 | History of the Conquest of Mexico & History of the Conquest of Peru
By: Cooper Square Press Price: $ 32.00 $ 9.96 Reviews: 5 Average Rating: 4.5
Available in one volume, these two works represent both a triumph over personal adversity and an unsparing saga of religious imperialism. |
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 | The Nasca (Peoples of America)
By: Wiley-blackwell Price: $ 35.95 $ 20.01 Reviews: 1 Average Rating: 5.0
This well-illustrated, concise text will serve as a benchmark study of the Nasca people and culture for years to come. |
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 | Lost City: The Discovery of Machu Picchu
By: Philomel Price: $ 17.99 $ 10.63 Reviews: 1 Average Rating: 5.0
Caldecott Honor-winner Ted Lewin takes readers on a thrilling journey to the wilds of Peru in this story of Hiram Bingham, who, in 1911, carved a treacherous path through snake-filled jungles and across perilous mountains in search of Vilcapampa, the lost city of the Incas. Guided the last steps by a young Quechua boy, however, he discovered not the rumored lost city, but the ruins of Machu Picchu, a city totally unknown to the outside world, and one of the wonders of the world. Ted Lewin traveled to Peru and walked some of the same... |
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 | Ayahuasca: The Visionary and Healing Powers of the Vine of the Soul
By: Park Street Press Price: $ 16.95 $ 10.36 Reviews: 10 Average Rating: 4.0
A comprehensive autobiographical account of the transforming experiences possible with ayahuasca̢ۢ Reveals the protocols of a traditional ayahuasca retreat and the importance of its ritual diet, isolation, and sacred songs̢ۢ Relates an extensive personal account of the traditional indigenous use of ayahuasca for healing and revelationAyahuasca: The Visionary and Healing Powers of the Vine of the Soul is an autobiographical account of the author̢۪s work with ayahuasca, a potent and sacred... |
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 | Moche Art and Archaeology in Ancient Peru (Studies in the History of Art Series)
By: Ngw-stud Hist Art Price: $ 40.00 $ 29.11
“This volume represents a landmark in Moche studies.”—George Bankes, The Journal of The Royal Anthropological InstituteCenturies before the rise of the Inca, the Moche created impressive monumental architecture and precious metal objects (c. A.D. 100–800). New discoveries about this ancient coastal civilization have recently been uncovered at several sites in Peru—including the richest unlooted tomb ever discovered in the New World. This fascinating book examines these records and... |
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 | Pizarro and the Conquest of the Incan Empire in World History (In World History)
By: Enslow Publishers Price: $ 32.20 $ 26.60
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 | The Secret of the Incas: Myth, Astronomy, and the War Against Time
By: Three Rivers Press Price: $ 23.00 $ 14.06 Reviews: 11 Average Rating: 4.5
In the tradition of Fingerprints of the Gods (Crown, 1995; 65,000 sold) and Stonehenge Decoded, this revolutionary new interpretation of the mythology of the Incas offers an astonishing "history of prehistory".At its peak, the Inca empire was the largest on Earth. Yet in the year 1532, it was conquered by fewer than 200 Spanish adventurers. How could this happen? Approaching the answer clue by clue, William Sullivan decodes the myths of the Incas to reveal that they embody an astoundingly precise record of astronomical events.In the 15th... |
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 | The First New Chronicle and Good Government
By: Hackett Publishing Company Price: $ 12.56 Reviews: 1 Average Rating: 4.0
David Fryes skillful translation and abridgment of Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayalas monumental First New Chronicle and Good Government (composed between 1600 and 1616) offers an unprecedented glimpse into pre-colonial Inca society and culture, the Spanish conquest of Peru (1532-1572), and life under the corrupt Spanish colonial administration. An Introduction provides essential historical and cultural background and discusses the authors literary and linguistic innovations. A map, a glossary of terms, and seventy-five of Guaman... |
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 | Peru: Art from the Chavin to the Incas (Collections Du Petit Palais, Musee Des Beaux-Arts de la VILL)
By: Skira Price: $ 60.00 $ 37.16
Richly illustrated, this book describes the grandeur and richness of the numerous civilizations predating the Incas, including the Paracas, Nazca, Recuay, Sicán-Lambayeque, Moche-Sipán, and Chimú cultures, as well as the great Inca civilization. Included in the book are the important sites and landscapes representative of the three major ecological levels of Peru, as well as a general view and a historical perspective of the pre-Columbian cultures of Peru. Luis Guillermo Lumbreras examines the historical and archaeological context... |
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 | The Journals of Hippolito Ruiz: Spanish Botanist in Peru and Chile, 1777-1788
By: Timber Press, Incorporated Price: $144.55 Reviews: 1 Average Rating: 5.0
Ruiz spent 11 years exploring the villages and botanical landscapes of Peru and Chile. His journals contain detailed, personal observations of about 2000 plants, along with his impressions of the culture and perils of exploration in South America. |
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