The Machu Picchu Guidebook: A Self-guided Tour

Ruth M. Wright, Alfredo Valencia Zegarra

Big Earth Publishing, 2004 - Travel - 188 pages

"The best all around guide for those who've been or who are going to Machu Picchu . . . . Absolutely indispensable!"--Don Montague, president, South American Explorers. This revised edition includes newly discovered sites and full-color illustrations of real-life scenes from "National Geographic."

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User Review  - jlharmon - LibraryThing

This book was boring to read. It is basically a walk through Machu Picchu, telling you where to look and what you're seeing. It's supposed to be the best guidebook to take to Machu Picchu, but it was ...

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User Review  - moekane - LibraryThing

Excellent sector-by sector description with clear maps of the site and environs. Written for the unaccompanied explorer, but I found it a very helpful preview, even to a guided trip. Includes ...

Contents

• Introduction: 1
• The Guardhouse and the Terrace of the Ceremonial Rock: 6
• The Western Urban Sector: 15
• The Temple of the Sun the Royal Mausoleum and Conjunto 2: 20
• The Royal Residence Conjunto 3: 35
• The Rock Quarry: 40
• The Sacred Plaza Conjunto 4: 44
• The Intiwatana Conjunto 5: 51
• The Eastern Urban Sector: 59
• The Sacred Rock Conjunto 6 the Unfinished Temple and the Petroglyph Peripheral Area C: 60
• Conjuntos 7 and 8 and the Unfinished Wall: 66
• Conjunto 9 and the Artisans Wall: 68
• Group of the Mortars Conjuntos 14 15 and 16: 72
• Conjuntos 10 and 11: 80
• Conjunto 12: 82
• Conjunto 13 and Intimachay: 84
• The Temple of the Condor Conjunto 17 and Conjunto 18: 87
• Various Sights on the Way Out: 94
• The Mummies: 103
• Inca Water Management: 106
• Recently Discovered Inca Trail Down to the Urubamba River: 112
• Side Trips: 117
• Intipunku Gate of the Sun: 119
• Huayna Picchu including Uña Picchu and Alternate Trail to the Temple of the Moon: 130
• Temple of the Moon: 148
• Machu Picchu Mountain: 152
• Wiñay Wayna: 155
• The Birds of Machu Picchu: 159
• Acknowledgments: 163
• Figure Credits: 165
• Glossary: 167
• References: 168
• Suggested Reading: 171
• Index: 173

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Machu Picchu Guidebook: A Self-guided Tour
• Authors: Ruth M. Wright, Alfredo Valencia Zegarra
• Edition: illustrated, revised
• Publisher: Big Earth Publishing, 2004
• ISBN: 1555663273, 9781555663278
• Length: 188 pages
• Subjects: Travel / South America / General