Curucucu: Adventures of a British Ex-Pat in Colombia - Softcover

Curry, Ben

Softcover

ISBN 10: 155571675X ISBN 13: 9781555716752

Publisher: Hellgate Press, 2010

Synopsis

Ben Curry had always dreamed of the adventurous life. As a young boy, and eventually as a young man studying at Cambridge University, he knew there must be a bigger, bolder life waiting for him somewhere. In 1957 he found it. Or, better yet, perhaps it found him.

That summer, a Cambridge-sponsored botanical expedition took him to a remote region of Colombia where he became captivated with its natural beauty and its people. A short time later, he purchased a primitive 500-acre homestead and named the fledgling cattle ranch "Curucucú," after a local species of songbird. The grand adventure had begun.

Follow Ben, his wife, family and friends on an amazing, often humorous journey into the forests, towns and homes of a Colombia few outsiders have ever seen or written about. Foreword by Louis de Bernières, author of "Captain Corelli's Mandolin"

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Review:

A damn good read! I enjoyed every word of it, and only wish that it was longer. -- Louis de Bernieres, author of "Captain Corelli's Mandolin"

A remarkable tale of courage, adventure and eccentricity. --Joan Brady, author of the Whitebread Prize-winning "The Theory of War"

About this edition

• Publisher: Hellgate Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 155571675X
• ISBN 13: 9781555716752
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 276