An artist and writer sets out to catch South America’s many facets, beginning with the conquistadors, the first sighting of the Pacific, the buccaneers and the labourers and canal schemes of the Panama isthmus. From there he travels on through the republics of the continent, describing ports, cities, plains, estancias, wildlife and the life of the people.
An illustrated travel book from the years when the Panama Canal was reshaping the hemisphere. Download the free EPUB.