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The pioneer of commercial aviation in Peru, Elmer James Faucett, becomes the first pilot to cross the Andes to reach Iquitos aboard a biplane. Follow the details of this adventure that went around the world in 1922, with the help of Gonzalo Torres through the Historical Archive of El Comercio. #selvaperuana #iquitos #aviation === Official channel of the newspaper El Comercio of Lima, Peru. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/UWBivf Website: http://elcomercio.pe ALSO FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: /elcomercio.pe Twitter: /elcomercio Instagram: /elcomercio