Flight of the Condor

This book is not just about the South American bird of that name. It is about that part of South America which this outstanding creature dominates from the great heights it is able to reach. Commencing with a chapter called The Islands of Tierra del Fuego & Cape Horn, the reader's journey commences in the southern-most extremities of South America. From here we begin the trek northwards by visiting; The Magellan Straits, North Patagonia, San Rafael Glacier, the rainforests, volcanoes and monkey-puzzle forests of Chile, the Humboldt current, the Atacama desert, the High Lagoons, the High Plateau, the Puna and the Altiplano. This book recounts one of life's real adventures and allows the reader a rare treat with outstanding photographs placed alongside a rare understanding of the countries visited, their peoples, their flora and fauna in addition to such wild landscapes - where only the Condor is king. An essential addition to the bookshelf for anyone with an interest in South America. NM

Granted that this is an interesting book about the exploration of South America from the tip - Terra delfulgga to the Brazilian rainforest should be in the bookself of all nature conservationists and students of wildlife. This book was published in 1982 in conjection with a 3-part documentary of the same name - Flight of the Condor. It was aired on the PBS for three weeks. Too bad, this most revealing and amazing video is now no longer available. I would urge the PBS producers to re-introduce this 3-hour documentary in the form of a convenient DVD disc. The pipe music of South America is both haunting and unique which accompany the video and is worthy of viewing it again and again in the privacy of one's home, provided you can get hold of it...! I appreciate the writer and as well as the cameramen who produced the book as well as the documentary which has won several prizes. I was fortunate in that I still have it recorded on my video but I would like to see the producers make a DVD disc of it. It is highly educational and a true classic on the difficult terrain, plants and unique wildlife of South America. In the meantime, if you can't get to see this fabulous video, as least, go for the book which is equally amazing and timeless on the wilds of South America. A fantastic journey from the pages of the book. So go for it, folks. Cheers...!

This book is not just about the South American bird of that name. It is about that part of South America which this outstanding creature dominates from the great heights it is able to reach. Commencing with a chapter called The Islands of Tierra del Fuego & Cape Horn, the reader's journey commences in the southern-most extremities of South America. From here we begin the trek northwards by visiting; The Magellan Straits, North Patagonia, San Rafael Glacier, the rainforests, volcanoes and monkey-puzzle forests of Chile, the Humboldt current, the Atacama desert, the High Lagoons, the High Plateau, the Puna and the Altiplano. This book recounts one of life's real adventures and allows the reader a rare treat with outstanding photographs placed alongside a rare understanding of the countries visited, their peoples, their flora and fauna in addition to such wild landscapes - where only the Condor is king. An essential addition to the bookshelf for anyone with an interest in South America. NM