La Doctora: An American Doctor in the Amazon

By Linnea Smith

In 1990, Dr. Linnea Smith went to Peru on an ecotourism vacation. She was so moved that she abandoned her thriving medical practice in Wisconsin to serve the Yagua Indians in the deepest part of the Amazon rainforest of Peru-alone.

Taken straight from the pages of Dr. Smith's journal, La Doctora offers readers a rare glimpse into the suspense and drama of practicing medicine in a culture far removed from the sophisticated supplies and supports of 20th-century medicine.

Learn how Dr. Smith evolved from a "strange white woman" to an adopted member of the indigenous community. Her story of adventure, self-discovery and service creates inspiring testimony to one person's power to make a lasting difference.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816642494
• ISBN13: 9780816642496
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

A Sense of Humor and Adaptability Go a Long Way

It was wonderful to finally read this book after visiting Linnea's clinic a couple of years ago. Her story is fascinating and is one I find myself telling people about. Linnea has a great sense of humor and an amazing ability to adapt to conditions and be creative. Here is a woman who is working hard on adapting to a different culture while being true to herself and saving lives and making lives better in the process.