Who Is Percy Harrison Fawcett and the Lost City of Z? The River That Swallowed a Legend
In 1925, Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett sent a final message from the heart of the Brazilian jungle before disappearing forever. His destination: a rumored lost city he called ‘Z’. But his final path wasn’t paved with stone—it was defined by water. To understand Fawcett’s final, doomed expedition is to understand the unforgiving power of the Amazonian river system—the labyrinthine arteries that guided him to his obsession and then sealed his escape.