Bibliograph

Walking the Americas, 1,800 miles, eight countries, and one incredible journey from Mexico to Colombia, Levison Wood

Type

Label

Walking the Americas, 1,800 miles, eight countries, and one incredible journey from Mexico to Colombia, Levison Wood

Language

eng

Illustrations

platesmapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Walking the Americas

Oclc number

281246

Responsibility statement

Levison Wood

Sub title

1,800 miles, eight countries, and one incredible journey from Mexico to Colombia

Summary

"Starting in the Yucat an, Wood sets out on an epic walking voyage, moving through Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, travelling in the opposite direction along vital migrant routes. Journeying from sleepy barrios to glamourous cities to Mayan ruins lying unexcavated in the wilderness, Wood forges new relationships along the way that stand at the heart of this book--and the personal histories, cultures, and popular legends he discovers paint a riveting history of Mexico and Central America. While contending with the region's natural obstacles, he partakes in family meals with local hosts, learns to build an emergency shelter, and witnesses the surreal beauty of the landscapes. Finally, Wood attempts to cross one of the world's most impenetrable borders: The Dari en Gap from Panama into south America, a notorious smuggling passage and the wildest jungle he has ever navigated."--Jacket flap

Table Of Contents

Hampton Court -- Mornings in Mexico -- The Americas -- Meeting an explorer -- Departure -- Yucat an -- Ruins -- Trouble in Paradise -- Boot camp -- Borderlands -- El Pet en -- Barrios -- The ascent -- Escape to Nicaragua -- Land of fire -- Chirrip o -- Paradise found -- Panama -- Crossing the Panama Canal -- The end of the road -- The last jungle -- The Dari en Gap -- New Scotland -- Colombia

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