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COUNTRY WALKERS
Peru: Machu Picchu & the Sacred Valley
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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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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The Incas, People of the Sun
Carmen Bernard
Paul Bahn
ARCHAEOLOGY
1994
PAPER
192 PAGES
BEST SELLER
A pocket-size encyclopedia in the acclaimed "Discoveries" 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, $12.95) |
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Lost City of the Incas
Hiram Bingham
EXPLORATION
2003
PAPER
286 PAGES
BEST SELLER
FAVORITE
A first-rate tale of adventure by the man who rediscovered Machu Picchu in 1911. This classic account is a gripping story of exploration, archaeology and natural history -- and still an outstanding overview of the site itself. With original expedition photographs. Originally published in 1952, the book is still an excellent account, not only of the expedition but also of the site itself.
(AND05, $12.95) |
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Stone Offerings
Mike Torrey
ART & ARCHITECTURE
2009
HARD COVER
143 PAGES
An accomplished architectural photographer, Torrey brings an eye for the dramatic setting and geometry of the site to these striking color photographs, taken over a few days at summer and winter solstice.
(AND76, $40.00) |
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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
Archaeological Map of Machu Picchu
Wright Water Engineers
Ken Wright's foldout color site plan shows monuments, topography and physical features of the Inca sanctuary with exquisite clarity.
(PRU23, $6.95) |
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Insight Guide Peru
Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK
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
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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The Machu Picchu Guidebook
Ruth M. Wright
Alfredo Valencia Zegarra
GUIDEBOOK
With maps and site plans, a section on new discoveries, a wildlife section and a fold-out full color painting of the city as it may have looked during a solstice celebration in 1530.
(PRU34, $21.95) |
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Walking
Henry David Thoreau
REFERENCE
Slip this pocket edition of Thoreau's meditations on the spiritual benefits of this most civilized form of travel in your daypack for inspiration.
(WLK04, $9.99) |
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Conquest of the Incas
John Hemming
HISTORY
This classic prize-winning history of the Inca struggle against the Spanish invasion brings together wide-ranging scholarly material in the interests of telling a good story.
(AND04, $25.00) |
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Machu Picchu Revealed
Ruth M. Wright
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
Wright's handsome little tribute to Machu Picchu includes not only gorgeous color photographs but also a map, color rendering and suggestions for exploring the site.
(PRU91, $16.95) |
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The Last Days of the Incas
Kim MacQuarrie
HISTORY
MacQuarrie tackles the personality, aspirations and greed of Francisco Pizarro in this vivid account of the conquest of a continent.
(PRU77, $16.95) |
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Art of the Andes, from Chavin to Inca
Rebecca Stone-Miller
ARCHAEOLOGY
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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Machu Picchu, Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas
Richard L. Burger
Lucy C. Salazar
ARCHAEOLOGY
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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Cloud Forest, A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness
Peter Matthiessen
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
FAVORITE
Matthiessen recounts with wit, insight and style his odyssey to the Amazon and Andes, including Machu Picchu and Tierra del Fuego.
(SAM02, $17.00) |
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Thornton Wilder
LITERATURE
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
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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A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Peru
Clive Byers
FIELD GUIDE
A handy shirt pocket guide.
(PRU75, $15.95) |
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Birds of Peru
Tom Schulenberg
Dan Stotz
John O'Neill
Dan Lane
FIELD GUIDE
Gorgeously illustrated, this authoritative guide covers nearly 20% of the world's birds.
(PRU55, $39.50) |
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Peruvian Wildlife
Barry Walker
FIELD GUIDE
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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