<p><strong>UNSURPASSED WONDERS OF THE RAINFOREST</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If you like one-off stories about unusual people doing unusual things in the mud, here you go.&nbsp;This story recounts a&nbsp;trek&nbsp;led by an eccentric Costa Rican who, living in New York,&nbsp;managed to recruit a band of willing&nbsp;followers to fulfill his&nbsp;&nbsp;life-long dream of locating&nbsp;a remote&nbsp;tribe reputed to live wholly apart from civilization&nbsp;in the pristine&nbsp;mountains of&nbsp;untouched&nbsp;rainforest.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By&nbsp;definition, no one knows what to expect on an expedition-it's easy to screw up on the planning or mis-cast a few of the players. The result, personality clashes and&nbsp;ridiculous uncertainty out on the trail.&nbsp;But along with the woe,&nbsp;the outing served up a heap of glory.&nbsp;Though no one&nbsp;knew what would happen next, in the end the not knowing was where the emotion and depth came from.&nbsp;Outdoing oneself daily is an unparalleled high, and the little band of hikers was&nbsp;forever bonded over this&nbsp;rare adventure.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This journal-by&nbsp;one of three females in a group of more than twenty-somehow survived the rain, river-crossings, mold, sweat, and tears. The book was written during the actual journey, usually beside a campfire in the rain.&nbsp;And when the group&nbsp;walked out of the jungle, the completed manuscript was in the author's backpack.</strong></p><p><br></p>