num_pages: 304
description: Peter Matthiessen crisscrossed 10,000 miles of the South American wilderness, from the Amazon rain forests to Machu Picchu, high in the Andes, down to Tierra del Fuego and back. He followed the trails of old explorers, encountered river bandits, wild tribesmen, and the evidence of ancient ruins, and discovered fossils in the depths of the Peruvian jungle. The Cloud Forest is his incisive, wry report of his expedition into this vast world to the south.
language: English
title: The Cloud Forest: A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness
titlecomplete: The Cloud Forest: A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness
genres: Brazil, Nature, Adventure, Natural History, Environment, Science, Nonfiction, Memoir, Science Nature, Travel
ratings_count: 478
places: South America, Andes Mountains, Peru, Machu Picchu
publisher: Penguin Books