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Turn Right at Machu Picchu : Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time
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Turn Right at Machu Picchu : Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time Paperback - 2012

by Adams, Mark

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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?

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  • Title Turn Right at Machu Picchu : Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time
  • Author Adams, Mark
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, New York
  • Date 2012-04-24
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 5413271-6
  • 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
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Latin America
  • Library of Congress subjects Machu Picchu Site (Peru), Bingham, Hiram
  • Dewey Decimal Code 985.37

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?  

From the publisher

Mark Adams's writing has appeared in GQ, Outside, The New York Times Magazine, Fortune, Rolling Stone, and National Geographic Adventure, among other publications. He lives near New York City with his wife and their three sons.

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Excerpt

John's “martini explorer” comment had unnerved me a little—compared to Bingham, I was a white-wine spritzer explorer—so before committing to anything, I thought I should mention that it had been a while since I had slept outdoors. What came out of my mouth instead was “I might not be completely up-to-date on the latest tent-erecting methods.”
“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.

Media reviews

"[An] entirely delightful book."

Citations

  • New York Times Book Review, 06/17/2012, Page 28

About the author

Mark Adams is the author of the acclaimed history Mr. America, which The Washington Post named a Best Book of 2009, and the New York Times bestsellers Meet Me in Atlantis and Turn Right at Machu Picchu. A writer for many national magazines, including GQ, Men's Journal, and New York, he lives near New York City with his wife and children.

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