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1	Celestine Prophecy more books like this by James Redfield 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 $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Bridge of San Luis Rey more books like this by Thornton Wilder An ancient bridge collapses over a gorge in Peru, hurling five people into the abyss. It seems a meaningless human tragedy. But one witness, a Franciscan monk, believes the deaths might not be as random as they appear. Convinced that the disaster is a punishment sent from Heaven, the monk sets out to discover all he can about the travellers. The ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Tenth Insight: Holding the Vision more books like this by James Redfield 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 $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Touching the Void more books like this by Joe Simpson Joe Simpson, with just his partner Simon Yates, tackled the unclimbed West Face of the remote 21,000 foot Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in June 1995. But before they reached the summit, disaster struck. A few days later, Simon staggered into Base Camp, exhausted and frostbitten, to tell their non-climbing companion that Joe was dead. For ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.09! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Sunflower more books like this by Richard Paul Evans 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 $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival more books like this by Joe Simpson 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 $1.99! new only from $5.62! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Temple more books like this by Matthew Reilly Deep in the jungles of Peru the contest of the century is underway. It's a race to locate a legendary Incan idol - one carved out of a strange kind of stone. But a stone which in the present century could be used for a terrifying new purpose. Now rival groups are assembling their teams to hunt the idol down, at any cost. The only clue to the idol ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Machu Picchu Guidebook: A Self-Guided Tour more books like this by Ruth M Wright, Alfredo Valencia Zegarra 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 $11.93! new only from $14.42! \| SVS
9	Payback more books like this by Stephen Coonts, James DeFelice Charlie Dean and the rest of the Desk Three team are sent to Peru to help scuttle a secret plan to throw the national election. They soon find that the operation is considerably more involved and the stakes far greater than anyone thought. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.98! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Evil Star more books like this by Anthony Horowitz 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 $1.99! new only from $3.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Lonely Planet Peru more books like this by Sara Benson, Paul Hellander, Rafael Wlodarski 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 $16.51! new only from $16.51! \| SVS
12 view cover	The cosmic serpent, DNA and the origins of knowledge more books like this by Jeremy Narby 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 $3.70! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Lost City of the Incas more books like this by Hiram Bingham 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 $2.24! new only from $7.23! \| SVS
14 view cover	History of the Conquest of Mexico & History of the Conquest of Peru more books like this by William Hickling Prescott 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 $3.90! new only from $9.94! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	In Golden Blood more books like this by Stephen Woodworth Natalie Lindstrom, former member of the Afterlife Communications Corps, is back in this follow-up to the paranormal thrillers "Through Violet Eyes" and "With Red Hands." Natalie is reluctantly drawn into a murder investigation going back 500 years to the Incan civilization. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.66! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Frommer's Peru more books like this by Neil Edward Schlecht This is America's number 1 bestselling travel series. Written by more than 175 outspoken travelers around the globe, "Frommer's Complete Guides" help travelers experience places the way locals do. They are more annually updated guides than any other series. This title contains: 16-page color section and foldout map in all annual guides; outspoken ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.90! \| SVS
17 view cover	The Peru Reader: History, Culture, Politics more books like this by Orin Starn (Editor), Carlos I Degregori (Editor), Robin Kirk (Editor) Sixteenth-century Spanish soldiers described it as a land filled with gold and silver, a place of untold wealth. Nineteenth-century travellers wrote of soaring Andean peaks plunging into luxuriant Amazonian canyons of orchids, pythons, and jaguars. The early-twentieth-century American adventurer Hiram Bingham told of the raging rivers and the wild ... see all copies from $3.87! new only from $18.56! \| SVS
18 view cover	History of the conquest of Mexico more books like this by William Hickling Prescott 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 $3.25! new only from $12.00! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The conquest of the Incas more books like this by John Hemming 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 $4.00! new only from $16.53! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Secret of the Andes more books like this by Ann Nolan Clark Cusi, a modern descendent of the ancient Incas, leaves his home in the Andes mountains to learn about his ancestors. Accompanied by his pet llama, Misti, Cusi discovers the truth about his people's history, and then must find a way to prove himself worthy of their noble legacy. Winner of the 1953 Newbery Medal. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.20! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The notebooks of Don Rigoberto more books like this by Mario Vargas Llosa Don Rigoberto - insurance executive by day, pornographer and sexual enthusiast by night - misses his estranged second wife. As he compensates for her absence by filling notebooks with a steamy mix of memory and sexual fantasy, readers are drawn into his confusion between imagination and reality. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Finger weaving: Indian braiding more books like this by Alta R Turner Directions for using finger weaving, or flat braiding, to make belts, hair ties, collars, neck-ties, and other items with designs created by North American Indians and ancient Peruvians. see all copies from $2.99! new only from $4.08! \| SVS
23 view cover	Incas and Their Ancestors: The Archaeology of Peru more books like this by Michael E Moseley In 1532, when Pizarro conquered Peru, the Inca realm was one of the largest empires on earth, graced by gold masterpieces, towns with great palaces and temples, and an impressive network of roads. But this glittering culture only obscured the rich and diverse civilizations that had preceded it: Chavin, Moche, Nazca, Tiwanaku, Huari, and Chimu. ... see all copies from $5.89! new only from $19.20! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	History of the conquest of Peru more books like this by William Hickling Prescott Originally published in 1847, HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF PERU, a companion volume to William H. Prescott's masterly HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO, continues his vivid chronicle of Spanish exploits in the New World. The book's commanding vision of Pizarro's tumultuous overthrow of the Inca empire has secured its reputation as a classic in the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.79! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Latin & Caribbean Grocery Stores Demystified: A Food Lover's Guide to the Best Ingredients in the Traditional Foods of Mexico, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Columbia, and the Carribbean Islands Including Cuba, Puerto Rico, & Jamaica more books like this by Linda Bladholm Taking the mystery out of actually cooking with those tantalizing recipes from Latin America and the Caribbean, this guide helps cooks shop for what they need. It includes definitions of hundreds of ingredients, to give shoppers the courage to go into an ethnic grocery store and purchase the right stuff. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS

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