Colonel George Earl Church, was an American civil engineer and geographer, famous as an explorer of South America.
George Earl Church, painted in 1885
The Madeira-Mamoré Railroad is an abandoned railroad built in the Brazilian state of Rondônia between 1907 and 1912. The railroad links the cities of Porto Velho and Guajará-Mirim. It became known as the "Devil's Railroad" because thousands of construction workers died from tropical diseases and violence.
1936 BMAG Berliner Maschinenbau (Mikado Type) 2-8-2 N°17 & N°18 EFMM Guajará-Mirim
Bundles of rubber awaiting transportation along the Madeira-Mamore railway