Reviews for Tunnel to Canto Grande: The Story of the Most Daring Prison Escape in Latin American History

The average rating for Tunnel to Canto Grande: The Story of the Most Daring Prison Escape in Latin American History based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-12-21 00:00:00 Tony Barrett This was such an engaging book that I read almost half of it in one go without realizing how far I had read! (It only took me two more nights to finish the whole thing.) It's crazy how something where you know the ending - they escape - can still be so intriguing as to make you want to keep reading. I suppose part of it is just how amazing it is that tunneling into a high security prison to help almost fifty people escape at once actually worked! Based on interviews with those who actually participated in the escape and in making it possible, the book is a great meld of context, explanation, and personal testimony that comes together seamlessly. Although I still feel as though there is a LOT more I could learn about politics in Peru, enough was included within the text to help me understand what was happening and why before, during, and after the tunneling effort. That combined with learning more about the individuals who participated and how it impacted their daily life, really made for a fabulous read. #womenwritersoftheworld -> Mestizo-America selection (Nicaragua, El Salvador)

Review # 2 was written on 2008-12-11 00:00:00 Shaun Blesh really excellent historical and cultural overview of chile's northern desert region and its role in politics and memory. highly recommend reading; this book will be of real value to me in my research not only for this project, but potentially for my thesis as well (tangentially).