In the early 1800s, Prussian geographer Alexander Von Humboldt and French botanist Aimé Bonpland launch an expedition to explore the Amazon region, including the Orinoco River, from Venezuela to the border of Portuguese Brazil.

Two very naive European Humanists join forces with a young Venezuelan school teacher in the late 1800's, and set off into the depths uncharted jungle in search of the mythical river Casiquare. They expect a n excursion through a begnign natural wonderland. They experience something else entirely.—Ruth Baily <[email protected]>