Patagonian Road: A Year Alone Through Latin America

Spanning four seasons, 10 countries, three teaching jobs, and countless buses, Patagonian Road chronicles Kate McCahill's solo journey from Guatemala to Argentina. In her struggles with language, romance, culture, service, and homesickness, she personifies a growing culture of women for whom travel is not a path to love but to meaningful work, rare inspiration, and profound self-discovery. Following Paul Theroux's route from his 1979 travelogue, McCahill transports the reader from a classroom in a Quito barrio to a dingy room in an El Salvadorian brothel, and from the neighborhoods of Buenos Aires to the heights of the Peruvian Andes. A testament to courage, solitude, and the rewards of taking risks, Patagonian Road proves that discovery, clarity, and simplicity remain possible in the 21st century, and that travel holds an enduring capacity to transform.

Author: Kate McCahill
Publisher: Santa Fe Writer's Project
Published: 05/01/2017
Pages: 350
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781939650542
ISBN10: 1939650542
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Travel | Central America
- Travel | South America | General

About the Author
Kate McCahill has been published in Vox, The Millions, and in the Best Travel Writing and Best Women's Travel Writing anthologies by Travelers' Tales.

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