Category Archives: 1 Books (we liked) about the different countries.

Books we liked: Ecuador

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Günter und Sissi

“Measuring the World” by Daniel Kehlmann (German: “Die Vermessung der Welt”) “The Queen of Water” Laura Resau “The Mapmakers Wife” by Robert Whitaker (German: “Die Frau des Kartographen”) Galapagos: “My Fathers Island” by Johanna Angermeyer “Floreana” Margret Wittmer (German: “Postlagernd … Continue reading →

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Books we liked: Colombia

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Günter und Sissi

“The sound of things falling”  (Juan Gabriel Vasquez) tags: Cocaine, Peace Corps, Love “La otra raya del tigre” ,  Pedro Gómez Valderrama,  tags: Geo von Lengerke (Spanish only) and of course the books by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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Books we liked: Peru

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Günter und Sissi

“Death in the Andes”  by Mario Vargas Llosa “Turn right at Machu Picchu” by Mark Adams “The Last Days of the Incas” by Kim Macquarrie  

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Books we liked: Bolivia

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Günter und Sissi

“Marching powder” by Rusty Young, Thomas McFadden True story about Thomas McFadden, a convicted English drug trafficker who ran tours inside Bolivia’s notorious San Pedro prison. “Valley of the Spirits: A Journey Into the Lost Realm of the Aymara” by … Continue reading →

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Books we liked: Nicaragua

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Günter und Sissi

“The Jaguar Smile”  by Salman Rushdie “The country under my skin”  by Gioconda Belli “Blood of brothers”  by Stephen Kinzer

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