Literary Nonfiction. Latin American Studies. These intriguing travel journalists unite and reveal the voices of women who traveled in Latin America during the 19th century. From French nuns early in the century, whose unpublished journals AgosÃfound in convent libraries, to well-bred English women, these travelers discovered a world beyond anything they had known or expected and recorded it in great detail. Although men discovered the land, these women discovered the heart and soul of the new world and its indigenous peoples. Destinations include Guatemala, Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, Peru, Mexico, Cuba, Venezuela, the Andes, and Nicaragua. Included among the writers are coffee heiress Helena Sanborn, who acted as translator for her father on his trip to inspect coffee plantations, and early feminist Flora Tristán.