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Joel Griffett – Writer, Historian and Speaker

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  • Photo of the Archivo General de Indias in Sevilla at dusk
    Research trip to Seville (part two)July 30, 2026
  • Photo of the Archivo General de Indias in Sevilla at dusk
    Research trip to Seville, SpainJuly 29, 2026
  • Upcoming TalksMarch 19, 2026
  • Feb 2026: REFLECTING ON MY FIRST BOOK AND FUTURE PLANSFebruary 9, 2026
  • THIS IS MY NEW WEBSITEJuly 7, 2025
  • ANOTHER UPDATEApril 9, 2025
  • Richard Trevithick in London: A TourApril 8, 2024
  • Return to LimaFebruary 11, 2024
  • The Search for Chilean Silver: Juan Godoy and the AlicantoOctober 2, 2023
  • The Lagoon of Guatavita: Home of El Dorado?September 26, 2023
  • En route to Bogota (The Secret Mission)June 16, 2023
  • San Martin: The Sunken ShipApril 7, 2023
  • Lima: a city in crisis? (January ’23)April 1, 2023
  • Lima, January 2023: una tormenta se vieneMarch 27, 2023
  • The Lone Miner of the MountainsFebruary 10, 2023
  • Blocked at the Peruvian borderJanuary 18, 2023
  • Losing the plot in OruroJanuary 16, 2023
  • Sucre: Bolivia’s own GranadaJanuary 16, 2023
  • El Tio: God in a Godless place (Potosi Part 2)January 15, 2023
  • Potosi: Plunder and PoisonJanuary 13, 2023
  • The Ghost Town of Pulacayo and John PenberthyJanuary 11, 2023
  • Uyuni: where trains (and dreams) come to dieJanuary 10, 2023
  • Ciao Chile, Bolivia BeckonsDecember 10, 2022
  • George Hicks and the upside-down anchor (Antofagasta Part 3)December 1, 2022
  • The Arab of Antofagasta (Antofagasta Part 2)November 25, 2022
  • Antofagasta Part 1November 14, 2022
  • Taltal: on the road to nowhereNovember 6, 2022
  • Caldera: existential dread in the desertNovember 6, 2022
  • Copiapó: the beginning of the end of the worldNovember 5, 2022
  • Detour No. 1 continued: The Permanent Resident of PucónOctober 24, 2022
  • Detour No. 1: Pucón and Volcán VillarricaOctober 19, 2022
  • Valparaiso: the trail continues…October 5, 2022
  • Valparaiso: where the trail begins?October 4, 2022
  • Sleepless in SantiagoSeptember 18, 2022
  • Welcome to The Trevithick TrailSeptember 17, 2022

Joel Griffett – Writer, Historian and Speaker

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