1st Edition
Latin American Geographies The Cultural and Physical Landscapes of a Diverse Region
By Luis Sánchez-Ayala
Copyright 2027
176 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
176 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
Latin American Geographies explores how climate, landscapes, and environments have worked together with the historical, cultural, social, political, and economic aspects of Latin America to create the distinctive societies that define the region.
Covering Mexico, Central America, the Hispanic Caribbean, the Andes, the Amazon, the Southern Cone, and Brazil, the book combines regional... Read more
Introduction: Latin America’s People and places, 1: Mexico, 2: Central America, 3: The Hispanic Caribbean, 4: The Andean Region, 5: The Amazon, 6: The Southern Cone, 7: Brazil, 8: Latin America: Its People Across the Region and Beyond
Biography
Luis Sánchez-Ayala is Professor of the Department of History and Geography at the Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. A Latin Americanist, his main interests are political and cultural geography. Particularly, issues related to human mobility; space and identity; territory; borders and boundaries; community action; conservation and human activity; and participatory cartography.
