In Wars of the Interior (Granta, £12; Tablet price £10.80), Joseph Zárate exposes the global industries that are stripping Peru of its precious resources – wood, gold and oil. His courageous reportage highlights the devastating impact of systematic human-rights abuses on the indigenous community and how Peru’s natural environment and rainforest are being ravaged with impunity. It seems apt to include this under the umbrella of travel writing, because if these nefarious activities aren’t stopped, the damage to Peru’s landscape will prohibit tourism.