The Inca Trail: Cuzco & Machu Picchu - Softcover

Richard Danbury

9781873756294: The Inca Trail: Cuzco & Machu Picchu

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1873756291 ISBN 13: 9781873756294

Publisher: Trail Blazer Pubns, 1999

Rediscovered just earlier this century, "The Inca Trail" is now available for trekkers traveling from barren grassland to mountain high passes. In this valuable guide to South America's greatest hike is complete planning information including how to buy tickets and city guides of Lima and Cuzco. Seven different hikes are covered in the book, ranging from two day treks to two week treks and 25 trail-tested maps. There are also sections on Spanish and Quechua language and information to environmentally sensitive trekking in the Andes.

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From the Back Cover:

This fully revised second edition includes information on: Machu Picchu - Lost City of the Incas and one of the world's greatest sights; Cusco - where to stay, where to eat, and what to see in the ancient Inca capital; The Inca Trail, the Vilcabamba Trail and hikes around Cusco and the Urubamba Valley; Lima - street pans, what to see, where to stay and getting to Cusco.
There is also practical information on planning your trip and getting to Peru from North America, Europe and Australia as well as the history of the Incas including ground plans of 10 Inca ruins. You'll find facts on green hiking, flora and fauna, the language and 45 maps and street plans.

About the Author:

Richard Danbury read philosophy at Cambridge University and trained as a barrister before practicing in criminal law. In a bid for freedom in 1998 he escaped to South America to reinvent himself as a travel writer, spending six months on the continent researching the first edition of this book. He first visited South America in 1992 and has also hiked in North America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. Married to Trailblazer author, Melissa Graham, he now lives in London and works for the BBC.

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