![]() ![]() We meet the woman who cared for the wounded Che Guevara just before he died, the police officer who captured cocaine king Pablo Escobar, the dancer who hid Shining Path guerrilla Abimael Guzman, and a man whose grandfather witnessed the death of Butch Cassidy.Ĭollectively these stories tell us something about the spirit of South America. He introduces us to a Patagonian woman who is the last living speaker of her language. He describes living on the floating islands of Lake Titcaca. ![]() ![]() Kim MacQuarrie takes us on a historical journey through this unique region, bringing fresh insight and contemporary connections to such fabled characters as Charles Darwin, Che Guevara, Pablo Escobar, Butch Cassidy, Thor Heyerdahl, and others. The Andes Mountains are the world’s longest mountain chain, linking most of the countries in South America. “A thoughtfully observed travel memoir and history as richly detailed as it is deeply felt” ( Kirkus Reviews) of South America, from Butch Cassidy to Che Guevara to cocaine king Pablo Escobar to Charles Darwin, all set in the Andes Mountains. ![]()
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