The South American Tour, by Annie S. Peck, Part 2
Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
Sharon Handy
4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 January 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Let's continue along this relaxing, and much delayed, voyage to Central and South America. This time, we arrive in Panama and are treated to an extremely detailed description of that brand-new marvel of engineering, the Panama Canal, just before it opened to the world. Lakes and locks and dams, oh my!
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening and thank you for joining me for another boring books for bedtime. |
| 0:08.0 | I hope tonight's selection provides all the boredom your busy brain needs to quiet down and let you get some sleep. |
| 0:19.0 | Before we begin, I'd like to give a special shout out of thanks |
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| 1:23.9 | Now, let's read and relax. |
| 1:29.6 | Find a comfortable spot. |
| 1:33.6 | Adjust your volume. |
| 1:37.4 | Take a nice deep breath in. |
| 1:43.5 | Let it out slowly. |
| 1:49.0 | And off we go. |
| 1:53.2 | Tonight, after several listener requests, we're returning to a book I had completely |
| 1:59.8 | forgotten about. |
| 2:02.0 | Let's relax on the South American Tour by Annie S. Peck, M.A., author of A. Search for the Apex of America, |
| 2:13.6 | illustrated chiefly from photographs by the author. |
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