Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time Paperback - 2012
by Mark Adams
Adams gives a fascinating and funny account of his journey through some of the world's most majestic, historic, and remote landscapes guided only by a hard-as-nails Australian survivalist and one nagging question: Just what was Machu Picchu?
Summary
What happens when an unadventurous adventure writer tries to re-create the original expedition to Machu Picchu?
In 1911, Hiram Bingham III climbed into the Andes Mountains of Peru and “discovered” Machu Picchu. While history has recast Bingham as a villain who stole both priceless artifacts and credit for finding the great archeological site, Mark Adams set out to retrace the explorer’s perilous path in search of the truth—except he’d written about adventure far more than he’d actually lived it. In fact, he’d never even slept in a tent.
Turn Right at Machu Picchu is Adams’ fascinating and funny account of his journey through some of the world’s most majestic, historic, and remote landscapes guided only by a hard-as-nails Australian survivalist and one nagging question: Just what was Machu Picchu?
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- Title Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time
- Author Mark Adams
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Dutton, New York
- Date 2012-04-24
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian
- ISBN 9780452297982 / 0452297982
- Weight 0.64 lbs (0.29 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5.29 x 0.77 in (20.32 x 13.44 x 1.96 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Latin America
- Library of Congress subjects Machu Picchu Site (Peru), Bingham, Hiram
- Dewey Decimal Code 985.37
Excerpt
“That's all right,” John said. “We'll need mules for a trip like this and the arrieros—the muleteers—can set up the tents. How do you feel about food?”
“Sorry?”
“You like cooked food?” John asked.
I admitted that I did, in fact, have a weakness for victuals prepared over heat.
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Citations
- New York Times Book Review, 06/17/2012, Page 28
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