Peru: In Tropical Lands with Iain Sinclair
A father/daughter journey into the Amazon. I have always been haunted by my great great grandfather Arthur Sinclair. These podcasts are the story of a journey to the Peruvian Amazon with my father, retracing Arthur's steps and his expedition of 1891. This journey inspired Iain Sinclair's book, "The Gold Machine" and Grant Gee's film of the same name. These are the conversations we had along the way, with each other and those we met, as we discovered the forgotten legacy of the British Peruvian Corporation, and heard first hand from the Asheninka tribes who live there still. Sometimes the past is a place you can visit. First episode to be uploaded on 2nd September. Edited by Anonymous Bosch
Peru: In Tropical Lands with Iain Sinclair
Episode 3 Tarma - in the Hacienda Garden
Farne and Iain sit in the peaceful gardens of the Hacienda in Tarma before they set off on the next stage of their journey. Arthur, as a botanist, had enjoyed the climate and plants here while resting for a couple of days, and felt at home here.
They meditate on their upcoming stay with the Asheninka tribes and how they will be received.
Iain thinks about the storytelling tradition of his Welsh background, and his family stories. His father’s experience of being a doctor in Wales, being part of a mining community and how as a child he used to play on the slag heaps in Maesteg, in a post-industrial landscape.
They wonder where Arthur’s family was in his accounts of his travels, what family stories are remembered, and which ones are missing.