Turn right at Machu Picchu : rediscovering the lost city one step at a time / Mark Adams.
2012
F3429.1.M3 A43 2012 (Mapit)
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Turn right at Machu Picchu : rediscovering the lost city one step at a time / Mark Adams.
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ISBN
9780452297982 paperback
0452297982 paperback
0452297982 paperback
Publication Details
New York, NY : Plume, 2012.
Language
English
Description
333 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 21 cm
Call Number
F3429.1.M3 A43 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification
985/.37
Summary
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.
Note
Originally published: Dutton, 2011.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-317) and index.
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