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    Of Llamas and Piranhas
    Of Llamas and Piranhas
    Of Llamas and Piranhas
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    Of Llamas and Piranhas

    By Valerie Volk

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    Though the poems in this book take the reader on a South American journey from Chile to the Galapagos, it is not just another travel book. It’s a personal invitation in the form of a poem a day to join the writer in strange and exotic places. The spectacular beauty of cascading water at the Iguassu Falls, a weather-beaten face in a Peruvia

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDebbie Lee
    Release dateJul 22, 2017
    ISBN9781760413835
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