Beginning
As the man dressed head to toe in Khaki turned the corner and began racewalking uphill in my direction, I had to wonder: had we met before?
Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time ~ by Mark Adams, 2011, history (Peru), 333 pages
In 1911, the explorer Hiram Bingham III found the spectacular stone ruins of Machu Picchu. This discovery raised some tantalizing questions. Why had the ancient Incas built this citadel high in the misty mountains of Peru? How had it remained hidden for centuries? Was Bingham — as many suspected — the real inspiration for Indiana Jones? Had Bingham actually lied about the achievement that catapulted him to world fame? Mark Adams decided to search for some answers by retracing Bingham's original route. But before long, things began to get a little weird.
Added later: Because I searched for a photo and info about this book online, Google apparently decided I wanted to see lots of articles about Peru, including THIS ONE about archaeologists finding a lost temple in Peru. It's interesting.
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1 comment:
This sounds really interesting. I like history, but honestly i don't read a lot of history (just never occurs to me I should), but i'm going to add this to my reading list.
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