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WILDERNESS TRAVEL
Peru: Expedition to Choquequirao
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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Cloud Road
• John Harrison
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2010 •
PAPER
• 388 PAGES
Harrison (Where the Earth Ends) weaves a tale of the people he met with history and lore in this captivating account of a 1,500-mile journey on the Camino Real, including his time at Ingapirca (a major site in southern Ecuador), Lambeyeque, Chaclayo and Chavin, Cuzco (cold beer! A hotel!), Machu Picchu and Nasca.
(SAM154, $14.95) |
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The Incas
• Carmen Bernard
• Paul Bahn
ARCHAEOLOGY •
1994 •
PAPER
• 192 PAGES
• BEST SELLER
A pocket-size encyclopedia in the acclaimed "New Horizons" series, this jewel of a book features hundreds of archival drawings and photographs, a chronology and long excerpts from the journals of early explorers. It's a guide to the ancient monuments, daily life of the Incas and history of exploration.
(AND03, $15.95) |
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The Inca Trail, Cuzco & Machu Picchu
• Alexander Stewart
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 366 PAGES
A practical guide to planning and walking the Inca Trail with good maps, lots of travel information, photographs and a brief overview of Inca culture and history. Not just for those hiking the Inca Trail, it's an excellent compact guide to Cusco, Machu Picchu, Lima and surroundings. This fully revised second edition includes the seven-to-ten day hike to Vilcabamba.
(PRU19, $22.95) |
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Inca Trail: Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Cusco Map
• Lima 2000
2009 •
MAP
• BEST SELLER
This fact-filed map shows the whole of the Sacred Valley from Cusco to Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu on one side and, on the reverse, the area surrounding the sanctuary in splendid, topographic detail (1:50,000) . It's the best map both for those making the trek from kilometer 88 to the site and an excellent choice for those exploring by bus or train. Two Sides. 17x24 inches.
(PRU28, $11.95) |
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Also Recommended
Footprint Cuzco & the Inca Heartland Handbook
• Ben Box
• Stephen Frankham
• GUIDEBOOK
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Comprehensive and up-to-date, this exceptional guide covers Cuzco and surroundings, including Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley, Tambopata, Manu Park and Lima in detail.
(PRU46, $21.95)
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Insight Guide Peru
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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Panoramic in scope, this illustrated overview brings Peru to life in hundreds of color photographs and vivid essays by a team of experts writing on history, archaeology and culture.
(PRU01, $22.99)
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Peru in Focus
• Jane Holligan de Diaz-Limaco
• GUIDEBOOK
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This slim guide focuses on the history of Peru, its cultural heritage and current political, environmental and economic challenges. With maps, photographs and some travel information.
(PRU11, $12.95)
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Conquest of the Incas
• John Hemming
• HISTORY
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This classic prize-winning history of the Inca struggle against the Spanish invasion weaves wide-ranging scholarly material in to a gripping narrative.
(AND04, $25.00)
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Art of the Andes, from Chavin to Inca
• Rebecca Stone-Miller
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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This authoritative and concise illustrated survey of Andean art and architecture covers not only Machu Picchu and additional Inca monuments, but also Chan Chan, Nasca and other archaeological sites and cultures.
(PRU05, $19.95)
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Lost City of the Incas
• Hiram Bingham
• EXPLORATION
• BEST SELLER
• FAVORITE
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This first-rate adventure story by the man who brought Machu Picchu to the attention of the world 100 years ago is not just a gripping tale of exploration and archaeology, it also sets the scene for any visitor to the site. Hugh Thomson (A Sacred Landscape, The Search for Ancient Peru) provides the introduction to this Centenary Edition.
(AND05, $12.95)
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Machu Picchu, Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas
• Richard L. Burger
• Lucy C. Salazar
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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Burger and Salazar vividly evoke the art, architecture, culture and society of Machu Picchu in this illustrated, up-to-date survey. With Hiram Bingham's original report, archival and modern photographs -- and excellent chapters on recent archaeology at the site.
(AND35, $28.00)
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The Incas and their Ancestors, The Archaeology of Peru
• Michael Moseley
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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An outstanding illustrated survey of the archaeology of the Inca, Moche and Nasca civilizations. With hundreds of color illustrations and line drawings, it's an in-depth look at the ancient cultures and history of Peru. A great general introduction.
(AND06, $34.95)
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey
• Thornton Wilder
• LITERATURE
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The classic tale of Franciscan missionaries in 18th-century Peru by the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist. First published in 1927.
(AND08, $12.99)
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The Heights of Machu Picchu
• Pablo Neruda
• Nathaniel Tarn
• LITERATURE
• FAVORITE
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Machu Picchu and the Inca civilization inspired this celebrated epic hymn to the Americas by the great Pablo Neruda. Bilingual edition.
(AND22, $14.00)
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Birds of Peru
• Tom Schulenberg
• Dan Stotz
• John O'Neill
• Dan Lane
• FIELD GUIDE
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Gorgeously illustrated, this authoritative guide covers nearly 20% of the world's birds.
(PRU55, $39.50)
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Peru, Travellers' Wildlife Guides
• David L. Pearson
• Les Beletsky
• FIELD GUIDE
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Featuring 500 illustrations of the birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and insects of the Amazon, Andes and Pacific Coast.
(PRU30, $29.95)
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Peruvian Wildlife
• Barry Walker
• FIELD GUIDE
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Written by resident bird legend Barry Walker and two colleagues, this compact photo guide introduces the habitats, plants, birds and animals of the Central Andes.
(PRU71, $26.99)
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