Every Day the River Changes: Four Weeks Down the Magdalena Salama Jordan

An exhilarating travelogue for a new generation about a journey along Colombia's Magdalena River, exploring life by the banks of a majestic river now at risk, and how a country recovers from conflict.Richly observed. This is Gabriel Garca Mrquez's territory--rumor has it Macondo was partly inspired by the port town of Mompox--as much as that of the Middle Eastern immigrants who run fabric stores by its banks.Following the river from its source high in the Andes to its mouth on the Caribbean coast, journeying by boat, bus, and improvised motobalinera, Salama writes against stereotype and toward the rich lives of those he meets. --Liesl Schillinger, The New York Times Book ReviewAn American writer of Argentine, Syrian, and Iraqi Jewish descent, Jordan Salama tells the story of the Ro Magdalena, nearly one thousand miles long, the heart of Colombia.