Peruvian Gothic. Don Benigno Aazco carved his way 36 years deep into the green heart of the Andean forest, founded 14 settlements, abandoned his wife and many children, married his daughter, slew his son-in-law, fought drug peddlers, tamed the wilderness, and reclaimed, as best he could, the Inca Empire. And now I was going to find him. [Outside Online]
The author did find him. This is one of those true stories that makes Hollywood adventure movies look boring in comparison. It’s like looking two hundred years into America’s past, when the mountain men were starting to head west of the Appalachians.
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