The Monkey’s Bridge is the story of Central America’s role as an evolutionary link between continents. No place reflects the sweep of evolutionary change more than Central America, where northern and southern organisms mingle in ecosystems ranging from Guatemalan pine-oak forests to Panamanian rain forests.

Award-winning writer David Rains Wallace artfully combines vivid travel writing, reflections on the contemporary scene, and meditations on ecological values unique to this region. The culmination of ten years of research and travel, The Monkey’s Bridge is an astounding portrait of a captivating part of the world.