| Edition |
Updated. |
| Description |
358 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Insight guides. South America series |
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Insight guides. South America series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Reprint of update of 3rd ed., published 2001. |
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Maps on insides of folding front and back covers. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Ancient and modern -- Land of volcanoes -- History: Chronology -- Lost empires; Peru before the Incas -- Incas -- Conquest -- From colony to republic -- Democracy and crisis -- Features: Society -- Daily life in the Andes -- Peoples of the Amazon -- How crafts have adapted -- Sound of music -- Food -- Adventure in the Andes -- Wildlife of the Sierra -- Insight on: Festivals -- Buried treasure -- Amazon birdlife -- Colonial architecture -- Taquile Island -- Information panels: Looking for the past -- Covered ones -- Riding the rapids -- Oasis of hope -- Huallaga, Valley of Coca -- Highest mountain -- Jungle lodges -- Places: Lima -- North -- Northern Sierra -- Callejon de Huaylas -- Northern Amazon -- Manu to Maldonado -- Southern Peru -- Arequipa -- Cuzco -- Sacred valley -- Machu Picchu -- Lake Titacaca -- Ayacucho -- Travel tips. |
| Subject |
Peru -- Guidebooks.
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| Added Author |
Barrett, Pam.
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Discovery Channel (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1585732966: $22.95 (Can. $34.95) |
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