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The Darien Gap

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The Darien Gap:
Travels in the Rainforest of Panama
First edition cover of Canadian release
AuthorMartin Mitchinson
SubjectRainforests
Genrenon-fiction, book[1]
PublisherHarbour Publishing
Publication date
August 14, 2008
Publication placeCanada
Media typePrint (hardback and paperback)
Pages283 pp.
ISBN9781550174212

The Darien Gap: Travels in the Rainforest of Panama is a non-fiction book, written by Canadian writer Martin Mitchinson, first published in August 2008 by Harbour Publishing. In the book, the author chronicles his 18-month expedition traveling the province of the Darién Gap, an area dangerous for human sojourns; a haven for Colombian guerrillas and drug-trafficking. The jungle is dense and teeming with caimans, boa constrictors, and jaguars. Mitchinson sailed into the province aboard his 36-foot ketch. He then moved in with a native family who also served as his guide.[2]

Awards and honours

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The Darien Gap received shortlist recognition for the 2009 "Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction".[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Goodreads, The Darien Gap, Book review, Retrieved November 23, 2012
  2. ^ a b Faculty of Arts, October 30, 2009, Shortlist announced for the 2009 Edna Staebler Award, Wilfrid Laurier University, Headlines (News Releases), Retrieved November 23, 2012
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  • November 23, 2009, The Darien Gap, Some Travel Advice for Visitors to Panama's Darien Gap. A Long Answer, Retrieved November 23, 2012