Culture Shock! Chile - A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette

Further Reading 269

Insight Guides: Chile. Kerry Mackenzie, Natalie Minnis. (Insight
Guides, London, UK: 2004)
„ Much more than a travel guide, this book provides detailed
information on Chilean culture. The beautiful pictures show
just how much there is to see and do in Chile.

Chile’s Native Forests: A Conservation Legacy. Ken Wilcox
(North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, California: 1997)

Desert Memories: Journeys Through the Chilean North. Ariel
Dorfman (National Geographic, Washington, DC: 2004.)
„ Dorfman, a well-know author and playwright, writes about
his travels in the north of Chile.

In Patagonia. Bruce Chatwin (Penguin Books, New York: 1977)
„ An interesting look at the harsh life experienced by settlers
in Patagonia. Full of interesting stories and legends; a real
treat.

Full Circle: A South American Journey. Luis Sepúlveda. (Lonely
Planet Publications, Australia: 1996)
„ A combination of travel stories and fabulous tales, you can
feel, smell and taste the places he writes about.

The Voyage of the Beagle: Carles Darwin’s Journal of Researches.
Charles Darwin (Penguin Classics, New York: 1989)
„ For those who enjoy reading about old world travel and are
interested in the development of Darwin’s theories.

CULTURE AND FOLKLORE

Mapuche: Seeds of the Chilean Soul. (Port of History Museum,
Philadelphia, PA, USA and the Museo Chileno de Arte
Precolombino, 1992)
„ An excellent book on the Mapuche, their beliefs, traditions
and crafts. One of the very few books available in English on
the Mapuche, it can be found at the Pre-Columbian Museum
in Santiago.