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Bradt Trekking Guide Peru and Bolivia
Hilary Bradt
GUIDEBOOK 2002 PAPER 358 PAGES
This classic guide for exploring the Andes of Peru and Bolivia is great for both practical trail information and general information on the region. It's a compact overview, featuring not only walks and treks but also an extensive introduction. Eighth edition.
(BOL04, $17.95)
Touching the Void
Joe Simpson
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR 2004 PAPER 218 PAGES
The harrowing tale of a climb gone badly wrong and Simpson's near miraculous survival in the Andes. Dedicated to Simon Yates ("for a debt I can never repay"), Simpson recounts his 3-day ordeal after being cut loose by his climbing partner on the face of a glacier and dropping into a crevasse. Neither men thought he would survive. Yates had been lowering his crippled partner down the mountain, when he had to make the choice of cutting him lose or dying with him. More than a tale of adventure and survival, the book has a psychological impact -- and now it has been made into a film, which interweaves interviews of Simpson and Yates with a reenactment.
(AND37, $14.95)
Altitude Illness: Prevention and Treatment, How to Stay Healthy at Altitude
Stephen Bezruchka
REFERENCE 2005 PAPER 128 PAGES
A pocket reference to both preventing and the treatment of altitude sickness. Bezruchka, a mountaineer, M.D. and wit, includes case studies, a section of frequently asked questions, and simple methods of diagnosis and treatment when things go wrong. Travelers to high altitudes will devour this little book, dedicated "To all those who have died of altitude sickness."
(REF02, $8.95)
Cordillera Huayhuash Climber's Map
Alpine Mapping Guild
GUIDEBOOK 2004 PAPER
A shaded relief topographic map geared for climers and trekkers at a scale of 1:65,000. With contour lines at 50-meter intervals. This is the first specialty map for the spectacular range of 20,000-foot peaks adjacent to the Cordillera Blanca in the Peruvian Andes. Prepared by the Alpine Mapping Guild from digital topographic data. The map shows the entire circuit on one sheet, including routes, camp sites and departure points (Chiquian, Cajatambo, and Matacancha).
(PRU53, $18.95)
Cordillera Blanca, Huayhuash
Lima 2000
A traveler's map of the northern Peruvian Andes.
(PRU54, $9.95)
Inca Trail: Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Cusco Map
Lima 2000
BEST SELLER
This indispensable map shows the whole Sacred Valley from Cuzco to Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu in splendid detail (1:50,000).
(PRU28, $9.95)
Peru Map
Borch Maps
A laminated map of Peru with city plans.
(PRU02, $10.95)
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, $22.95)
Mountaineering, The Freedom of the Hills
The Mountaineers
GUIDEBOOK
The essential handbook for mountaineers, in a seventh revised edition. With chapters on outdoor fundamentals, rock, snow, ice, and alpine climbing, emergency prevention and response, the mountain environment, and gear.
(GEN267, $29.95)
Peru in Focus, A Guide to the People, Politics and Culture
Jane Holligan de Diaz-Limaco
GUIDEBOOK
Authoritative and up-to-date, 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)
Trekking and Climbing in the Andes
Val Pitkethly
Kate Harper
GUIDEBOOK
A compact guide to treks and climbs in the Andes, including Torres del Paine, Fitzroy, The Inca Trail, Cordillera Huayhuash and Cotopaxi.
(AND34, $20.00)
Yuraq Janka: Guide to the Peruvian Andes, Cordilleras Blanca and Rosko
John Ricker
GUIDEBOOK
A mountaineering guide to the Cordillera Blanca.
(PRU44, $12.95)
Conquest of the Incas
John Hemming
HISTORY
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)
Lima, A Cultural History
James Higgins
HISTORY
An erudite guide to the cultural gems and literary history of Peru's capital city. James Higgins, who specializes in Peruvian literature, covers the scope of the city's history from its pre-Columbian museums, to its conquistador heritage, to its dynamic present.
(PRU60, $19.95)
The Discovery and Conquest of Peru
Pedro de Cieza de Leon
HISTORY
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)
The Peru Reader, History, Culture, Politics
Orin Starn
HISTORY
Lively and literate, this meaty anthology ranges from historical accounts to modern analysis.
(PRU04, $25.95)
Woven Stories, Andean Textiles and Rituals
Andrea Heckman
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
An illustrated survey of Quechua textiles, traditions, designs and daily life.
(AND43, $45.00)
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, $18.95)
Alive, The Story of the Andes Survivors
Piers Paul Read
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
The gripping tale of survival against all odds: a plane crashes in the Andes, all passengers presumed dead. Read tells the story of terrible hardship, bravery and horror with admirable restraint.
(AND38, $7.99)
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)
The White Rock, An Exploration of the Inca Heartland
Hugh Thomson
EXPLORATION
Author, explorer and archaeologist Thomson recounts 20 years spent journeying throughout the Andes of Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador in search of lost Inca cities. His engaging account is a pleasing mix of discovery, colorful personalities, history and archaeology
(AND36, $16.95)
The Andes, As the Condor Flies
Tui De Roy
NATURAL HISTORY
These 350 stunning photographs take in the full sweep of the Andes, its wildlife and landscapes, from the cloud forests of Ecuador and altiplano to windswept Tierra del Fuego.
(SAM79, $35.00)
A Field Guide to the Birds of Peru
James Clements
Noam Shany
Dana Gardner
Eustace Barnes
FIELD GUIDE
A comprehensive field guide to the birds of Peru, featuring 127 color plates and illustrating almost 1,800 species, focusing on their identification, habitat, and distribution.
(PRU21, $60.00)
A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Peru
Clive Byers
FIELD GUIDE
A handy shirt pocket guide.
(PRU75, $15.95)
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, $49.50)
Peru, Travellers' Wildlife Guides
David L. Pearson
Les Beletsky
FIELD GUIDE
Featuring 500 illustrations of the birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and insects of the Amazon, Andes and Pacific Coast.
(PRU30, $29.95)
Peruvian Wildlife, A Visitor's Guide to the Central Andes
Barry Walker
Huw Lloyd
Gerard Cheshire
FIELD GUIDE
Written by resident bird legend Barry Walker and colleagues, this accessible, slim guide introduces the habitats, plants, birds and animals of the high Andes with authority. Thoroughly illustrated, it's not exactly an identification guide but rather an illuminating overview of the natural history of a fascinating, biologically diverse region.
(PRU71, $26.99)
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