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1	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 $2.49! new only from $7.45! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Lords of Sipan: A Tale of Pre-Inca Tombs, Archaeology, and Crime more books like this by Sidney Kirkpatrick add to wishlist The true story of a priceless archaeological discovery and the high-stakes crime that followed, from the author of the bestselling A Cast of Killers. When Dr. Walter Alva, director of the Bruning Museum in Peru, received an urgent call from the police, he had no idea that he would soon be in charge of excavatinghat his life would soon be in grave ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	The Ice Maiden: Inca Mummies, Mountain Gods, and Sacred Sites in the Andes more books like this by Johan Reinhard add to wishlist The erupting volcano of Sabancaya spewed out clouds of ash over a mile into the sky, blanketing even its higher neighbour Ampato. After three years, the weight of melting snow finally caused a section of Ampato's 20,700-foot high summit ridge to collapse. As it swept into the crater below, the mix of ice and rock carried with it a cloth-wrapped ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.18! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Pathways to the Gods: The Mystery of the Andes Lines more books like this by Tony Morrison add to wishlist The standard work on the Nasca lines -- huge lines and figures etched on desolate Peruvian plain near the Andes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Heights of Macchu Picchu: A Bilingual Edition more books like this by Pablo Neruda, Nathaniel Tarn (Translator), Robert Pring-Mill (Preface by) add to wishlist "The Heights of Macchu Picchu" is the finest and most famous of Neruda's longer poems and provides the key to his earlier work. It was inspired by his journey to Macchu Picchu, the Peruvian Inca city high in the Andes. Neruda's journey takes on all the symbolic qualities of a personal "venture into the interior" as the poem progresses, exploring ... see all copies from $3.81! new only from $4.96! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Lines to Mountain Gods: Nazca and the Mysteries of Peru more books like this by Evan Hadingham add to wishlist The definitive book about one of the greatest archaeological mysteries of the world--the Nazca lines of Peru. Investigates the many myths and hypotheses that surround the lines. Tied in with a 2-part PBS documentary titled "The Mysteries of Peru", to air in fall 1986. 100 black-and-white photographs. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
7	The Inca Trail, Cusco & Machu Picchu, 2nd: Includes the Vilcabamba Trail and Lima City Guide more books like this by Richard Danbury, Henry Stedman add to wishlist A complete guide to this famous South American trail includes all planning information trekkers need to begin their hikes, including a special section, new to this edition, on the seven-to-ten day hike to Vilcabamba. see all copies from $3.62! new only from $13.48!
8	Lost City of the Incas: The Story of Machu Picchu and Its Builders more books like this by Hiram Bingham, Jr. add to wishlist Hiram Bingham describes the Peruvian expedition to the Inca capitals of Vitcos and Vilcapampa, lost for three centuries under the shadow of Machu Picchu mountain. Here is all that is known about Machu Picchu, its origin, how it came to be lost, and how it was finally discovered. see all copies from $4.90! first editions \| SVS
9	Ceramics of Ancient Peru more books like this by Christopher B Donnan add to wishlist see all copies from $33.58! new only from $194.91! \| first editions
10	The Ancient Kingdoms of Peru more books like this by Nigel Davies add to wishlist This is a general history of the cultures and civilizations of pre-Hispanic Peru from pre-history to the Conquest. Although archaeological excavation, together with analytical study of colonial chroniclers, began in the early part of the twentieth century, the scope of investigation has been greatly intensified over the last two decades, with ... see all copies from $3.93! new only from $4.53! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Prehispanic Settlement Patterns more books like this by David J Wilson add to wishlist see all copies from $3.50! new only from $7.98! \| first editions
12	Machu Picchu Revealed more books like this by Ruth M Wright add to wishlist A jaw-droppingly gorgeous photographic journey through the feat of architecture, art, and design that is Machu Picchu. see all copies from $12.69! new only from $12.69! \| SVS
