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Subjects
Travel, Description and travel, Andes, South america, description and travel, New York Times reviewedPeople
Michael Jacobs (1952-)Places
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Table of Contents
pt. 1. The view from afar
How it all began
Cabinets of curiosities
pt. 2. The tropics
Hotel Humboldt
Distant mountains
Bolívar's dream
Bolívar, mirror of the Andes
Nevado the dog
Delirium
The consolation of plants
To the enchanted lake
pt. 3. The centre
Journeys to the middle of the world
Andean baroque
Climbing the volcanoes
Lost treasures
Heart of the Andes
Ancient roads
Omens
Extreme adversities
And the mountains came to the city
Blood fiesta
Shining paths
Resurrection
Villages of the runaway Slaves
pt. 4. The south
Lengthening shadows
Spain was here
Where the Andes end.
Edition Notes
Originally published: London : Granta, 2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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