Question: What type of details about matas Šalčius  can be gathered from the following bio?  Bio: matas Šalčius -lrb- september 30 , 1890 -- may 26 , 1940 -rrb- was a lithuanian traveler , journalist , writer , political figure . Šalčius was born in Čiudiškiai village in modern prienai district , central lithuania -lrb- at that time russian empire -rrb- . he attended marijampolė gymnasium . while studying he began writing articles for newspapers launching his career in journalism . Šalčius later worked as a teacher in Šilutė district . he was a prominent critic of tsarist russia so soon he had flee from political persecution . then Šalčius began his first travel through china , japan to the usa where he continued his work as a journalist . after lithuania gained independence in 1918 , Šalčius returned to lithuania and worked as a journalist -lrb- he was the director of elta news agency -rrb- . he helped to establish the lithuanian riflemen 's union . Šalčius traveled across the europe , attempted to launch the tourism industry in lithuania . in 1929 , Šalčius together with other famous lithuanian traveler antanas poška began a great journey through the balkans , greece , egypt , near east to india . after this travel he published six-volume series `` svečiuose pas 40 tautų '' -lrb- at the company of 40 nations -rrb- , which was awarded the national press prize . in 1936 , Šalčius traveled to the south america . at first he unsuccessfully attempted to unite lithuanian diaspora communities in the south america . Šalčius planned to journey through all the americas to alaska , but he became sick with malaria and encephalitis and died in town of guayaramerín , bolivia . in 2005 , an expedition organized by lithuanian travelers and journalists reached guayaramerín and marked the approximate location of Šalčius burial by a bas-relief .
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