Life and Death in the Andes by Kim MacQuarrie

Collectively these stories tell us something about the spirit of South America. We meet the woman who cared for the wounded Che Guevara just before he died, the police officer who captured cocaine king Pablo Escobar, the dancer who hid Shining Path guerrilla Abimael Guzman, and a man whose grandfather witnessed the death of Butch Cassidy. He introduces us to a Patagonian woman who is the last living speaker of her language. He describes living on the floating islands of Lake Titcaca. Kim MacQuarrie takes us on a historical journey through this unique region, bringing fresh insight and contemporary connections to such fabled characters as Charles Darwin, Che Guevara, Pablo Escobar, Butch Cassidy, Thor Heyerdahl, and others. The Andes Mountains are the world’s longest mountain chain, linking most of the countries in South America. anti-drug foreign policy in Bolivia and Peru which currently comprise the primary focus of the Clinton Administration's counter-drug efforts to combat narcotrafficking at the source in Latin America today.ĭescription: “A thoughtfully observed travel memoir and history as richly detailed as it is deeply felt” (Kirkus Reviews) of South America, from Butch Cassidy to Che Guevara to cocaine king Pablo Escobar to Charles Darwin, all set in the Andes Mountains. anti-drug policy formulation and implementation efforts, the study uses an in-depth comparative approach to evaluate the effectiveness of the U.S. Written from the perspective of a former active participant in the U.S. foreign policy and its application in the drug wars of the high Andes region of South America.

This book fills an important gap in our in-depth knowledge of U.S. While frequent anti-drug battles are won, a flawed policy analysis and strategy have led to strategic foreign policy defeat in the region.

drug wars in Bolivia and Peru are failing. Description: Fire in the Andes is a trenchant comparative analysis of why the U.S.

Life and Death in the Andes by Kim MacQuarrie