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The book has been praised for its depth and understanding about the people, the culture, giving a flavor of the various
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where he meets a woman looking for her long-lost lover. He then takes the train south into
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where he takes the short train ride across the isthmus. Theroux then proceeds to
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where he goes to a soccer match and is amazed by the violence. He then flies to
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