Rafting The Usumacinta River: Highway of the Maya – Part Two
The conclusion to a journey down the Usumacinta River, where we're reminded of the ancient past, the recent past, and the present, all amongst beautiful landscapes.
Jack Billings
Rafting The Usumacinta River: Highway of the Maya - Part One
The Mayan ruins, largely abandoned by 1000 AD, were left to moulder under the engulfing jungle. Today, the descendants of these ancients remain on the move, the Usumacinta is their river of life.
The Rio Marañón, a Free-Flowing River in Peril
A veteran river runner turns 70, and heads off into the Peruvian wilderness to raft the Rio Marañón, the headwaters of the Amazon.
From The Outdoor Journal Issue 14.
Preparing to launch that first morning, an emerging dread crept up the back of my neck. Although I had run rivers