Tschiffely's Ride

the long version

Describes the 1925 horseback adventure through Peru and Central America all the way up to New York that took two and a half years to complete and depicts the obstacles, people and superstitious tales encountered along the way. From the southeast coast of South America through an expanse of Peruvian sands enroute to the West Coast, then onward through Central American jungles and rainforest, and finally to New York, Tschiffely's journey was considered impossible and absurd by many newspaper writers in 1925. However, after two and a half years on horseback, with two of his trusty and tough steeds, this daring trekker lived to tell his best-selling tale.