All the way from Orinoco
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An attempt to illegally cross the Brazilian frontier into Paraguay along the Paraguay River is described. A plan to run down the river by night past the guns of the frontier post, Forte Coimbra, is detailed. The attempt is preempted by capture during the day. Garrulousness is used to deflect unwelcome questions from the soldiers of the border patrol, who are too polite to press for answers. With official blessings and a gift of gasoline for the boat, the frontier crossing is eventually permitted.
Publication Name: Geographical Magazine
Subject: Petroleum, energy and mining industries
ISSN: 0016-741X
Year: 1997
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Pistols, ticks and the Lost World
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An explorer describes a 1964 visit to the abandoned city of Mato Grosso on the Rio Guapore near Brazil's border with Bolivia. It is a former mining center once known as the most dangerous place in Brazil, and gunfights are still a commonplace event. The explorer befriended a local storeowner and accompanied him on a journey to take supplies to a group gathering ipecac in the forest.
Publication Name: Geographical Magazine
Subject: Petroleum, energy and mining industries
ISSN: 0016-741X
Year: 1996
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Happy endings
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Some noted British travel authors gave amusing descriptions of trying to maintain appearances at long journeys' ends. These included Peter Fleming in 'News from Tartary' and Eric Newby in 'A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush.'
Publication Name: Geographical Magazine
Subject: Petroleum, energy and mining industries
ISSN: 0016-741X
Year: 1997
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