โ Scribed by Lars Holger Holm
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Swedish author Lars Holger Holm has selected tales from his sojourn in Latin America in 2015 which represent his experiences from travelling a part of the world which typically combines Hispanic virtues and vices with an Indian or African heart, all set against bustling societies, ancient monuments, landscapes, and seas that ravish the mind.
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