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Dive into the fascinating world of big game hunting beyond the American frontier with this captivating second volume from the Boone and Crockett Club. American Big Game Hunting opened the door to the sport on U.S. soil, and now this collection features vivid sketches penned by club members who have ventured into the wilderness of far-off lands. Explore thrilling essays that take you from the savannas of East Africa to the majestic landscapes of the Gulf of Cortez, the rugged Canadian wilderness, the exotic terrains of India, and beyond. Discover the adrenaline of dog sledding in the North, the...

On October 12, 1972, a plane carrying a team of young rugby players crashed into the remote, snow-peaked Andes. Out of the 45 original passengers and crew, only 16 made it off the mountain alive. For 10 excruciating weeks, they suffered deprivations beyond imagining, confronting nature head-on at its most furious and inhospitable. And to survive, these men and women not only had to keep their faith; they had to make an impossible decision: Should they eat the flesh of their dead friends?

La historia del líder del MRTA, Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru del Perú, explicada y narrada en primera persona desde su pisión, donde se encuentra desde hace 28 años de una manera arbitraria e inhumana, según la Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja...

El 13 de octubre de 2022 se cumplen 50 años del accidente de los Andes. El País preparó un podcast de nueve episodios que, a través de una narración sonora, reconstruye un hecho histórico que cinco décadas después sigue vigente, y que nunca fue contado de esta forma.“Andes. 72 días en la montaña” es también un homenaje a los protagonistas de esta historia: a los que regresaron, a los que no volvieron y a los que de una u otra manera fueron parte. Veintidós testimonios, más de 40 horas de entrevista, archivos y más de cuatro meses de investigación se combinan con la ...

Join Sir Frances Head Bond, affectionately nicknamed Galloping Head, on a thrilling adventure through the Argentine pampas and the majestic Andes. In 1825, he journeyed as a mining supervisor for the Rio Plata Mining Association, a group of English speculators with grand but ill-fated ambitions. His vivid Rough Notes capture the essence of a resourceful adventurer, detailing relentless rides across vast landscapes, where horses gallop tirelessly for hours. Experience his harrowing encounters, such as balancing on mules trudging through deep snow and navigating treacherous terrains to inspect ...

El señor de los Andes

It was 13 October 1972. Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, carrying a team of young rugby players, their families and friends, took off for the very last time. A deadly miscalculation saw F571 crash directly into the Andean mountains to devastating consequences: the body of the plane broke violently into two, its floor torn to smithereens; seats flew out of the air taking passengers with them. In the weeks that followed, the remaining people who were on board - the society of the snow - emerged to fight a dire, gruelling battle for survival.

A podcast series remembering pioneers from history. Give us 10 minutes and we’ll give you the world. Or, at least, one person from it.*Series One read by Adam Roche.Series Two read by Sophie Duker.*Another truly wonderful podcast fromLeitmotif Productions Ltd. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nuestra Orilla es una serie sonora de ocho episodios que cuenta la historia del bajo Atrato desde la perspectiva de sus habitantes y a través de la experiencia de vida de la narradora: Ana Luisa Ramírez Flórez. Es una historia narrada en las voces de mujeres y hombres de este territorio, que invita a la audiencia a navegar entre el presente y el pasado, atendiendo a las raíces históricas de las formas de exclusión y violencia, pero también de las estrategias de resistencia de una población sobre la cual pesan muchos prejuicios y que hemos escuchado poco. Es una apuesta por cambiar el ...