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The Amazing New Adventures of Larry and Mark - Peru, Land of the Incas
Land of the Incas - End of June to July 9, 2009
After six months of putting this off, I'm finally ready to start the Peru story.
Why Peru? This is my first trip which was not centered on wildlife.
I have been to the Amazon jungle, Galapagos, Africa and the Arctic with
team-mate Mark Blazis. But this trip was different. We were not looking
for the animals (we found plenty.) We were looking for pre-historic civilization
and the mystique of the "Inca" and their ancient construction techniques
which were done so well that many of them are intact hundreds of years later.
Some of our team were already friends, including the Blazis' Mark and Helen,
Dr. and Mrs. Bruce and Carolyn Field, and Dr. Nancy DeTora and son Ben. The
rest of our 17-person team we would get to know very well over the next ten days.
Acknowledgements:
I have tried to research a lot of what we have seen and done in Peru.
My information has come from many sources:
Information directly from our guide, Willow
Books include:
The Cities of the Ancient Andes by Adriana Von Hagen
The Incas and their Ancestors by Michael Moseley
The Machu Picchu Guidebook by Ruth Wright and Dr. Alfredo Zegarra
Machu Picchu - Inca Treasure by Frederico Kauffman-Doig
Machu Picchu - Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas Burger & Salazar ed.
Peru - Discovery Insight Guide
Peru - Viva Travel Guide
Multiple Internet Sites
Plus: course notes from Sarah Reich: Anthropology 356 - Archeology of the Andes
This is not being presented as a scholarly writing. It is therefore
highly likely that parts of my information will be taken from some of
these sources without attribution. No profit is to be made from this
presentation -- It is being done for my pleasure and yours only.
If there are any errors, I hope that one of my team mates or Willow will inform me.
You may reach me for comments:
Laurence Reich
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