| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
xii, 348 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: Great Britain: Macmillan, 2004. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [333]-335) and index. |
| Contents |
The bearded man -- "A trustworthy document" -- The derrotero -- An unexpected invitation -- "A story to astound the world" -- A literary gold mine -- An invaluable manuscript -- Insight in the gold room -- Conversations with an orchidist -- Audience with a priest -- Where I show Roland Blake's maps -- Where I travel to Píllaro and meet the famous Don Segundo -- The ascent of the Mesa Tablón and Don Segundo's story -- About a "red-haired" explorer -- Dead ends -- Seville -- Gold, ghosts and Commander Dyott -- Roland and Andy Redux -- Oro es trabajo. |
| Subject |
Honigsbaum, Mark.
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Treasure troves -- Ecuador.
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Incas -- Antiquities.
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Ecuador -- Description and travel.
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| ISBN |
0374191700 hardcover alkaline paper |
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