The Marimba Trade

Prepare to enter the world of adventure and constant danger of the Marimba Trade.

Marimba, a slang term for marijuana in the country of Colombia, is a name derived from the musical instrument so revered by Latinos. Follow Jim Wolf from the Amazon Basin to the Colombian shores of the Caribbean as he loads airplane and boats with the valuable marimba. Witness a life-or-death struggle with a giant anaconda in the wilderness of this unrelenting country. Jim Wolf lives and works with a tribe of primitive Indians who are clad only in their traditional loincloths. Crew aboard a marimba-laden aircraft as it flies its cargo from Colombia to the North American Continent where it is force to crash-land in a vast, dismal swamp, a deadly ordeal which pushes men to the limits in order to survive. Be a part of a spectacular crossing of the Caribbean in a fifty-six foot sailboat as it encounters Cuban gunboats and survives the battering of a powerful hurricane while escaping the clutches of the U.S. Coast Guard.

This narrative gives an insight to the marijuana trade as it has never been portrayed. From guerrilla raids and ambushes, to the continuous war between rival families competing for dominance of the trade in the wilds of Colombia. The writer leaves no doubt as to the authenticity of his account, with details that could only have been experienced first-hand, and the reader feels a part of the story rather than an uninvolved observer.