Using a travel guide format, describes the Aztec and Inca civilizatons in 1504, including their clothing, food, dwellings, sports, religion, and other aspects of daily life.
A first-person account of the 1995 discovery of the over 500-year-old Peruvian ice mummy on Mount Ampato and a description of the subsequent retrieval and scientific study.
Discusses the Incan empire, including their traditional way of life, the reign of King Pachacuti, the last of the great kings, the Incan civil war, and the end of the empire.
Surveys the civilization, history, and culture of the Incas, including studies of their government, religion, family life, agriculture, and architecture.
Describes the world of the Incas, examining such aspects of their lives as herds and hunting, food, medicine, clothes, religion, legends, art and architecture, and wars.
"At the height of the Incan empire, a girl called the Ugly One because of a disfiguring scar on her face, seeks to have the scar removed and instead finds a life path as a shaman"--Provided by publisher.
Having locked the Raven's gate, fourteen-year-old Matt travels to Peru where he meets the second of the five gatekeepers and works with him to try to stop the opening of a second gate somehow related to the Nazca Lines.
