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These travel diaries capture the essence and exuberance of the young legend, Che Guevara. In January 1952, Che set out from Buenos Aires to explore South America on an ancient Norton motorcycle. He encounters an extraordinary range of people -- from native Indians to copper miners, lepers and... read more
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- Ernesto Che Guevara: Born in Argentina, Ernesto Che Guevara was a revolutionary most famous for his contribution to the Cuban revolution between 1953 and 1959. He was then instrumental in Castro's government before embarking on further revolutionary endeavours in other regions of the world.
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“There we understood that our vocation, our true vocation, was to move for eternity along the roads and seas of the world. Always curious, looking into everything that came before our eyes, sniffing out each corner but only ever faintly -- not setting down roots in any land or staying long enough to see the substratum of things; the outer limits would suffice.”
First Sentence edit
This is not a story of heroic feats, or merely the narrative of a cynic; at least I do not mean it to be.
Table of Contents edit
Preface, by Aleida Guevara
Preface to the first edition, by Aleida March
Biography of Ernesto Che Guevara
Brief chronology of Ernesto Che Guevara
Map and itinerary of The Motorcycle Diaries
Introduction, by Cintio Vitier
THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
So we understand each other
Forewarnings
Discovery of the ocean
...Lovesick pause
Until the last tie is broken
For the flu, bed
San Martin de los Andes
Circular exploration
Dear Mama
On the Seven Lakes Road
And now, I feel my great roots unearth, free and...
Objects of uncertainty
The Experts
The difficulties intensify
La Poderosa II's final tour
Firefighters, workers and other matters
La Gioconda's smile
Stowaways
This time, disaster
Chuquicamata
Arid land for miles and miles
The end of Chile
Chile, a vision from afar
Tarata, the new world
In the dominions of Pachamama
Lake of the sun
Toward the navel of the world
The navel
The land of the Incas
Our Lord of the Earthquakes
Homeland for the victor
Cuzco straight
Huambo
Ever northward
Through the center of Peru
Shattered hopes
The city of the viceroys
Down the Ucayali
Dear Papi
The San Pablo leper colony
Saint Guevara's day
Debut for the little Kontiki
Dear Mama
On the road to Caracas
This strange 20th century
A note in the margin
Appendix: A child of my environment (Speech to medical students, 1960)
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Publication Date: 1952
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Page Count: 165
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Publication Date: 1952
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Page Count: 165
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- Dewey: 918
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