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The Last Days Of The Incas
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This book will captivate readers interested in history, military conflict, exploration, and ancient civilizations, especially those fascinated by Incan culture and South American archaeology.
The haunting story of the destruction of a magnificent civilisation
The haunting story of the destruction of a magnificent civilisation
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In 1572, the Spanish sacked Vilcabamba, the last Inca stronghold, and the city was rapidly overtaken by the jungle, receding for hundreds of years into legend and myth. This is the story of how Vilcabamba was founded and how the Incas held out against the Spanish for over 30 years in a savage guerrilla war.
Hundreds of years later, at the turn of this century, an American explorer, Hiram Bingham, stumbled on the ruins of Machu Picchu and announced to the world that he had found Vilcabamba, the lost city of the Incas. For fifty years, the academic world agreed with him until in 1967 another American explorer discovered the real Vilcabamba...
The Last Days Of The Incas is the biography of a city—through history, myth, legend, literature, exploration, and archaeology.
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ISBN: 9780749929930
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 October 2008
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Piatkus Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 38.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 200.0mm
Weight: 390g
Pages: 544
About the Author
Kim MacQuarrie is a writer and filmmaker and fellow of the New York Explorers Club who has lived in Peru for over five years. MacQuarrie has made three films on the Peruvian Amazon in the region of Vilcabamba, including 'Spirits of the Rainforest', an Emmy-winning documentary.
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