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Think of them as a bookstore organized geographically. They've got expert book and map recommendations, featuring hard-to-find maps, field guides, classic accounts of exploration, travel narratives, books on art and archaeology, novels, essays and well-written academic books. Turn to Longitude whenever you travel. |
ITALY |
General Italy Tuscany Italian Lakes Cinque Terre/Portofino Cinque Terre/Tuscany Amalfi Coast Umbria Puglia Veneto Dolomites |
FRANCE |
General France Loire Valley Burgundy Bordeaux Brittany/Normandy Dordogne Mont Blanc Provence View the Tour de France Pays Basque |


AFRICA |
Morocco South Africa & Botswana |


LATIN
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Belize: La Ruta Maya Chile/Argentina: Lake District Chile/Argentina: Patagonia Costa Rica Ecuador/Galapagos Mexico: Baja Penninsula Mexico: Yucatán Peru: Machu Picchu |
NORTH AMERICA: California
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California: Wine Country California: Death Valley California: Yosemite New Mexico: Santa Fe/Taos Utah/Arizona: Bryce/Zion/Grand Canyon Utah: Bryce/Zion |

NORTH AMERICA: Northwest |
Alaska: Inside Passage Alaska: Southern Wilderness British Columbia: Vancouver Islands Washington: San Juan Islands |
NORTH AMERICA: Rockies
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Canadian Rockies: Banff/Jasper Canadian Rockies: Jasper/Lake Louise Canadian Rockies: Bugaboos Montana: Glacier Wyoming: Yellowstone/Tetons |

NORTH AMERICA: East
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Maine: Penobscot Bay/Acadia Massachusetts: Cape Cod Nova Scotia: Bay of Fundy Nova Scotia: Lighthouse Route Prince Edward Island South Carolina/Georgia Vermont |

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