--- product_id: 1696380 title: "Wild Coast: Travels on South America's Untamed Edge (Vintage Departures)" price: "35155CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/1696380-wild-coast-travels-on-south-americas-untamed-edge-vintage-departures store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # Wild Coast: Travels on South America's Untamed Edge (Vintage Departures) **Price:** 35155CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Wild Coast: Travels on South America's Untamed Edge (Vintage Departures) - **How much does it cost?** 35155CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/1696380-wild-coast-travels-on-south-americas-untamed-edge-vintage-departures) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Wild Coast: Travels on South America's Untamed Edge (Vintage Departures) [Gimlette, John] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Wild Coast: Travels on South America's Untamed Edge (Vintage Departures) Review: another good one by Gimlette - i've read all of Gimlette's books and they all enlighten and entertain. these are not 'travel' books in the traditional sense. you won't learn about how to get cheap flights or hotels but you will learn plenty about local history and people, good and bad. in 'Wild Coast', i learned about the complex (and ultimately tragic) history of slavery, Amerindians and European colonists of three small south american countries: Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. Gimlette travels deep into the interior where not even the locals want to go. he follows the paths of earlier explorers but brings history right up to the present and its lasting impacts. of course, there are historical figures but also present day characters, and they are all colorful real people. the land (along with its flora and myriad crawlies) is described in detail and let me admit that it did not inspire me to go there. Gimlette has surely taken me to those places. it was a wild ride which in fact completed just a couple of days ago. Review: Great book about a forgotten area of the World - I like this book. Some parts, I love 'em! Yet, it is not a perfect book, and I believe that he author enjoys picturing these lands in a darker way than they really are. I love they way the author describes the cities, the villages, and the land. I love how he creatively depicts all the characters he encounters along the way - a mixture of thieves, scums, workers, politicians that seem to blend all together in these three countries. I also loved the research done by the author before travelling to these countries, telling us a lot about the history and the "why" things are what they are today. Yet, as an anthropologist I feel that sometimes he over-simplistically tries to judge what people do. And he has a negative outlook that makes these people look more like damned souls than normal people. He seems to deny these people the opportunity to be happy and to actually enjoy their lifestyle - perhaps all the people he met had problems? Also, I can see his interest in describing everything negatively from the use of adjectives (dark, ghostly, haunted) that he often uses even for describing the pristine rain forest. But, you know, everyone has his/her biases, and they certainly don't spoil the enjoyment out of what is a welcome addition to the (poor) collection of books on Guayana, Suriname, and French Guyana. If you like travel literature, you will enjoy this book. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #3,882,797 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #193 in General South America Travel Guides #2,200 in Travelogues & Travel Essays #5,872 in Travel Writing Reference | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 188 Reviews | ## Images ![Wild Coast: Travels on South America's Untamed Edge (Vintage Departures) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71jFFaiGTOL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ another good one by Gimlette *by G***E on October 9, 2012* i've read all of Gimlette's books and they all enlighten and entertain. these are not 'travel' books in the traditional sense. you won't learn about how to get cheap flights or hotels but you will learn plenty about local history and people, good and bad. in 'Wild Coast', i learned about the complex (and ultimately tragic) history of slavery, Amerindians and European colonists of three small south american countries: Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. Gimlette travels deep into the interior where not even the locals want to go. he follows the paths of earlier explorers but brings history right up to the present and its lasting impacts. of course, there are historical figures but also present day characters, and they are all colorful real people. the land (along with its flora and myriad crawlies) is described in detail and let me admit that it did not inspire me to go there. Gimlette has surely taken me to those places. it was a wild ride which in fact completed just a couple of days ago. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book about a forgotten area of the World *by R***O on July 14, 2011* I like this book. Some parts, I love 'em! Yet, it is not a perfect book, and I believe that he author enjoys picturing these lands in a darker way than they really are. I love they way the author describes the cities, the villages, and the land. I love how he creatively depicts all the characters he encounters along the way - a mixture of thieves, scums, workers, politicians that seem to blend all together in these three countries. I also loved the research done by the author before travelling to these countries, telling us a lot about the history and the "why" things are what they are today. Yet, as an anthropologist I feel that sometimes he over-simplistically tries to judge what people do. And he has a negative outlook that makes these people look more like damned souls than normal people. He seems to deny these people the opportunity to be happy and to actually enjoy their lifestyle - perhaps all the people he met had problems? Also, I can see his interest in describing everything negatively from the use of adjectives (dark, ghostly, haunted) that he often uses even for describing the pristine rain forest. But, you know, everyone has his/her biases, and they certainly don't spoil the enjoyment out of what is a welcome addition to the (poor) collection of books on Guayana, Suriname, and French Guyana. If you like travel literature, you will enjoy this book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ impressive *by V***N on October 27, 2025* A comprehensive travel through the 3 Guyanas. John’s writing style is witty, sarcy and unsimple. 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