Amazonia: A Perilous Journey
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American Explorers Bruce Barron and Marshall Pickard led a life-threatening expedition into the Amazon Jungle to trace the footsteps of renowned British Explorer Percy H. Fawcett.
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2011-01-01
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Danger waits at the door of discovery
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