This book is based on the manuscripts, letters, field diaries and official reports of P. G. Fawcett, collected by the author's son, Brian Fawcett. Traveling to places where no European has gone before - the remote regions of South America, Fawcett and his companions lead a life full of worries and dangers. In the forest, poisonous snakes lie in wait for them at every step, the rivers are teeming with piranhas and other evil spirits. But the worst thing is the political intrigue associated with border disputes... Fawcett refuses to work on border demarcation and, carried away by the legends of the ancient South American civilization, together with his eldest son goes in search of ancient monuments. This Fawcett expedition disappeared without a trace...