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Eight Feet in the Andes: Travels with a Mule in Unknown Peru, Dervla Murphy, 1983. Another wonderful travel account by the spirited Irish writer that brings to life the geography, culture and people of Peru.
History of the Conquest of Peru, William Hickling Prescott. One of the great overviews of the Conquistadors arrival and overthrow of the Incan empire in Peru.
Inca-Kola, A Traveller’s Tale of Peru, Matthew Parris, 1990. Dubbed “a back-packer’s classic” by the London Times, Inca-Kola describes an observant traveler’s adventures in the complicated and colorful wild west of Peru in the 1980s.
The Last Days of the Incas, Kim MacQuarrie, 2007. An award-winning filmmaker and author, MacQuarrie weaves the story of one of the last great Incan rulers, the search for the fabled city of Vilcabamba and Hiram Bingham’s discovery of Machu Picchu into a suspenseful tale of history.
The Motorcycle Diaries, Che Guevara. The 2004 movie made this title famous, and its splendid celebration of South American landscapes is worth a watch, but it was inspired by the actual diaries kept by the...
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