{"id":218,"date":"2023-09-04T16:12:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T16:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/?p=218"},"modified":"2023-09-29T00:01:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T00:01:15","slug":"the-best-books-about-machu-picchu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/the-best-books-about-machu-picchu","title":{"rendered":"The Best Books about Machu Picchu"},"content":{"rendered":"

If are you planning to visit Machu Picchu<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, this blog is for you. Here you find from captivating stories of the Incas to modern tales of adventure and travel guides, these must-read Machu Picchu<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>books dive deep into the ancient history, natural environment and culture of Peru<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, as well as the mystery and wonder of the lost civilization of the Incas. If you\u2019re planning to hike the Inca Trail<\/a> <\/strong><\/em>or visit Machu Picchu<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, you\u2019ll surely want to put a few of these books on your reading list.<\/p>\n

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Lost City of the Incas<\/strong>
\nBy Hiram Bingham<\/p>\n

This first-rate adventure story by the man who brought Machu Picchu<\/a> <\/strong><\/em>to the attention of the world is not just a gripping tale of exploration and archaeology, but also sets the scene for any visitor to the site.<\/p>\n

Turn Right at Machu Picchu<\/strong>
\nBy Mark Adams<\/p>\n

In over his head on an arduous guided trek to Choquequirao and other remote sites, Mark Adams mixes entertaining tales of his adventures with an analysis of the rather grand Hiram Bingham in this light-hearted, \u201cfollowing-in-the-footsteps\u201d account of his travels.<\/p>\n

The Incas<\/strong>
\nBy Terence D\u2019Altroy<\/p>\n

Featuring archival maps and photographs, this captivating book written by one of the world\u2019s foremost experts on Incan civilization illuminates the daily lives, politics, economy and ideology of the ancient society.<\/p>\n

The Heights of Macchu Picchu<\/strong>
\nBy Pablo Neruda<\/p>\n

An indispensable contribution to 20th century poetry, Pablo Neruda\u2019s ode to Machu Picchu<\/a><\/em><\/strong> celebrates the Incan civilization while abhorring that the ancient estate was built by slave labor.<\/p>\n

The Conquest of the Incas<\/strong>
\nBy John Hemming<\/p>\n

This classic prize-winning history of the Inca struggle against the Spanish invasion weaves wide-ranging, scholarly material into a gripping narrative.<\/p>\n

Machu Picchu: Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas<\/strong>
\nEdited by Richard L. Burger and Lucy C. Salazar<\/p>\n

Combining Hiram Bingham\u2019s original report, archival and modern photographs and excellent chapters on recent archaeology at the site, this book vividly evokes the art, architecture, culture and society of Machu Picchu.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

For Children<\/strong>
\nLost City: Discovery of Machu Picchu<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>
\nBy Ted Lewin Philomel Books<\/p>\n

This picture book traces Hiram Bingham’s trek from Cusco to his discovery of Machu Picchu<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. A few of the key characters involved in this portion of Bingham’s 1911 trip are interspersed into the short book, but the boy who ultimately led Bingham to the ruins adds a dreamlike quality to the tale. Lewin’s watercolors fill entire pages and explode with color. This book makes the adventure into the Inca heartland accessible and exciting for a would-be traveler and his family.<\/p>\n

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If are you planning to visit Machu Picchu, this blog is for you. Here you find from captivating stories of the Incas to modern tales of adventure and travel guides, these must-read Machu Picchu books dive deep into the ancient history, natural environment and culture of Peru, as well as the mystery and wonder of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-machu-picchu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=218"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":631,"href":"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218\/revisions\/631"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}