peru

A tiny footbridge in Peru breaks, and five people hurtle to their deaths. For Brother Juniper, a humble monk who witnesses the catastrophe, the question is: Why those five?.

Presents the landscape, culture, food, animals, and sports of Peru.

Professor William Race is called in by the U.S. Army to translate an ancient manuscript which holds the key to the location of an Indian icon which could be used as the basis for a terrifying new weapon.

Reprints a series of reports and photographs that appeared in "National Geographic" magazine in the early twentieth century, in which explorer Hiram Bingham details his discovery of the legendary Inca city of Macchu Picchu.

An illustrated introduction to Machu Picchu for early readers that details a brief history of the ancient Peruvian city, how the Inca's built the city, Hiram Bingham's discovery in 1911; and includes information for visitors.

Examines the life and career of Francisco Pizarro, discussing his early life in fifteenth-century Spain, his military career, and his violent encounters with the Incas in pursuit of riches.

Tells the life story of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Franciso Pizarro, describes the culture of the Incas, and chronicles the conquest of their empire, also providing a chronology, glossary, and further resource list.

A biography of the sixteenth-century Spanish explorer who led the 1532 expedition into the Inca empire.

Discusses the discovery of the 500-year-old frozen body of a young girl on a mountain top in the Andes and how this discovery has increased our knowledge of the ancient South American civilization of the Incas.