May’s book review: Patagonian Road – A year alone through Latin America by Kate McCahill
Beginning this book called Patagonian Road I was at first excited, after all the cover features a dirt road curving
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JAMES M. WISE
Specializing in Andean geology and exploration of South America for copper and zinc. Along with my wife we recently made the book “Hot Springs of the Andes.” Author of the guidebook “Mount Whitney to Yosemite, the Geology of the John Muir trail”, plus the memoir “Field Days in Peru”.
I have been studying Peru geology for 18 years and maintained active membership in the Sociedad Geologica del Peru for 17 years.
Raimondi- the Man of Peru
Antonio Raimondi (1824-1890) is Peru’s foremost geographer who was known for his extensive travels through the country documenting many aspects
Read MoreApril’s book review- Travels in a Thin Country by Sara Wheeler
This book was read by a good friend of mine who has not traveled to Chile, and he told me
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MAJOR INFLECTIONS AND EROSION TRANSITIONS IN THE CANYONS OF THE PERUVIAN ANDES
Significant geomorphic contrasts exist across the two sides of the continental divide in Peru that are a consequence of dissimilar
Read MoreBOOK REVIEW- “Open Veins of Latin America” by Eduardo Galeano
“Open Veins of Latin America, Five centuries of the pillage of a continent”- just from the title one can determine
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Mountain biking Bolivia’s Death Road
The route that descends the east flank of the Andes from a high pass near La Paz, the capital of
Read MoreFebruary’s book review “Touching The Void by Joe Simpson”
This true story first published in 1988 is about a shocking mountaineering accident in Peru that happened in August of
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Minerals of Bolivia
Bolivia, being the widest part of the Andes and its heartland in many respects, comes with an incredible mineral endowment
Read MoreJanuary’s book review- The Alchemist, by Paul Coelho
We wanted to start the New Year in a positive tone and the book “The Alchemist” brings that. It is
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