Allende Books

Your English Language Bookstore
in La Paz, B.C.S. Mexico

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Learn About Mexico

We have maps and guidebooks, as well as references on plant and  sea life.

This book is Moon Handbook Baja by Joe Cummings and Kevin McLain.

If you are traveling south, you might like the Lonely Plant guide to Puerto Vallarta and Pacific Mexico.

 


Learn Spanish

Whether you are a beginning or continuing Spanish learner, we have a variety of dictionaries and study books that can help you reach your Spanish speaking goals.

This book is Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish by Margarita Madrigal.


Learn to Cook

Enjoying and learning about Mexican food is a favorite past time.  We have cookbooks by  Baja chefs and featuring recipes from Baja restaurants as well as books that explore a specific type of Mexican cuisine.

This book is The Chile Pepper Encyclopedia: Everything You Will Ever Need to Know About Hot Peppers - with more than 100 recipes by Dave Dewitt.


Nature

The beauty of the Baja Peninsula and the Sea of Cortez  is not to be missed.  Don't miss our collection of books that help you learn about and experience this most amazing land.

This book is Discovering the Geology of Baja California: Six Hikes on the Southern Gulf Coast by Markes E. Johnson.


Novels

What could be better than hours spent lost in the world of a good novel.

This Book is A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (author of the Kite Runner).


Histories

For history buffs we have books to help you explore the past in order to understand the present.

This book is Breaking Through Mexico's Past: Digging the Aztecs with Eduardo Matos Mocteuzma by David Carrasco, Eduardo Matos Moctezuma and Leonard Lopez Lujan.

 


Art

From murals to cave drawings and other art forms, we have books to introduce you to the variety that is Mexico.  We also have a small selection of art and handcrafts.

This book is Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera by Isabel Alcantara and Sandra Egnolff.


Children's Books

For young readers (or young-at-heart readers) we have a selection of English and bilingual books appropriate for every age level.  This book is Adelina's Whales by Richard Sobol.

Lots of Magazines

Allende Books * Ignacio Allende * 612 125-9114