Peru Insight Guide
APA Publications Pte Ltd (Publisher)
6th Edition
Published on 17. July 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
300 pages
978-981-258-028-3 (ISBN)
Description
This 356-page guidebook to Peru presents the country's highlights in a comprehensive format, illustrated with hundreds of full-colour photographs and 12 maps. Key features: Places: region-by-region gazetteer section, with top attractions highlighted and cross-referenced with detailed local maps. Essay Features: incisive essays on Perus history, people and culture, from its ancient origins to its present-day multi-racial population. Photo Features: magazine-style full-colour features on some of the country's most exotic sights, including the Amazon birdlife and the weavers of Lake Tititcaca. Travel Tips: practical listings section, including Accommodation, Entertainment, Transport and essential contact addresses and numbers.
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Series
Edition
6th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Singapore
Publishing group
APA Publications
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps
Dimensions
Height: 225 mm
Width: 150 mm
Weight
738 gr
ISBN-13
978-981-258-028-3 (9789812580283)
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Pam Barrett
Peru Insight Guide
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03/2002
5th Edition
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Content
Maps: Peru, Lima, Central Lima, Northern Peru, Trujillo, Southern Peru, Arequipa, Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu. Introduction & History: Ancient and Modern, Land of Extremes, Chronology, Lost Empires: Peru before the Incas, The Incas, The Conquest, From Colony to Republic, Democracy and Crisis. Essay Features: Society, Daily Life in the Andes, Peoples of the Amazon, How Crafts Have Adapted, The Sound of Music, Food, Adventure in the Andes, Wildlife in the Sierra. Places: Introduction, Lima, The North, The Northern Sierra, Callejon de Huaylas, The Northern Amazon, Ayacucho, Manu to Maldonado, Southern Peru, Arequipa, Cuzco, The Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca. Photo Features: Festivals, Buried Treasure, Amazon Birdlife, Colonial Architecture, Taquile Island. Information Panels: Looking for the Past, The Covered Ones, Riding the Rapids, Oasis of Hope Huallaga - Valley of Coca, The Highest Mountain, Jungle Lodges. Travel Tips - Highlights: Getting Acquainted, Planning the Trip, Practical Tips, Getting Around, Where to Stay, Eating Out, Attractions, Culture, Public Holidays, Shopping, Sport, Language, Further Reading. Photo Credits & Index.