The Darien Gap Explained

The Darien Gap: Travels in the Rainforest of Panama
Author:	Martin Mitchinson
Country:	Canada
Subject:	Rainforests
Genre:	non-fiction, book^[1]
Publisher:	Harbour Publishing
Pub Date:	August 14, 2008
Media Type:	Print (hardback and paperback)
Pages:	283 pp.
Isbn:	9781550174212

The Darien Gap: Travels in the Rainforest of Panama is a non-fiction book, written by Canadian writer Martin Mitchinson, first published in August 2008 by Harbour Publishing. In the book, the author chronicles his 18-month expedition traveling the province of the Darién Gap, an area dangerous for human sojourns; a haven for Colombian guerrillas and drug-trafficking. The jungle is dense and teeming with caimans, boa constrictors, and jaguars. Mitchinson sailed into the province aboard his 36-foot ketch. He then moved in with a native family who also served as his guide.^[2]

Awards and honours

The Darien Gap received shortlist recognition for the 2009 "Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction".^[2]

See also

• List of Edna Staebler Award recipients

External links

• November 23, 2009,

The Darien Gap, Some Travel Advice for Visitors to Panama's Darien Gap. A Long Answer, Retrieved November 23, 2012

Notes and References

1. Goodreads, The Darien Gap, Book review, Retrieved November 23, 2012
2. Faculty of Arts, October 30, 2009, Shortlist announced for the 2009 Edna Staebler Award, Wilfrid Laurier University, Headlines (News Releases), Retrieved November 23, 2012