Battles with stingrays, crocodiles, and anacondas; the discovery of species of fish and turtles unknown to science; full of danger travels along lonely roads in Colombia… All of this fell to the lot of the famous Swedish zoologist and traveler Georg Dahl.
He lived a life rich in impressions. For thirty years he spent in Colombia, changing jobs many times. He was a skipper, a teacher, a museum custodian, a university professor. He had different work, but one calling—studying the nature of Colombia; one dream—to see as much as possible and tell people about it.
His book is filled with love for this little-explored corner of the globe…