Chronicle of an expedition into the Llanganati Mountains of Ecuador in search of 750 tons of worked gold, which the Incas hid from the Spanish conquistadors after Pizarro executed the Sun King, Atahualpa.
The author chronicles his journey from Punta Arenas, Chile, to the South American island of Tierra del Fuego, describing the places he sees, people he meets, and the historic travelers who sailed the same seas.
Examines the work of archaeologists at the site of the Great Temple in Mexico City, discussing excavation and knowledge gleaned from it about Aztec culture, and explores the future of archaeology in the city, which was built over the rubble of Tenochtitlan after the Spanish conquest.
Photographs and text follow Arctic whale scientist Craig George into the field where he studies the bowhead whale and learns from the Inupiaq--the Inuit people of North Alaska.
Presents the author's first-hand account of his experiences with his twelve-year-old daughter Suzanna scuba diving off Andros Island in the Bahamas. Includes photographs.
