Yo no soy gringo

Year: 2005 Pages: 236 Forget postcard Latin America, with its inevitable Mayan ruins and the Caribbean sea. A young and clean-shaven Emilio Rigatti presents us with the South America of his first travels, a kaleidoscope of colours, smells and strong emotions. These South American notebooks tell of "magical" coincidences, love in strong colours, love in strong colours, friendship that leads to self-giving, death as an essential ingredient of Colombian news, scams, the excesses of chance. The book begins with a "Latin" baptism of fire: the descent of the Amazon River, between intestinal spasms and exaggerated sunsets. It continues with decisive meetings, which will forever mark the writer's life: with Rosa, the future Colombian wife with whom he will have his son Amadeo; with his first bicycle, a steel horse that will accompany him on his Andean travels. More than a reportage, more than an autobiography. A journey through memories and writing to tell the story of the South America of a missed "gringo".