Nothing has held a more mythic pull on me than the Amazon. But the trip almost ended as soon as it started after a pack of dogs chased me in a dark […]

Immortalized in Werner Herzog’s Fitzcarraldo (see it), the city is less remote now than in the period portrayed in the film. But, this odd town in the jungle is still only accessible […]

It’s strange leaving sunny July in New Haven, to a drab, cold and drizzly Lima. But that is how it is; Summer is Winter here. During this season, there’s a persistent layer […]