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1	The Other Path: The Invisible Revolution in the Third World more books like this by Hernando de Soto add to wishlist Altering the way we perceive underdeveloped countries, this revolutionary volume focuses on Lima, Peru, and how its internal economies and political alliances function. De Soto also describes the surprising and revolutionary world of the "informals", those who work outside the law to achieve their goals. 24 pages of photographs. see all copies from £4.45! new only from £7.86! \| first editions
2	Celestine Prophecy more books like this by James Redfield add to wishlist First published in 1993, this tale has gained a loyal following, entertaining and inspiring thousands of readers with its far-reaching ideas. First-time author James Redfield carries the reader through a quest that begins when the main character decides to follow the exciting trail of a mysterious manuscript rumored to exist somewhere in the ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival more books like this by Joe Simpson add to wishlist Joe Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, had just reached the top of a 21,000-foot peak in the Andes when disaster struck. Simpson plunged off the vertical face of an ice ledge, breaking his leg. In the hours that followed, darkness fell and a blizzard raged as Yates tried to lower his friend to safety. Finally, Yates was forced to cut ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.77! \| first editions
4	Temple more books like this by Matthew J. Reilly add to wishlist Professor William Race, one of the youngest members of the staff in the Ancient Languages Department at NYU, receives an intriguing assignment from the U.S. government: he is to translate an ancient manuscript which contains clues to the location of a mythical Incan idol that possesses fearsome powers. Eventually, Race finds himself in the Andes, ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.37! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Bridge of San Luis Rey more books like this by Thornton Wilder add to wishlist Five travelers are killed when a bridge collapses in Peru. A young priest investigates their lives and tells their stories, discovering that each victim suffered from an all-encompassing love that could not, for various reasons, find satisfaction. This was Thornton Wilder's most celebrated novel, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1927. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.98! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Lonely Planet Peru more books like this by Sara Benson, Paul Hellander, Rafael Wlodarski add to wishlist This title contains strong activities focus, including surfing off the North Coast and hiking in the Cordillera Blanc and Cordillera Huayhuash. It contains a special section on the Incan World. It includes insightful history and culture chapters. It provides excellent coverage of Machu Picchu and spectacular lesser known archaeological sites. It ... see all copies from £10.65! new only from £10.65!
7	The Sunflower more books like this by Richard Paul Evans add to wishlist In an attempt to heal a broken heart by helping others, Christine travels to Peru to work at an orphanage. She finds the work rewarding, but then contracts a tropical fever and is nursed to recovery by Paul, the orphanage's founder. The two fall in love, and now Christine must decide whether to stay in Peru with the man she loves, or return to her ... see all copies from £4.98! new only from £5.53! \| first editions
8	Tenth Insight: Holding the Vision more books like this by James Redfield add to wishlist Redfield offers a vision of other dimensions and deeper consciousness in this sequel to "The Celestine Prophecy", in which Charlene has disappeared in the Appalachian mountains. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.56! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	The cosmic serpent, DNA and the origins of knowledge more books like this by Jeremy Narby add to wishlist This is an adventure in science and imagination which tracks a young French anthropologist through the Amazonian rain forests, the libraries of Europe and the world's most arcane scientific journals, following strange clues, intuitions and extraordinary coincidences, to reveal scientific data. The beginning of Narby's exploration lay with the ... see all copies from £3.47! new only from £4.98! \| first editions
10	Incas and Their Ancestors: The Archaeology of Peru more books like this by Michael E Moseley add to wishlist In 1532, when Pizarro conquered Peru, the Inca realm was one of the largest empires on earth, rivalling that of Ming China or the Ottoman Turks. This glittering culture however only obscured the rich and diverse civilizations that had preceded it: Chavin, Moche, Nazca, Tiwanaku, Huari and Chimu. Intense research into this heritage has been carried ... see all copies from £4.64! new only from £14.22! \| first editions
11 view cover	Lost City of the Incas more books like this by Hiram Bingham, Jr. add to wishlist 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 ft above the ... see all copies from £1.92! new only from £5.99! \| first editions
12 view cover	Death in the Andes more books like this by Mario Vargas Llosa add to wishlist Corporal Lituma and his young adjutant investigate the sinister disappearance of three men in Andian mountains. The duo find themselves caught up in forgotten mountain communities and rituals--including a local couple performing cannibalistic sacrifices with a strange similarity to the Dionysian rituals of ancient Greece. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.12! \| first editions
