In the Land of the Jaguar: South America and Its People

Yoo Kyung Sung — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:17:33 +0000

South America’s story is as varied as its geography of soaring mountains, scorching deserts, and lush rainforests. This book combines an often tragic history with the problems and triumphs of the present. The information ranges from “the Requirement” (a document read out by the conquistadors each time they came upon a new group of indigenous people to justify their actions) to drug cartels, from the hidden and secretive Elders (a civilization that retreated to the mountains to preserve its customs and now considers itself the “guardian of the world”) to Gabriel García Márquez. Includes maps, an index, and bibliography.

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In the Land of the Jaguar: South America and Its People