project
- The Guide 2010/11 is the revised & updated booklet guide to the three biomes of the project
- indoor, outdoor

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