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Suggested Readings

Peru

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Inca kingdom. This book may not be in stock at your local bookstore, but it can still be
found online.

.ZY\`P^_ ZQ _SP 4YNL^ by John Hemming (History). A masterful history of the Inca struggle
against the Spanish invasion. An engaging work that brings together wide-ranging scholarly
material in the interests of telling a good story.

.ZYaP]^L_TZY TY _SP .L_SPO]LW by Mario Vargas Llosa (Literature). A novel about power,
corruption, and identity, set in 1950s Peru under the dictatorship of Manuel Odria.

Eight Feet in the Andes by Dervla Murphy (Travel Account). Murphy and her nine-year-old
daughter traveled 1,300 miles by mule through the Andes, from Cajamarca to Cuzco. This
account describes their three-month journey.

4YNL^% ;PZ[WP ZQ _SP >`Y by Carmen Bernand (History). The story of the rise and fall of the Inca
civilization. It includes excerpts from the writings of conquistadors, travelers, and the Incas
themselves.

Lima: A Cultural History by James Higgins (History). An erudite guide to the cultural gems and
literary history of Peru’s capital city. James Higgins, who specializes in Peruvian literature,
covers the scope of the city’s history from its pre-Columbian museums, to its conquistador
heritage, to its dynamic present.

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who rediscovered Machu Picchu in 1911. This classic account is a gripping story of exploration,
archaeology, and natural history—and still an outstanding overview of the site itself.

?SP -]TORP ZQ >LY 7`T^ =Pd by Thornton Wilder (Literature). A 1928 novel by the Pulitzer Prize-
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killed when a bridge built by the Incas collapses, is told from the point of view of a Franciscan
missionary.

Turn Right at Machu Picchu by Mark Adams (History/Travel Narrative) The humorous and
engaging tale of what happens when a modern-day adventurer tries to follow the steps of
Hiram Bingham by re-creating the expedition that discovered Machu Picchu.

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