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Must Read Before going to south America, March 10, 2008
This review is from: Inca Trails: Journey Through The Bolivian and Peruvian Andes (Paperback)
Inca Trails: Journey Through The Bolivian and Peruvian Andes by Martin Li is a very well written and fascinating book in which the author describes in great details his ambitious trek through the Andes. He is an ambitious hiker and made his journey to discover and trace the history of the last great pre-Columbian civilisation in South America, the Incas. The vast empire the Incas built and the civilized society they formed who built the amazing places such as Cuzco and Machu Picchu was conquered by a small band of Spaniards after only about three generations on the Inca Empire. Li's journey explores all the history of the Incas, visiting each significant place across the beautiful and rugged terrain of the Andes. His book is fascinating and informative as well as descriptively beautiful. Anyone going to the Andes should read it first in order to get a lot more out of your trip. We highly recommend it and wish we had had this book before our trip to Machu Picchu. a portion of the proceeds from the book is donated to help finance solar energy and other development projects in Bolivia and Peru. A MUST READ!
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