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Ancient Cuzco, Heartland of the Inca
• Brian S. Bauer
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A scholarly overview of the Inca capital, its history and development, by the team leader of the Cuzco Valley Archaeological Project.
(PRU57, $29.95)
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Apus and Incas: A Cultural Walking and Trekking Guide to Cuzco
• Charles Brod
• GUIDEBOOK
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Recommended tours of Cuzco and its surroundings, with natural and cultural history.
(PRU03, $10.95)
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Archaeological Map of Machu Picchu
• Wright Water Engineers
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This new edition of Ken Wright's full color site map shows monuments, topography and physical features of the Inca sanctuary in detail.
(PRU23, $6.95)
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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, $18.95)
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Aztec, Inca & Maya
• Elizabeth Baquedano
• Michel Zabe
• HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A vivid overview of Mesoamerican cultures for kids. The cultures are presented together, causing some confusion; nevertheless, there is much here to learn, all vividly illustrated in the large-format Eyewitness style.
(CAM62, $15.99)
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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, $12.95)
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Conquest of the Incas
• John Hemming
• HISTORY
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A masterful prize-winning history of the Inca struggle against the Spanish invasion. This classic account, by one of the best writers on South America, brings together wide-ranging scholarly material in the interests of telling a good story.
(AND04, $25.00)
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Deep Rivers
• Jose Maria Arguedas
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A powerful novel evoking the complex forces that divide Indians, Spaniards and mestizos of Cuzco and the Andes of Peru.
(AND21, $14.50)
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The Discovery and Conquest of Peru
• Pedro de Cieza de Leon
• HISTORY
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A detailed account of the Spanish occupation of Peru, told by a seasoned Spanish chronicler who interviewed living witnesses years after the events involved. Perhaps the most thorough of the contemporary chronicles told from the point of view of the conquerers.
(AND25, $26.95)
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Fortifications of the Incas, 1200-1531
• H. W. Kaufmann
• J.E. Kaufmann
• Adam Hook
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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A slim guide to Inca fortifications, including Cusco and Machu Picchu, with illustrations, photographs and diagrams.
(AND66, $18.95)
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Genesis (Memory of Fire Trilogy, Part 1)
• Cedric Belfrage
• Eduardo Galeano
• HISTORY
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Brief, lyrical vignettes and anecdotes from pre-Columbian myths through the conquest and early colonial period. A crash course in the history of the New World.
(MYA18, $16.95)
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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, $13.00)
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Incas, The History, Legends, Myths and Culture
• David M. Jones
• HISTORY
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This amply illustrated historical and archaeological guide is especially strong on Incan art -- textiles, ceramics, jewelry and mor e-- mythology and rituals.
(AND67, $35.00)
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The Inca Trail, Cuzco & Machu Picchu
• Richard Danbury
• GUIDEBOOK
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Not just for those hiking the Inca Trail, this guide is an excellent overview of Cuzco and the Sacred Valley, and even includes a chapter on Lima. With good maps, practical travel information, photographs and Inca culture and history.
(PRU19, $19.95)
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Inca Trail: Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Cusco Map
• Lima 2000
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This indispensable map shows the whole Sacred Valley from Cuzco to Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu in splendid detail (1:50,000).
(PRU28, $9.95)
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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, $33.95)
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The Incas, People of the Sun
• Carmen Bernard
• Paul Bahn
• EXPLORATION
• BEST SELLER
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A colorful pocket encyclopedia of Inca history and archaeology, featuring hundreds of drawings and photographs, a chronology and long excerpts from the journals of early explorers.
(AND03, $12.95)
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Incas, The Puma's Shadow
• A. B. Daniel
• LITERATURE
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The first volume in Daniel's rousing saga of war and romance set in ancient Peru.
(AND70, $14.00)
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Lost City of the Incas, The Story of Machu Picchu and its Builders
• Hiram Bingham
• EXPLORATION
• BEST SELLER
• FAVORITE
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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.
(AND05, $12.95)
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The Machu Picchu Guidebook, A Self-Guided Tour
• Ruth M. Wright
• Alfredo Valencia Zegarra
• GUIDEBOOK
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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, this excellent guide is the one to take along.
(PRU34, $19.95)
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Nova, Secrets of Lost Empires: Inca
• Nova
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A 60-minute documentary on the Incas.
(PRU32, $19.95)
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Peru's Indian Peoples and the Challenge of Spanish Conquest, Huamanga to 1640
• Steve J. Stern
• HISTORY
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A history of the inhabitants of Ayacucho, Peru, from Incan times to 1640.
(PRU37, $19.95)
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Secret of the Andes
• Ann Nolan Clark
• Jean Charlot
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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In this novel for pre-teens, a native boy in Peru goes on a magical discovery of his roots, learning much about Inca tradition. A Newbery Award-winning book first published in 1952.
(AND19, $5.99)
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Step Into the Inca World
• Philip Steele
• HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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An entertaining, colorful introduction to Inca art, architecture, society and history for kids 8-12. With 15 projects and activities.
(AND68, $12.99)
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Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas
• Ronald Wright
• HISTORY
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A powerful history of imperialism and resistance in the Americas, with a focus on the Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee and Iroquois. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account.
(NAM20, $17.00)
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Sweat of the Sun, Tears of the Moon: A Chronicle of an Incan Treasure
• Peter Lourie
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Lourie documents his search for the lost treasure of the last Inca emperor Atahualpa.
(EDR04, $14.00)
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Valverde's Gold, In Search of the Last Great Inca Treasure
• Mark Honigsbaum
• EXPLORATION
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The spellbinding account of a tough journey into Ecuador's Llanganati mountains in search of buried Spanish gold.
(AND51, $16.00)
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