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Loading... Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time (edition 2012)by Mark Adams (Author)
Work InformationTurn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Educational and entertaining! What more can one ask for? Mark Adams retraces the footsteps of Hiram Bingham, who introduced Machu Picchu to the world in 1911, then Adams returns to confirm the Incas’ engineering was superbly accurate aligning with the winter solstice. Adams is self-deprecating but clearly very brave, willing to expend an enormous effort when he hadn’t so much as tented in his own backyard as a child. A book not to be missed for anyone interested in history, the Incas, South America, travel, Peru, South America, the Andes—or anyone just wanting a good read. My only complaint? The author’s photos weren’t in color and were very small. ( ) This is an excellent, well-written account that combines history -- of the Incas, of Hiram Bingham, even of the provenance of Indiana Jones! -- with insight into traveling to and around this fascinating site. It is also an interesting first-person narrative of the author's (well-guided) explorations of the area. I definitely recommend this for anyone thinking of making the trip. no reviews | add a review
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Traces the author's recreation of Hiram Bingham III's discovery of the ancient citadel, Machu Picchu, in the Andes Mountains of Peru, describing his struggles with rudimentary survival tools and his experiences at the sides of local guides. No library descriptions found.
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