{"product_id":"parque-nacional-corcovado-chiles-wilderness-jewel-9780984693207","title":"Parque Nacional Corcovado: Chile's Wilderness Jewel","description":"Shimmering lakes. Snow-capped mountains. Primeval forest where pumas haunt the shadows. Free-flowing rivers that race to the sea. This is Chile's Corcovado National Park, one of the last great wilderness areas on Earth. Rising above it all is the Corcovado volcano, a striking form that has been a landmark for travelers along the Pacific coastline in southern Chile for centuries. Modern visitors to the region have called the mountain, \"the Matterhorn of South America.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCorcovado National Park\u003c\/i\u003e, renowned landscape photographer Antonio Vizca no captures the beauty and diversity of a magical setting almost un¬touched by modern humans. Designated in 2005 by President Ricardo Lagos, the park was born of an innovative public-private collaboration spurred by the largest-ever donation of private land to Chile's system of protected areas. With a foreword by Lagos and essays by other principals in the park's creation, \u003ci\u003eCorcovado National Park\u003c\/i\u003e explores the natural wonders of an extraordinary place and tells the stories of the conservationists who made certain it would remain a bastion of wild nature held in trust by the Chilean people for future generations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Antonio Vizcaino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Goff Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 14.50h x 14.30w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780984693207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA professional nature photographer, editor, and conservationist, \u003cb\u003eAntonio Vizcaíno\u003c\/b\u003e uses beauty to help foster a new culture that respects the value of nature. By contributing these images to environmental education campaigns, Vizcaíno seeks to increase protection for the extraordinary biodiversity of the Americas. He lives in Mexico City, Mexico. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoug Tompkins\u003c\/b\u003e founded The North Face and Esprit clothing company He created the Foundation for Deep Ecology, and soon afterwards moved to south Chile to focus on conservation. He lives in Santiago, Chile. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWriter \u003cb\u003eTom Butler\u003c\/b\u003e is the editorial projects director for the Foundation for Deep Ecology, and a long-time conservation activist focused on wilderness and biodiversity. He lives in Burlington, VT. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRicardo Lagos\u003c\/b\u003e served as president of Chile from 2000 to 2006. He lives in Santiago, Chile.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Goff Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40484105289843,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":107.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_d3a9c656-58b4-43fb-8b6e-8cc917a41904.jpg?v=1664633378","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/parque-nacional-corcovado-chiles-wilderness-jewel-9780984693207","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}