Viajeros portugueses por España en el siglo XIX

En la primavera de 480 a. C., el rey persa Jerjes encabezaba el mayor ejército terrestre jamás reunido hasta entonces. Acababa de cruzar el Helesponto y, una vez en Europa, se disponía a recorrer las regiones de Tracia y Macedonia con el apoyo de su impresionante flota. Jerjes pretendía vengar las afrentas que los atenienses infligieron a su padre, el rey Darío, y además deseaba incorporar los territorios griegos a su inmenso imperio asiático. Pronto llegaría a Esparta la noticia de que la flota de Jerjes había atravesado el istmo de Athos, al norte de Grecia, mediante la excavación ...

This market-leading guide to Central America's number 1 travel and ecotourism destination features a full-color wildlife guide and adventure travel section. Great how-to information will take you on volcano trips, rainforest treks and surfing safaris. Insightful content, expert advice, more off-the-beaten-track coverage and easy-to-follow maps all contribute to this definitive guide.

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Viajes por Europa, Africa y Norte America -1845/1847 Faustino Domingo Sarmiento Foreword by Juan Carlos Casas - (Author of "La Ingratitud de Sarmiento," ISBN 987-20506-8-6) 676 pages - IN SPANISH One of the most remarkable travel books ever written is undoubtedly "Travels through Europe, Africa and North America -1845/1847 " by the Argentine Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. At the moment of departing for Europe, Algiers and North America, the 34 years old Sarmiento had already written his famous "Facundo," had suffered twice the exile due to political reasons, and possesed a cultural background...