13 view cover	The Celestine Prophecy: An Adventure more books like this by James Redfield add to wishlist First published in 1993, this tale has gained a loyal following, entertaining and inspiring thousands of readers with its far-reaching ideas. First-time author James Redfield carries the reader through a quest that begins when the main character decides to follow the exciting trail of a mysterious manuscript rumored to exist somewhere in the ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.56! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Touching the Void more books like this by Joe Simpson add to wishlist This is the true story of friends Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, two experienced mountain climbers who met tragedy and triumph in the Andes. At the 21,000-foot peak of the mountain, Joe Simpson slipped and fell off an ice ledge, breaking his leg in the process. Although Simon Yates struggled to save Simpson, a harsh blizzard, and the fact that his ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.03! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Peru's Indian Peoples and the Challenge of Spanish Conquest Huamanga to 1640 more books like this by Steve J Stern add to wishlist This is the second edition of "Peru's Indian Peoples and the Challenge of Spanish Conquest", a written history of the Indians of the Ayachucho region during the century that followed the Spanish Conquest. It includes reflections on the ten years of historical interpretation that have passed since the book's original publication, thus enabling the ... see all copies from £6.83! new only from £16.43! \| first editions
16 view cover	The Machu Picchu Guidebook: A Self-Guided Tour more books like this by Ruth M Wright, Alfredo Valencia Zegarra add to wishlist Machu Picchu is one of the world's great travel destinations. Built in the mid-15th century and "rediscovered" in 1911, it is the stuff of legends. For a three hour or three day visit, this guide will help visitors see the best of this Lost City of the Incas. Includes a full-color fold-out map, 150 illustrations and a detailed tour. see all copies from £6.25! new only from £10.12!
17 view cover	The rivers ran east. more books like this by Leonard Clark add to wishlist This riveting firsthand account follows Leonard Clark's search for the legendary lost Seven Cities of Cibola--reputedly home to mountains of gold--in a rain forest near the Peruvian Andes. His treacherous journey includes encounters with man-eating jaguars, 40-foot snakes and headhunting natives. see all copies from £2.36! new only from £8.67! \| first editions
18 view cover	History of the conquest of Mexico more books like this by William H Prescott add to wishlist In his HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO and its companion volume, the HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF PERU, William Prescott achieves the remarkable feat of portraying the action and adventures of the Spanish cavaliers in a highly readable format for those with little prior knowledge of the Conquests. In HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO, Prescott ... see all copies from £1.99! new only from £12.29! \| first editions
19 view cover	The notebooks of Don Rigoberto more books like this by Mario Vargas Llosa add to wishlist The story of a teenager's fixation on his beautiful stepmother, written by the celebrated Latin American novelist. Set in Lima, it describes the middle-aged Don Rigoberto's shock at discovering his second wife Lucrecia's indiscretions with his son, Alfonso. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.98! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Evil Star more books like this by Anthony Horowitz add to wishlist Matt thought his troubles were over when he closed Raven's Gate . . . but in fact they were just beginning. His fate -- and the fate of the world -- is tied to four other kids across the globe. The second is a street kid in Peru. He and Matt have never met; they don't even speak the same language. But destiny is going to throw them together as the ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.74! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Abril Rojo more books like this by Santiago Roncagliolo add to wishlist A winner of the Premio Alfaguara, this thriller contains such elements as a town inhabited by ghosts, a war no one speaks of, and things that happen when death becomes the only alternative. see all copies from £4.50! new only from £4.50!
22 view cover	Dance of the Four Winds: Secrets of the Inca Medicine Wheel more books like this by Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D., Erik Jendresen add to wishlist American psychologist Alberto Villoldo recounts his journey to Peru to explore the visionary ceremonies of the Quecha shamans. In this magical realm of enigmatic sorcerers and powerful animal totems, Villoldo confronts the hidden powers of his own mind as he unlocks the secrets of the human psyche. see all copies from £7.42! new only from £8.60! \| first editions
23 view cover	The conquest of the Incas more books like this by John Hemming add to wishlist Wayward daughters. Missing husbands. Philandering partners. If you've got a problem, and no one else can help you, then pay a visit to Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's only female private detective. Her methods may not be conventional, but she's got warmth, wit and canny intuition on her side. see all copies from £3.48! new only from £9.84! \| first editions
24 view cover	History of the Conquest of Mexico & History of the Conquest of Peru more books like this by William Hickling Prescott add to wishlist Available in one volume, these two works represent both a triumph over personal adversity and an unsparing saga of religious imperialism. see all copies from £3.10! new only from £14.38! \| first editions
25 view cover	Trail of Feathers: In Search of the Birdmen of Peru more books like this by Tahir Shah add to wishlist Legends littered with allegories of flight claim that Incan mystics--the Birdmen--could actually fly. Inspired by these myths (and a bloody feather), Tahir Shah embarks on an eccentric trip through South American to discover the facts that became folklore. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.48! \| first editions

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