Lost City of the Incas - Rilegato

Bingham, Hiram

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ISBN 10: 0297607596 ISBN 13: 9780297607595

Casa editrice: Orion, 2002

Riassunto

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 torrent of the Urumbamba River. The buildings were of white granite, exquisitely carved blocks each higher than a man. Bingham had not, as it turned out, found Vilcabamba but he had nevertheless made an astonishing discovery which he described in his best-selling book LOST CITY OF THE INCAS.

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Descrizione del libro:

First published in the 1950s, this is a classic account of the discovery in 1911 of the lost city of Machu Picchu, now beautifully illustrated with contemporary modern photographs.

L'autore:

Hugh Thomson, the editor of this edition, is a travel writer and documentary film maker living in Bristol. His first book, THE WHITE ROCK, is published by W&N in August 2001.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Orion
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0297607596
• ISBN 13: 9780297607595
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 224
• Redattore: Thomson Hugh