Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time
by Mark Adams
Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams holds a well received rating of 3.80 out of 5, based on 8.7K reader ratings. First published in 2011. The book spans 333 pages.
About Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time
What happens when an adventure travel expert-who's never actually done anything adventurous-tries to re-create the original expedition to Machu Picchu? July 24, 1911, was a day for the history books. For on that rainy morning, the young Yale professor Hiram Bingham III climbed into the Andes Mountains of Peru and encountered an ancient city in the clouds: the now famous citadel of Machu Picchu. Nearly a century later, news reports have recast the hero explorer as a villain who smuggled out priceless artifacts and stole credit for finding one of the world's greatest archaeological sites. Mark Adams has spent his career editing adventure and travel magazines, so his plan to investigate the allegations against Bingham by retracing the explorer's perilous path to Machu Picchu isn't completely far- fetched, even if it does require him to sleep in a tent for the first time. With a crusty, antisocial Australian survivalist and several Quechua-speaking, coca-chewing mule tenders as his guides, Adams takes readers through some of the most gorgeous and historic landscapes in Peru, from the ancient Inca capital of Cusco to the enigmatic ruins of Vitcos and Vilcabamba. Along the way he finds a still-undiscovered country populated with brilliant and eccentric characters, as well as an answer to the question that has nagged scientists since Hiram Bingham's time: Just what was Machu Picchu?
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Mark Adams |
| Published | 2011 |
| Pages | 333 |
| Kindle Price | $12.99 |
| Genres | Travel, History, Non-Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Biography & Memoir |
| Average Rating | 3.80 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 8,650 |
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Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time is categorized as Travel, History, Non-Fiction, Biography & Memoir. Its primary genre classification is Biography & Memoir.
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Based on 8.7K reader ratings, Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time has an average score of 3.80 out of 5.00, which is considered "Well Received."
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Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time has 333 pages.
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Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time was written by Mark Adams. It was first published in 2011.
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The ISBN-13 for Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time is 9780525952240.0.
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