Back from Tuichi

the harrowing life-and-death story of survival in the Amazon rainforest

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Back from Tuichi

the harrowing life-and-death story of survival in the Amazon rainforest

1st U.S. ed.
  • 6 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading

Knifeless, gunless, and face-to-face with a jaguar, Yossi Ghinsberg is not merely deep in the jungle, he's in deep trouble. What begins as a dream adventure for four amicable if hastily met muchileros (backpackers), quickly becomes dangerous as they unravel under the duress of travel. They are an odd mix, to be sure: Marcus, the frail Swiss mystic; Karl, the shifty Austrian geologist with a shady past; Kevin, the well-intentioned American photographer; and Yossi, the Israeli dreamer and eager explorer.

Setting out from La Paz, Bolivia, the foursome flies to Apolo, the most remote area of the rainforest accessible by plane. From there they set off on foot in search of the Incan gold and Indian villages that Karl promised they would find. After weeks of wandering in the dense undergrowth, Marcus's health seriously deteriorates and relations reach a breaking point; the four split up.

Karl and Marcus hope to cut a path back to civilization and Yossi and Kevin decide to continue by raft down the Tuichi River, a source tributary of the Amazon. The swift and treacherous current throws their craft against a large rock, pinning them in place. Kevin fights the current to shore. Yossi clings to the raft as it is suddenly jolted free and careens toward the Mal Paso San Pedro, a canyon of sheer rock faces that ends in precipitous falls.

Narrowly escaping death, Yossi enters an even greater ordeal: He finds himself alone save for the company of lora snakes, fire ants, termites, jaguars, and other unwelcoming neighbors for the next three harrowing weeks. What follows is the story of Yossi's triumph over the most adverse and frightening of circumstances, and Kevin's determined search for him. This is a tale of survival and human fortitude against the wildest backdrop on the planet.

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Random House
Language
English
Pages
239

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Back from Tuichi
August 8, 1995, Random House Value Publishing
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Back from Tuichi: the harrowing life-and-death story of survival in the Amazon rainforest
1993, Random House
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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
918.4/12
Library of Congress
F3315 .G513 1993, F3315.G513 1993

The Physical Object

Pagination
239 p. ;
Number of pages
239

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1396241M
Internet Archive
backfromtuichi00yoss
ISBN 10
067942458X
LCCN
93003640
OCLC/WorldCat
27810079
Library Thing
7508049
Goodreads
2086631

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