Publisher's Synopsis
¡Viva South America! sets out to discover if the dream of Simón Bolìvar û for independence, freedom and equality û lives on in modern South America. Armed with a reporterÆs notebook and an open mind, Oliver Balch hits the road in search of answers. With the ghost of Bolìvar as guide, the quest takes the reader off the tourist trail and into the weird and wonderful worlds of South American culture and society. By stepping into peopleÆs homes and into inmatesÆ prison cells, by climbing onto dance floors and over road blocks, Oliver Balch unearths untold stories from the front line of South AmericaÆs contemporary fight for freedom.
