" Interesting collections of reports from a part of the world the author seems to have a lot of love for.
Having just completed his excellent Last Days of the Incas, thought I’d give this one a try.
Containing a entertaining collection of stories of various times, places, characters and spaces loosely connected by regions of the Andes including Peru, Argentina and Bolivia. Each story focuses on a different personality or group, from Pablo Escobar to Che Guevara and The Shinning Path to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Macquarie writes about what he wants to write about, writes well and is a good storyteller. One can’t help but wish the author had tried his hand at using most of this material by turning it into a novel. A missed opportunity.
A fun but not an essential read. "
— A, 7/1/2022