In the first decades of the 20th century, Sir Colonel Percy Fawcett had been acclaimed as one of the last of the great ...

Colonel Percy Fawcett, who was born in Torquay ... Yearning for adventure, in 1906 he was sent to South America to survey in Brazil where he befriended local chiefs and tribal leaders.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the disappearance of an intrepid famous Devon-born explorer who is believed to be ...