• Inrtoduction • THE MIGHTY ORINOCO • PART ONE • M. Miguel and His Two Colleagues • Sergeant Martial and His Nephew • On Board the Simon Bolivar • First Encounter • The Maripare and the Gallinetta • Island after Island • Buena Vista at La Urbana • A Cloud of Dust on the Horizon • Three Boats Navigating Together • At the Mouth of the Meta • A Halt in the Village of Atures • A Few Observations by Germain Paterne • Respect for the Tapir • The Chubasco • San Fernando • PART TWO • A Few Words about the Past • The First Leg of the Journey • Two Days in Danaco • FInal Advice from Manuel Assomption • Beef Cows and Electric Eels • Terrible Fears • The Campsite near Maunoir Park • The Young Indian • Across the Sierra • The Ford of Frascaes • The Mission of Santa Juana • En Route • Two Months at the Mission • Au Revoir! • Notes • Bibliography • Jules Gabriel Verne: A Biography • About the Contributors