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WILDERNESS TRAVEL
Trekking Peru's Sacred Mountain
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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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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Footprint Cuzco & the Inca Heartland Handbook
Ben Box
Stephen Frankham
GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
352 PAGES
Comprehensive and up-to-date, this exceptional guide covers Cuzco and surroundings, including the Inca Trail, Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley, Tambopata, Manu Park and Lima in detail.
(PRU46, $21.95) |
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Cuzco & Peru South
ITMB
2009
MAP
This convenient map includes street plans of Cuzco and Aquas Calientes, a site plan of Machu Picchu and index of archaeological site of the region. With spot elevations, shaded relief, ruins, roads, walking trails, cities and towns. With a map of Peru from north of Lima to Arequipa, Arica, La Paz and the Amazon (1:150,000) on the reverse. Two Sides. 27x39 inches.
(AND46, $12.95) |
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Also Recommended
Inca Trail: Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Cusco Map
Lima 2000
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.
(PRU28, $11.95) |
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Peru Map
Borch Maps
A laminated map of Peru with city plans.
(PRU02, $10.95) |
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Lonely Planet Quechua Phrasebook
Serafin M. Coronel-Molina
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
This shirt-pocket guide is a surprisingly thorough introduction to not just the language but also the customs and culture of the Andes.
(PRU36, $8.99) |
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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 Inca Trail, Cuzco & Machu Picchu
Alexander Stewart
GUIDEBOOK
With an excellent overview of culture and history, and chapters on exploring Cuzco, Lima and Machu Picchu.
(PRU19, $22.95) |
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'Tambo, Life in an Andean Village
Julia Meyerson
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A field journal, ethnographic in its detail, of an American artist's year among the Quechua peoples in the Peruvian Andes with her anthropologist husband.
(PRU38, $30.00) |
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A Sacred Landscape, The Search for Ancient Peru
Hugh Thomson
HISTORY
Hugh Thomson travels all over Peru with his archaeologist pals, visiting Moche, Chavin, Nasca and other ancient sites in this thrilling account of adventure. His tale is bracketed by an account of his discoveries with Gary Ziegler at Llactapata, a newly excavated observatory barely two miles from Machu Picchu, and essentially lost since Bingham happened upon the place in 1912. He concludes with wise words by John Hemming, "Anyone can find a ruin in the jungle; but it can take a lifetime to understand what you have found."
(PRU76, $16.95) |
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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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The Andes
Jason Wilson
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
Starting out in Cuzco, heart of the Inca Empire, Wilson spreads north and south along the Andes, including excerpts from South American literary giants, travelers and his own impressions.
(AND74, $24.95) |
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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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The Peru Reader, History, Culture, Politics
Orin Starn
HISTORY
Lively and literate, this meaty anthology ranges from historical accounts to modern analysis.
(PRU04, $28.95) |
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Woven Stories, Andean Textiles and Rituals
Andrea Heckman
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
An illustrated survey of Quechua textiles, traditions, designs and daily life.
(AND43, $45.00) |
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Ancient Cuzco, Heartland of the Inca
Brian S. Bauer
ARCHAEOLOGY
A scholarly overview of the Inca capital, its history and development, by the team leader of the Cuzco Valley Archaeological Project.
(PRU57, $35.00) |
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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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Eight Feet in the Andes
Dervla Murphy
EXPLORATION
The indomitable Murphy treks 1,300 miles through the Andes (with a mule) on the trail of the conquistadors in this spirited account.
(AND07, $15.95) |
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Touching the Void
Joe Simpson
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
The harrowing tale of a climb gone badly wrong and Simpson's near miraculous survival in the Andes.
(AND37, $14.99) |
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Touching the Void
Brendan Mackey
EXPLORATION
The documentary adaptation of Joe Simpson's harrowing memoir combines interviews with Simpson and his climbing partner Simon Yates with reenactments filmed in the Andes and the Alps.
(AND78, $14.98) |
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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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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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