Southern Cross to Pole Star

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Tschiffely'S Ride

Aime Tschiffely(Autor*in)

Head of Zeus (Verlag)

1. Auflage

Erschienen am 8. Mai 2014

432 Seiten

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Inhalt

Intro
Welcome Page
Dedication
Contents
Introduction to the 2014 edition by Robin Hanbury-Tenison
Preface to the 80th Anniversary Edition by Basha O'Reilly
Preface to the First Edition
Foreword to the First Edition
Illustrations
Introduction
The First Day
Towards Rosario
The Rolling Pampas
The Desolation of Santiago del Estero
Tucuman, 'The Argentine Eden'
Entering the Mighty Andes
Preparing for Rough Mountain Travel
Through Mighty Quebradas and over Windswept Mountains towards the Bolivian Border
Into the Land of the Quichuas
Indian Superstitions
A Long-Forgotten Spanish Gold Trail
Potosí, the Old Mecca of Greedy Spanish Conquistadores
Among the Aymara Indians
An Old Indian Legend
Towards Lake Popo
Over the Vast and Barren Bolivian Altiplano towards La Paz
La Paz: 'The Hidden City'
Titicaca, the Sacred Lake
On Peruvian Soil
Towards the Ancient Capital of the Mighty Incas
Glorious Old Cuzco
Into the Heart of the Andes
Civilisation Again
Landslides, a Detour and a Mountain Storm
A Famous Indian Market - 'The Roof of the World' - Down to the Pacific Ocean
Lima, the Stately Old City of Kings
The Sandy Deserts of the Peruvian Coast
The Highland of Ecuador
Quito
Crossing the Line
Colombia
A Long and Eventful Side-Trip to Bogota
The First Tragedy in El Vergel
The Great Swamp Barrier
Magdalena, the River of Mud and Crocodiles
Á Dios South America!
The Silent Canal
Good Times
A Question and its Answer
Mancha Suffers a Slight Accident
Westward Ho!
Into the Green Labyrinth
An Unmarked Border in the Midst of Jungles
Climbing Up to the 'Middle of the World'
Civilisation Once More
San Jose of Costa Rica
Side-stepping a Revolution
San Salvador
Guatemala, the Land of the Quetzal
Guatemala City
Old Guatemala
Volcanic Regions of Singular Beauty
Towards the Mexican Border. A Glorious View - Descent into Steaming Tropical Lowland
The Land of the Charros
A Difficult Stretch
Old Tehuantepec
Oaxaca
In the Sierras
Mexico City
The Mexican Mesa
Over Barren Plains Towards the Rio Grande
Texas at Last - Victory in Sight!
Busy Days
Farewell U.S. - Back to the Pampas
Postscript
Aimé Tschiffely's Literary Estate
End Papers
About this Book
Reviews
Also by this Author
About the Author
An Invitation from the Publisher
Copyright

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