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After it emerged as a market commodity in the 18th century, coffee was easily adapted to cultivation in the highlands of Central America. Guatemala in particular has relied on coffee cultivation as a part of its economic identity: it has been a premier export crop for over 300 years. The importance of coffee to the country lies in the large labour investment in each stage of production. The book covers agricultural, social, and cultural aspects of coffee culture in Guatemala in old photographs, charts, tables and maps. Wagner's work shows how Guatemala has met the economic complexity to which this product is subject, and why coffee remains the solid foundation crop of the country today.
Exploring mountains, moorlands, fog forests, volcanoes, and snow-capped mountains, photographer Cristobal Von Rothkirch communicates the splendor and subtleties of the Colombian Andes. Offering a look at titanic natural formations and geological wonders, these photographs reveal vast natural universes and beautiful geological formations.
"A lo largo de la cadena montanosa de los Andes colombianos se levantan, con imponencia propia, sus cumbres mas empinadas. Picos y nevados que constituyen lugares extraordinarios de la riqueza natural de la tierra. Este libro, que acompana el ascenso y la travesia de estas montanas, consigna, en las esplendidas fotografias de Cristobal von Rothkirch, su sobrecogedora belleza, sus bosques de niebla, sus paramos, superparamos y glaciares mas importantes. En su ascenso, el autor nos invita a un viaje a la vez inmovil y contemplativo en torno a una utopia casi sagrada. Este libro nos lleva de visita al misterioso y con frecuencia inaccesible lugar que para las antiguas culturas constituia la impenetrable morada de sus dioses."
The largest city in South America north of Rio, Bogota, the capital of Colombia, is an urban environment of more than 7 million inhabitants; like other metropolitan areas, Bogota is many cities at once. Looking through Cristobal von Rothkirk's photographic eye, here is all of Bogota - the sophisticated Hispanic city, the South American capital, the complex of urban cultures tattooed with signs of international pop culture. In this book is both a city being reshaped by our times as well as a timeless city with 500-year-old customs and festivals. Von Rothkirk sees the contrasts that show up at street level but even the graffiti is distinctively Bogota Cristobal von Rothkirch looks at his city in a passionate way, discovering what could be the new essence of the Pan-American metropolis.
Showing the most distinctive sites of Medellín, Colombia, this copiously illustrated compilation uses the latest camera technology to take 360-degree photographs that reveal the city's historic places, iconic cultural events, and urban innovations from a unique, new perspective. In this visual exploration, photographs of more than 40 important city landmarks—such as the antique train station, the house of music, the Jose Gutierrez Gomez metropolitan theater, and the Plaza Botero—offer panoramic views of this diverse Colombian metropolis.
The expansive diversity of Colombia and the beauty of its 51 natural parks are vividly presented in this collection of more than 700 photographs. From the Vía Parque Isla de Salamanca to the Old Providence McBean Lagoon, images of each park's landscape are accompanied by informative text, charts, and maps.
Providing a magical tour of a country that is both modern and deeply rooted in the past, these beautiful photographs explore Guatemala from unusual perspectives and seek out isolated places and enigmatic people as well as astounding natural landscapes and bright, busy cities. Alongside the pictures, written passages describe the time the author and photographer spent in the Guatemalan countryside.
"It deals witb a distinguished career which led the Colombian artist from her early stage of "windows" and "doors" to a series of "atmospheres"--In which she seems to leap through the frames of her earlier paintings to find herself before the light that is on the other side and was merely hinted at before. The white canvases of her "atmospheres" - luminous, sparkling and full of matter - in turn fulfill their cycle, opening the way for a further stage which is marked by the recuperatian of the object and a new and fresh approach to nature.
This guide to Colombia reflects the resurgence of the country among travellers following years of lawlessness. With a strong focus on the country's cultural attractions, it will appeal to visitors seeking to discover Colombia's renowned flora and fauna, as well as its historic colonial cities, and its range of eco-tourism initiatives