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Turn right at Machu Picchu

by Mark Adams

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Biography & Autobiography. Travel. Nonfiction. HTML:THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING TRAVEL MEMOIR
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?… (more)

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985.37History and Geography › South America › Peru › Southern Peru › Cuzco

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F3429.M3Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America › Latin America. Spanish America › South America › Peru

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