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6 unusual facts about Percy Fawcett


David Grann

The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon tells the story of the legendary British explorer Percy Fawcett who, in 1925, disappeared with his son in the Amazon while looking for the Lost City of Z.

Giant anaconda

Another claim of a large anaconda was made by British adventurer Percy Fawcett.

King of the Wild

He later went after explorer Percy Fawcett who had disappeared in Brazil several years earlier.

Mato Grosso

The historic remoteness of this area led it to be the subject of exploration, most notably by Captain Percy Fawcett, in the quest for lost cities.

Road to Zanzibar

Paramount executives owned the rights to a story by Sy Bartlett titled "Find Colonel Fawcett" about two men trekking through the jungles of Madagascar.

Timeline of Amazon history

1925: Colonel Percy Fawcett vanishes near the headwaters of the Xingu River.



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