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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $83, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXSAM196)
 
Peruvian Wildlife, A Visitor's Guide to the Central Andes  •  Barry Walker  •  Huw Lloyd  •  Gerard Cheshire
FIELD GUIDE •  2007 •  PAPER  • 144 PAGES
This concise, illustrated field guide in the excellent series by Bradt covers the plants and animals of the Machu Picchu, Cusco, the Sacred Valley, and the Andes of Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. (PRU71, $26.99)
  Peruvian Wildlife, A Visitor's Guide to the Central Andes
The Incas, People of the Sun  •  Carmen Bernard  •  Paul Bahn
EXPLORATION •  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)
  The Incas, People of the Sun
Eight Feet in the Andes  •  Dervla Murphy
EXPLORATION •  2003 •  PAPER  • 274 PAGES
This Irish grandmother has made travel writing something of an industry. She's a gutsy, insightful observer who writes like the wind. In this book, first published in 1983, she and her then-nine-year-old daughter travel 1,300 miles by mule through the Andes on the trail of the conquistadors. (AND07, $15.95)
  Eight Feet in the Andes
Insight Guide Peru  •  Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES
In its hallmark style, this guide brings Peru to life in hundreds of color photographs and vividly written essays by a team of experts. Panoramic in scope, the book takes us from the crowded streets of Lima to famed archeological sites, providing genuine insight into a complex land and people. Its chapters include a history of the Incas, daily life in the Andes, the author and politician Mario Vargas Llosa and an overview of people of the Amazon. With some travel information. (PRU01, $22.95)
  Insight Guide Peru
Peru Map  •  Borch Maps
2007 •  MAP
A detailed laminated relief map of Peru at a scale of 1:1,750,000. This is a very clear, colorful map, which also features detailed insets of Lima and Cusco, and even a site plan of Maccu Picchu. Peru itself is broken into three sections: North, Central, South. (PRU02, $10.95)
  Peru Map



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Lonely Planet Quechua Phrasebook  •  Serafin M. Coronel-Molina  •   •  Richard A. Wright   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  Essential vocabulary and idioms of the most widely spoken language thoughout the Andes. (PRU36, $8.99)
 
 
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)
 
 
Weaving in the Peruvian Highlands  •  Nilda Callanaupa Alvarez   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  Beautifully illustrated, this survey by the founder of a weaving school in Cuzco draws a rich connection between textiles and landscape. (PRU89, $19.95)
 
 
Voyage of the Beagle  •  Charles Darwin   • EXPLORATION • BEST SELLER • FAVORITE  •  The wide-eyed tale of a young man on a five-year voyage that changed his life -- and our way of thinking about the world. First published in 1839, it's still a marvelous introduction to the wildlife, nature and allure of South America. (GPS02, $12.95)
 
 
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)
 
 

 
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