The Inca Trail Cusco & Machu Picchu
Autor Stewart, Alexanderen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 noi 2005
This guide features ten hikes from two days to two weeks with thirty-four detailed route maps showing walking times, camping places, and all points of interest. Best known is the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, which follows part of the old Inca highway over passes of 4200m (13,750ft). Discover the Vilcabamba Trail, a fascinating four-day hike to the ruins at Esp�dritu Pampa, last Inca capital; the trek to Choquequirau and the trail to Santa Teresa. Also included are hikes around Cusco and the Urubamba Valley.
Coverage consists of the following:
>Cusco--where to stay, where to eat, and what to see in the ancient Inca capital
>Lima--street plans, what to see, where to stay, and getting to Cusco
>Practical information--planning a trip and getting to Peru from North America, Europe, and Australasia
>History of the Incas--plus ground plans of twelve Inca ruins
>Green hiking--how to minimize impact on a fragile region
>Flora and fauna--full-color section
>Language--Spanish and Quechua
>Fifty maps and street plans
Coverage consists of the following:
>Cusco--where to stay, where to eat, and what to see in the ancient Inca capital
>Lima--street plans, what to see, where to stay, and getting to Cusco
>Practical information--planning a trip and getting to Peru from North America, Europe, and Australasia
>History of the Incas--plus ground plans of twelve Inca ruins
>Green hiking--how to minimize impact on a fragile region
>Flora and fauna--full-color section
>Language--Spanish and Quechua
>Fifty maps and street plans
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781873756867
ISBN-10: 1873756860
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 121 x 178 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Ediția:3 Updated
Editura: GLOBE PEQUOT PR
Colecția Trailblazer Pub
Locul publicării:United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1873756860
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 121 x 178 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Ediția:3 Updated
Editura: GLOBE PEQUOT PR
Colecția Trailblazer Pub
Locul publicării:United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Richard Danbury studied 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, with whom he wrote The Rough Guide to Chile, he now lives in London and works for the BBC.
This third edition was researched and updated by Alexander Stewart. Born in England, he left for Kenya aged only three months and spent the next fifteen years shuttling between Africa, Australia, and Europe. The wanderlust instilled during his formative years has never left him and he has now visited more than thirty countries in six continents. The author of Trailblazer's New Zealand--The Great Walks, he is currently based in London where he works as senior travel guide and map buyer at Stanfords, the travel bookshop.
This third edition was researched and updated by Alexander Stewart. Born in England, he left for Kenya aged only three months and spent the next fifteen years shuttling between Africa, Australia, and Europe. The wanderlust instilled during his formative years has never left him and he has now visited more than thirty countries in six continents. The author of Trailblazer's New Zealand--The Great Walks, he is currently based in London where he works as senior travel guide and map buyer at Stanfords, the travel bookshop.
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This guide features ten hikes from two days to two weeks with thirty-four detailed route maps showing walking times, camping places, and all points of interest. Coverage includes the Inca Trail, the Vilcabamba Trail, the Choquequirau Trail, the Santa Teresa Trail, and hikes around Cusco and the Urubamba Valley.