The Book
A true story of survival, secrets and a lost city
Between Two Jungles
A memoir by Jim Woodman
In the uncharted reaches of the Honduran rainforest, the danger was not only the terrain—flooded rivers, venomous snakes, and miles of unmapped wilderness—but the man leading the expedition. Their guide, a Vietnam War veteran who still carried the war within him, reminded the boys often that he could kill them and leave their bodies where no one would ever find them.
Part adventure, part reckoning, Between Two Jungles is a coming-of-age memoir about how five American teenagers go looking for a lost city and inevitably find themselves.
“Few people understand the dangers of the Mosquitia rainforest better than I do — and Woodman captures them with striking authenticity. But what makes this memoir unforgettable is the psychological jungle he was navigating at the same time.”
— Steve Elkins, Leader of the Lost City of the Monkey God Expeditions
The Expedition
A real expedition into the Honduran rainforest in search of a legendary lost city, told through the eyes of a teenager thrust into the unknown.
Reading Danger
Survival meant learning to decode human intentions as much as animal tracks—because the most dangerous creatures walked on two legs.
A Lost City
The search for a fabled city hidden beneath the canopy becomes a metaphor for the deeper truths buried within the expedition itself.
The jungle wasn't the most dangerous thing we faced.
Read the Prologue
Get a taste of the story before the book arrives. The prologue sets the stage for everything that follows.
Read the Prologue