Cusco And The Sacred Valley Of The Incas
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Author | : Edgar Elorrieta Salazar |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005* |
Genre | : Cuzco (Peru) |
ISBN | : 9786034509115 |
Considered the heartland of the Inca Empire, the author gives a detailed account of the valley's history, geography, spiritual traditions, mythology, and much more. Profusely illustrated with color photographs.
Author | : Alexander Stewart |
Publisher | : Trailblazer Publications |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Cuzco (Peru) |
ISBN | : 9781905864157 |
Fully rewalked, revised and rewritten 4th edition Machu Picchu – Lost City of the Incas and one of the world’s greatest sights Cusco – where to stay, where to eat, and what to see in the ancient Inca capital The Inca Trail, the Vilcabamba Trail, the Choquequirau Trail, the Santa Teresa Trail and hikes around Cusco and the Urubamba Valley – ten hikes from two days to two weeks with 34 detailed route maps showing walking times, camping places and all points of interest. Best known is the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, which follows part of the old Inca highway over passes of 4200m (13,750ft). Also included is the Vilcabamba Trail, a fascinating four-day hike to the ruins at Espíritu Pampa, last Inca capital; the trek to Choquequirau and the trail to Santa Teresa. Lima – street plans, what to see, where to stay and getting to Cusco Practical information – planning your trip and getting to Peru from North America, Europe and Australasia History of the Incas – plus ground plans of 14 Inca ruins Green hiking – how to minimize your impact on a fragile region Flora and fauna – full-color section Language – Spanish and Quechua 50 maps and street plans
Author | : Hiram Bingham |
Publisher | : Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
Total Pages | : 299 |
Release | : 2010-12-16 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0297865331 |
First published in the 1950s, this is a classic account of the discovery in 1911 of the lost city of Machu Picchu. In 1911 Hiram Bingham, a pre-historian with a love of exotic destinations, set out to Peru in search of the legendary city of Vilcabamba, capital city of the last Inca ruler, Manco Inca. With a combination of doggedness and good fortune he stumbled on the perfectly preserved ruins of Machu Picchu perched on a cloud-capped ledge 2000 feet above the torrent of the Urubamba River. The buildings were of white granite, exquisitely carved blocks each higher than a man. Bingham had not, as it turned out, found Vilcabamba, but he had nevertheless made an astonishing and memorable discovery, which he describes in his bestselling book LOST CITY OF THE INCAS.
Author | : Richard Danbury |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Cuzco (Peru) |
ISBN | : 9781873756294 |
The Inca Trail from Cuzco to Machu Picchu is South America's most popular hike. This guide includes 20 detailed trail maps, plans of eight Inca sites, plus guides to Cuzco and Machu Picchu.
Author | : R. Alan Covey |
Publisher | : University of Michigan Press |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780472114788 |
"In How the Incas Built Their Heartland R. Alan Covey supplements an archaeological approach with the tools of a historian, forming an interdisciplinary study of how the Incas became sufficiently powerful to embark on an unprecedented campaign of territorial expansion and how such developments related to earlier patterns of Andean statecraft."--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : Jessica Nabongo |
Publisher | : National Geographic |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2022 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781426222269 |
"Celebrated traveler and photographer Jessica Nabongo-the first documented Black woman to visit all 195 countries in the world-shares her journey around the globe with fascinating stories of adventure, culture, travel musts, and human connections"--
Author | : Brian S. Bauer |
Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2010-07-22 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0292792042 |
The ceque system of Cusco, the ancient capital of the Inca empire, was perhaps the most complex indigenous ritual system in the pre-Columbian Americas. From a center known as the Coricancha (Golden Enclosure) or the Temple of the Sun, a system of 328 huacas (shrines) arranged along 42 ceques (lines) radiated out toward the mountains surrounding the city. This elaborate network, maintained by ayllus (kin groups) that made offerings to the shrines in their area, organized the city both temporally and spiritually. From 1990 to 1995, Brian Bauer directed a major project to document the ceque system of Cusco. In this book, he synthesizes extensive archaeological survey work with archival research into the Inca social groups of the Cusco region, their land holdings, and the positions of the shrines to offer a comprehensive, empirical description of the ceque system. Moving well beyond previous interpretations, Bauer constructs a convincing model of the system's physical form and its relation to the social, political, and territorial organization of Cusco.
Author | : B. L. Walker |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Birds |
ISBN | : 9788496553972 |
Author | : William Janecek |
Publisher | : Cicerone Press Limited |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2013-07-15 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1849657661 |
A guidebook to 40 day walks, short treks and mountain bike rides in Peru. Exploring the Inca Trails in the Sacred Valley, the routes are suitable for walkers and riders with a good level of fitness. The day walks range from 2 hours to a full day, the treks from 2 to 9 days and the rides from 1 hour to 7 days. Routes range from easy outings to strenuous high-altitude treks and rides, some involving glacier travel, and are graded by difficulty, allowing you to select the routes that are suitable for you. Sketch mapping is included Advice on travel, accommodation, bases, equipment, money, health and safety, permits and guides Notes on Inca history, the culture of the Andes and local points of interest Highlights include Machu Picchu
Author | : Brian S. Bauer |
Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2010-06-28 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0292792026 |
The Cuzco Valley of Peru was both the sacred and the political center of the largest state in the prehistoric Americas—the Inca Empire. From the city of Cuzco, the Incas ruled at least eight million people in a realm that stretched from modern-day Colombia to Chile. Yet, despite its great importance in the cultural development of the Americas, the Cuzco Valley has only recently received the same kind of systematic archaeological survey long since conducted at other New World centers of civilization. Drawing on the results of the Cuzco Valley Archaeological Project that Brian Bauer directed from 1994 to 2000, this landmark book undertakes the first general overview of the prehistory of the Cuzco region from the arrival of the first hunter-gatherers (ca. 7000 B.C.) to the fall of the Inca Empire in A.D. 1532. Combining archaeological survey and excavation data with historical records, the book addresses both the specific patterns of settlement in the Cuzco Valley and the larger processes of cultural development. With its wealth of new information, this book will become the baseline for research on the Inca and the Cuzco Valley for years to come.