13	Ecology and Ceramic Production in an Andean Community more books like this by Dean E Arnold add to wishlist Following the theoretical perspective of his earlier book, Ceramic Theory and Cultural Process (1985), Dean Arnold's ethnoarchaeological study explores the relationships of ceramic production to society and its environment in the Peruvian Andes. The book traces these contemporary linkages through the production, decoration, and use of pottery and ... see all copies from $24.75! new only from $27.97! \| first editions \| SVS
14	Peru before the Incas more books like this by Edward P. Lanning add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
15	Peru's Golden Treasures: An Essay on Five Ancient Styles more books like this by Michael Edward Moseley add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
16 view cover	Rumi Maki Fighting Arts: Martial Techniques of the Peruvian Inca more books like this by Juan Ramon Rodriguez Flores, Alex Bushman Vega add to wishlist An unprecedented voyage into the world of Peru's indigenous warrior culture, "Rumi Maki" offers a fascinating look at this exotic martial art as preserved by a practicing master. The book begins win an in-depth look at the history of the sacred Incan fighting arts, dispelling many of the myths surrounding them. The authors then present a detailed ... see all copies from $5.83! new only from $5.85! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Machu Picchu: City in the Clouds more books like this by Barbara A Somervill add to wishlist see all copies from $3.07! new only from $5.95! \| SVS
18 view cover	The Art and Archaeology of the Moche: An Ancient Andean Society of the Peruvian North Coast more books like this by Steve Bourget (Editor), Kimberly L Jones (Editor) add to wishlist Renowned for their monumental architecture and rich visual culture, the Moche inhabited the north coast of Peru during the Early Intermediate Period (AD 100-800). Archaeological discoveries over the past century and the dissemination of Moche artefacts to museums around the world have given rise to a widespread and continually increasing ... see all copies from $60.00! new only from $71.53! \| SVS
19 view cover	Early settlement and subsistence in the Casma Valley, Peru more books like this by Shelia Pozorski, Thomas Pozorski add to wishlist The Casma Valley of Peru's north central coast contains the largest New World structure of its time period---2500 to 200 BC---as well as one of the densest concentrations of early sites. In this detailed and thought-provoking volume, Sheila and Thomas Pozorski date each major early site, assess this important valley's diet and subsistence changes ... see all copies from $14.00! new only from $28.95! \| first editions
20 view cover	Lines to the Mountain Gods: Nazca and the Mysteries of Peru more books like this by Evan Hadingham add to wishlist see all copies from $2.53! first editions
21	Mural painting in ancient Peru more books like this by Duccio Bonavia add to wishlist see all copies from $7.17! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Life and Writings of Julio C. Tello: America's First Indigenous Archaeologist more books like this by Richard L Burger (Editor) add to wishlist The father of Peruvian archaeology, Julio Tello was the most distinguished Native American scholar ever to focus on archaeology. A Quechua speaker born in a highland village in 1880, Tello convinced the Peruvian government to send him to Harvard and European universities to master archaeology and anthropology. He then returned home to shape modern ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $12.30! \| SVS
23	The art of ancient Peru more books like this by Ferdinand Anton add to wishlist see all copies from $26.25! first editions
24 view cover	The Development of the Inca State more books like this by Brian S Bauer, Gary Urton (Designer) add to wishlist The Inca empire was the largest state in the Americas at the time of the Spanish invasion in 1532. From its political center in the valley of Cuzco, it controlled much of the area included in the modern nations of Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Bolivia. But how the Inca state became a major pan-Andean power is less certain. In this innovative work, ... see all copies from $2.32! first editions
25	Antisuyo: The Search for the Lost Cities of the Amazon more books like this by Gene Savoy add to wishlist see all copies from $2.35! first editions

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	The White Rock: An Exploration of the Inca Heartland by Hugh Thomson see all from $1.99! new only from $5.47!
	Incas and Their Ancestors: The Archaeology of Peru by Michael E Moseley see all from $1.99! new only from $16.90!
	The Machu Picchu Guidebook: A Self-Guided Tour by Ruth M Wright, Alfredo Valencia Zegarra see all from $3.79! new only from $15.01!
	The conquest of the Incas by John Hemming see all from $3.88! new only from $13.20!
	Royal Tombs of Sipan by Walter Alva, Christopher B. Donnan see all from $5.07! new only from $13.26!
	Discovering the Inca Ice Maiden by Johan Reinhard see all from $4.17! new only from $14.98!