Peru Insight Guide

Peru Insight Guide

Buch | Softcover
300 Seiten
2007 | Revised edition
APA Publications Pte Ltd (Verlag)
978-981-258-601-8 (ISBN)
21,15 inkl. MwSt
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Illustrated with photographs and maps, this title covers top attractions highlighted and cross-referenced to local maps. It contains essays on Peru's history, people and culture. It also includes a travel tips section which covers listings, including accommodation, transport and contact addresses and numbers.
Illustrated with hundreds of full-colour photographs and 12 maps you won't want to leave on a trip to Peru without this comprehensive guide. The places section contains a region-by-region breakdown; with top attractions highlighted and cross-referenced to detailed local maps. To whet your appetite, photo features in full-colour double page spreads show some of the country's most exotic sights, including the Amazon birdlife and the weavers of Lake Tititcaca. Incisive essays on Peru's history, people and culture, provide background on everything from its ancient origins to its present-day multi-racial population. A travel tips section includes practical listings, including accommodation, transport and essential contact addresses and numbers. This book provides an inspiring background read, serving as an invaluable, on-the-spot companion but can equally be kept as a superb, visual souvenir of a visit.

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.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 10.1.2007
Reihe/Serie Insight Guides
Zusatzinfo full colour photographs
Verlagsort Singapore
Sprache englisch
Maße 150 x 233 mm
Themenwelt Reiseführer Südamerika Peru
ISBN-10 981-258-601-6 / 9812586016
ISBN-13 978-981-258-601-8 / 9789812586018
Zustand Neuware
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