Title: Memorias
Description: "Spanish translation of a rare but informative travel account originally written in French. Serret, an engineer, spent 140 days in 1911 traveling from Buenaventura to Puerto Colombia by railroad, mule, and steamship. Good descriptions of Cali, Cartagena, and travel along the Magdalena River"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Subjects: Mines and mineral resources, Mining engineers, Diaries, Early works to 1800, Discovery and exploration, Description and travel, Naturalists, Social life and customs, History, Travel, DESCRIPCIONES Y VIAJES, VIDA SOCIAL Y COSTUMBRES
Places: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador
People: J. B. Boussingault (1802-1887)