Travelogues

After his first publication (Unter der Sonne des Orients – Under the Oriental Sun, 1931), Hans Helfritz recorded his travels in word and picture. Altogether he published 25 books, many of which have been translated into foreign languages.

While still in exile, he wrote his book about Bolivia Im Quellgebiet des Amazonas (At the Headwaters of the Amazon), which was published by Safari Verlag Berlin in 1942. After that, Helfritz was only able to publish books in Germany again in 1951.

Besides the travelogues and guidebooks, he also wrote a historical work about the advanced civilisations of Central America (Amerika – Inka, Maya und Azteken, Vienna 1965).

Travel Guide

Hans Helfritz always understood how to interconnect his differing activities. Upon his return from exile, he worked as a tour guide, which he used to do research for later books. Along with writing the first art travel guide of a new series for DuMont Publishing in Cologne Die Götterburgen Mexikos (The Mountains of the Gods, 1968), he also worked on numerous other guidebooks, including ones about Indonesia, Morocco, Mexico and Ethiopia.