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Lands of the Andes and the Desert

Public domain audiobook

Lands of the Andes and the Desert

by Frank G. Carpenter

English· 08:01:31· 29 chapters
Another volume in Carpenter's lengthy series of his travels around the world in the early 20th century.

This volume covers specific countries of South America: Columbia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. (Summary by Betty B)

LibriVox recordings are public domain in the United States; copyright status may differ elsewhere.

Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Introducing a Continent

    09:55
  2. Chapter 2

    From Panama to the Equator

    19:20
  3. Chapter 3

    A Modern Cave of Aladdin

    11:51
  4. Chapter 4

    Guayaquil

    17:51
  5. Chapter 5

    A Land of Cacao

    17:41
  6. Chapter 6

    The Capital of Ecuador

    15:26
  7. Chapter 7

    The Head-Hunting Jivaros

    17:08
  8. Chapter 8

    Down the Desert Coast Of Peru

    20:10
  9. Chapter 9

    The City of Pizarro

    16:25
  10. Chapter 10

    In the Shops and Markets of Lima

    16:53
  11. Chapter 11

    On the World's Highest Railroad

    20:49
  12. Chapter 12

    Cerro de Pasco

    15:09
  13. Chapter 13

    American Industry in the Heart of Peru

    11:55
  14. Chapter 14

    By Roller Coaster Down the Andes

    11:19
  15. Chapter 15

    Arequipa, City of the Stars

    15:35
  16. Chapter 16

    Farming in the Land of the Sky

    15:34
  17. Chapter 17

    The Ancient Capital of the Incas

    18:40
  18. Chapter 18

    The Cuzco of Today

    16:41
  19. Chapter 19

    Stories of Buried Treasure

    16:36
  20. Chapter 20

    Slaves of Alcohol and Cocaine

    22:22
  21. Chapter 21

    On Lake Titicaca

    14:00
  22. Chapter 22

    The Tibet of South America

    14:53
  23. Chapter 23

    Sunday in La Paz

    20:50
  24. Chapter 24

    The First City in America

    17:01
  25. Chapter 25

    The Aymara Indians

    15:45
  26. Chapter 26

    From La Paz to Oruro

    14:32
  27. Chapter 27

    The Great Tin Mines

    20:38
  28. Chapter 28

    Downspouts of the Plateau

    21:17
  29. Chapter 29

    The Backwoods of Bolivia

    15:15