Author:

Giddings, J. Calvin (John Calvin) 1930-  Search this

Subject:

Giddings, J. Calvin (John Calvin) 1930- Travel  Search this

Physical description:

x, 290 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

Peru

Apurímac River

Apurímac River (Peru)

Date:

1996

C1996

Summary:

"Well-written, first-person account of the author's 1970s kayaking adventure through the Apurimac River gorge, from near its source above 4000 m to the jungle far below. Interspersed are descriptive accounts of the still little known canyon and its indigenous inhabitants"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas

Topic:

Kayaking  Search this

Indians of South America  Search this

Description and travel  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_916050