Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time

by Mark Adams and Mark Adams

Book Overview

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING TRAVEL MEMOIR

What happens when an unadventurous adventure writer tries to re-create the original expedition to Machu Picchu?

In 1911, Hiram Bingham III climbed into the Andes Mountains of Peru and "discovered" Machu Picchu. While history has recast Bingham as a villain who stole both priceless artifacts and credit for finding the great archeological site, Mark Adams set out to retrace the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0452297982
• ISBN13: 9780452297982
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Dutton
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher