02160cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000060010610000390011224500530015126400510020430000470025533600260030233700260032833800360035450000310039050800980042152011970051953400450171665300370176185600430179899900170184115054UtSlPG20260610133343.0mcr n260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aes2iso639-1 4aD1 aSamper, José María,d1828-188810aViajes de un Colombiano en Europa, segunda serie 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2005  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2005-02-14  aProduced by Miranda van de Heijning, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"Viajes de un Colombiano en Europa, segunda serie" by José María Samper is a travelogue written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the author's experiences and observations while traveling in Europe, particularly focusing on the regions of Switzerland, Savoy, and the Rhineland. As a Colombian, Samper aims to provide insights for his fellow countrymen about European societies, cultures, and political structures while sharing his reflections on their significance.  At the start of this travelogue, the author expresses a lively enthusiasm for exploring Europe, particularly Switzerland, which he finds captivating due to its natural beauty and unique political structure. He discusses his journey from Paris to Geneva, detailing the picturesque surroundings and the interaction with the local French peasants who animated the journey with their spirited engagement. Through his observations of the railway landscape and the rural life along the way, Samper provides an evocative introduction, revealing his intent to convey vivid impressions and key insights about the essence of European civilization to his compatriots back home. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aEurope -- Description and travel40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15054  c56442d56442