Natural Patagonia / Patagonia natural: Argentina & Chile [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Marcelo D. Beccaceci (Author), Bonnie J. Hayskar (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 14, 1998

Legendary Patagonia, the southernmost region of the Americas, is shown in rich photographs by Argentine naturalist Marcelo Beccaceci. The book takes readers on a panoramic journey through one of the world's most magnificent and varied landscapes, explaining its formation and the remarkable animals and flora that thrive in the rugged reaches of Argentina and Chile. From the snow-crested peaks of the Andes through arid Argentine steppe lands, deep into the Chilean fjords, the imagery astounds. Beccaceci's reverence for the native wildlife, the focus of his life's work as a conservationist, brings the intimate details of Natural Patagonia to an international audience. Written in Spanish-English bilingual parallel text and illustrated with 120 color photographs and two maps, the book is fully indexed and includes scientific names.

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"A caprice of the gods of the rocks--a place of multi-colored hues and forms, greens and sands, fjords and lakes, ice and boundless snows--Patagonia is simply magical." Victoria Lichtschein starts, thus, the prologue to Natural Patagonia, by Marcelo Beccaceci, published in the United States by Pangaea. Its rich content in images of the south of Argentina and of Chile, legends and beautiful descriptions, make this work a magnificent incentive to travel this vast area of South America. --Tiempo de Aventura

Beccaceci is not only devoted to endangered species. He also frequently writes travel journalism and accompanying guides for ecotourists. His third book reflects clearly this facet. Natural Patagonia, in fact, is a pleasant trip through the geological past and environments of the legendary region, by way of tight text and a hundred beautiful images. This work awakens as much the desire to pick up one's suitcases as to protect nature. --Vida Silvestre (Argentina)

In hardcover, this beautiful book presents--in Spanish and English--the Patagonian region, Argentine as well as Chilean. The text describes the different Patagonian ecosystems (mountains, steppes and coasts), accompanied by abundant color photos. This book, that seems very well suited for foreign tourists who pass through Patagonia, has the double objective of being a source of information on Patagonian natural history and a beautiful collection of photographs that each reader can carry to remember. --Aire y Sol

Language Notes

Text: English, Spanish --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 124 pages
• Publisher: Pangaea Publishing; Bilingual edition (June 14, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0963018035
• ISBN-13: 978-0963018038
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #275,465 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #36 in Books > Travel > Latin America > South America > Chile
  • #36 in Books > History > Americas > South America > Chile
  • #42 in Books > History > Americas > South America > Argentina

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Natural Patagonia - Review, July 6, 2010

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This review is from: Natural Patagonia / Patagonia natural: Argentina & Chile (Paperback)

This is mostly a book of nice photos. It breaks the large Patagoina region into zones and has short discriptions of each zone along with the pictures. Because it is written in both spanish and english and has many photos, there is not a lot of room left for detail. Think, long National Geographic article. This would be good for someone just wanting an introduction to the beauty of the area. I has hopping for a deeper dive into the regions natural history.

27 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent Pictures and good text about Natural Wonders, September 24, 1998

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This review is from: Natural Patagonia / Patagonia natural: Argentina & Chile (Paperback)

When I think of Patagonia, I think of the Natural Wonders of a place that has seen little human intervention. This book has magnificent pictures and in interesting text about the geography and wildlife of Patagonia.

8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Photos are..., January 19, 2004

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This review is from: Natural Patagonia / Patagonia natural: Argentina & Chile (Paperback)

Photos are so, so... after visiting Patagonia live, just awesome, its people and gastronomy superb, definitely recommended, book and visit!!