Carolyn Oxton on all-woman swamp expedition

Title

Carolyn Oxton on all-woman swamp expedition

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:03:38

Description

Carolyn Oxton, a member of the All-Woman Swamp Expedition, tells how the group is about to journey through the Atrato Swamp of Columbia, South America, on Avon inflatable motor boats. They plan to document the wildlife, which could include monkeys, jaguars, anteaters, armadillos and ocelots, and to look for the lost canal of Raspadura, built by Spanish monks in 1788. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Carolyn Oxton

Keywords

Women; Environment; South America; Natural history; Canals; Canal construction; Geographical exploration; Wildlife photography; Columbia; Fauna; Flora; Atrato Swamp; Wetlands; Raspadura Canal; Pan-American Highway

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