Comments on: San Theodoros http://tintinology.poosk.com/2009/01/11/san-theodoros/ Tintin and the forthcoming movie 'The Adventures of Tintin:Secret of the Unicorn' Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:47:52 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: admin http://tintinology.poosk.com/2009/01/11/san-theodoros/comment-page-1/#comment-406 admin Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:21:59 +0000 http://tintinmovie.org/?p=1067#comment-406 Bo, Some clues do point to Bolivia. There are hinted similarities between the General Olivaro, founder of San Theodoros and Simón Bolívan, founder of Bolivia. However there are many clues that point away from Bolivia. Many of the people shown wear sombrero, normally associated with Mexico and no one is wearing a bowler hat, common in Bolivia. Tintin sails to San Theodoros but Bolivia is landlocked and on the west coast of South America. Even if there was a port, Tintin would have to go through the Panama canal and I don't think Herge would miss a chance of showing that. The Mexican Yucatan peninsular is heavily jungled as are the central American countries. However the idea of a lost tribe and a white explorer living with them does suggest deep amazonian jungle. Chris Bo,

Some clues do point to Bolivia. There are hinted similarities between the General Olivaro, founder of San Theodoros and Simón Bolívan, founder of Bolivia.

However there are many clues that point away from Bolivia. Many of the people shown wear sombrero, normally associated with Mexico and no one is wearing a bowler hat, common in Bolivia.

Tintin sails to San Theodoros but Bolivia is landlocked and on the west coast of South America. Even if there was a port, Tintin would have to go through the Panama canal and I don’t think Herge would miss a chance of showing that.

The Mexican Yucatan peninsular is heavily jungled as are the central American countries. However the idea of a lost tribe and a white explorer living with them does suggest deep amazonian jungle.

Chris

]]> By: Bo http://tintinology.poosk.com/2009/01/11/san-theodoros/comment-page-1/#comment-405 Bo Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:48:43 +0000 http://tintinmovie.org/?p=1067#comment-405 I have always been of the impresion that San Theodoros and Nuevo Rico (it's neighbour country) is supposed to represent Bolivia and Uruguay. And the conflict between them is based on the gran chaco conflict between the two countries, just see the similarities with gran chapo). San Theodoros is probably Bolivia. Also the remote jungle in the book resembles the jungles of western paraguay and eastern bolivia better. I have always been of the impresion that San Theodoros and Nuevo Rico (it’s neighbour country) is supposed to represent Bolivia and Uruguay. And the conflict between them is based on the gran chaco conflict between the two countries, just see the similarities with gran chapo). San Theodoros is probably Bolivia.

Also the remote jungle in the book resembles the jungles of western paraguay and eastern bolivia better.

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