Mother of God: An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon
For fans of The Lost City of Z, Walking the Amazon, and Turn Right at Machu Picchu comes naturalist and explorer Paul Rosolie's extraordinary adventure in the uncharted tributaries of the Western Amaz…
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