John F. Haslett is a writer based in
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
,
California
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. He writes about his experiences with building and sailing replicas of pre-Columbian Ecuadorean sailing vessels. His expeditions with these vessels have been covered by CNN, American Adventure Productions, National Geographic Adventure, and in his recently released book, ''Voyage of the Manteño'', from St. Martins' Press.
Haslett's expeditions began in 1995 and have included the building and sailing of four experimental replicas of the large sailing rafts of pre-Columbian Ecuador. The early
conquistador
Conquistadors (, ) or conquistadores (, ; meaning 'conquerors') were the explorer-soldiers of the Spanish and Portuguese Empires of the 15th and 16th centuries. During the Age of Discovery, conquistadors sailed beyond Europe to the Americas, O ...
es, including
Francisco Pizarro
Francisco Pizarro González, Marquess of the Atabillos (; ; – 26 June 1541) was a Spanish conquistador, best known for his expeditions that led to the Spanish conquest of Peru.
Born in Trujillo, Spain to a poor family, Pizarro chose ...
and Bartholome Ruiz, documented that the
Manteño chiefdom of Western Ecuador were capable mariners.
John is married to Hollywood executive Annie Biggs.
See also
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Pre-Columbian rafts
Pre-Columbian rafts plied the Pacific Coast of South America for trade from about 100 BCE, and possibly much earlier. The 16th century descriptions by the Spanish of the rafts used by Native Americans along the seacoasts of Peru and Ecuador has ...
External links
Haslett's website
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American male writers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)