Peter von Puttkamer's Writings
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May.11.2011
Adventure Travel News
Chris Doyle/Editor's Note: Last fall, I read and thoroughly enjoyed The Lost City of Z, by David Grann - a gripping tale of the search for Col. Percy Fawcett, deep in the Amazon - an Indiana Jones-like, real world character. Now, Producer/Director Peter von Puttkamer, who's behind a new PBS documentary airing, in the U.S., of the "Secrets of the Dead...
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May.11.2011
AOL Travel
Ever wondered what it would be like to search for a lost city? To get lost in the Amazon Jungle hunting for clues and relics that could lead you to a groundbreaking discovery? Read on to find out what happened to Col. Percy Fawcett, the real Indiana Jones.
Filmmaker Peter Von Puttkamer knows. Puttkamer is the producer and director of "Lost in the Amazon...
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About Peter
Peter von Puttkamer is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, with special interest in environmental issues and in American indigenous peoples and cultures.
In 1983, von Puttkamer and his wife formed Gryphon Productions,which has created numerous...