Explore the Inca Trail (3 ed) - Jacquetta Megarry, Roy Davies

Explore the Inca Trail (3 ed)

Buch | Spiralbindung
64 Seiten
2006 | 2nd Revised edition
Rucksack Readers (Verlag)
978-1-898481-25-6 (ISBN)
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Provides information for the walker to plan and enjoy hiking the Inca trail to Machu Picchu in Peru, choosing from three routes taking from 2-7 days. This book includes advice on how to prevent and manage altitude sickness; background on Inca culture and the ruins; and advice on planning given changed Trail regulations.
The third edition of this popular guidebook contains everything the walker needs to plan and enjoy hiking the Inca trail to Machu Picchu in Peru, with three routes taking from 2-7 days. It includes advice on how to prevent and manage altitude sickness; background on Inca culture and the ruins; and advice on planning in the light of new Trail regulations. This 2011 edition has been released for the centenery of Bingham's "discovery" of Machu Picchu. It contains everything you need to plan and enjoy hiking a choice of three Inca Trails to Machu Picchu in Peru. Step-by-step sections cover the Classic trail (4-5 days), the longer, more strenuous trek from Mollepata (6-7 days) and the Shortest option (2 days).

The book includes a drop-down map showing all three trails (three panels), plus a detailed site plan of Machu Picchu ruins (two panels); detailed description of Machu Picchu, with side-trips and photographs; background on Inca culture and stonework, Andean wildlife and modern Peru; advice on planning and preparation, including packing checklist and updated Trail regulations; medical advice on how to prevent and manage altitude symptoms; and a phrasebook in Spanish, Quechua and English. The book is in full colour, with over 80 photographs, printed on waterproof paper.

Jacquetta Megarry is an enthusiastic walker turned publisher. She devised the Rucksack Reader format to suit the needs of hikers, and walked all three trails to research and take photographs for this book. Roy Davies has now retired from the University of Exeter. Roy first walked the Inca Trail in 1989, and his long-standing interest in the Trail is reflected in his comprehensive website.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 22.8.2006
Zusatzinfo 80 Halftones, color
Verlagsort Dunblane
Sprache englisch
Maße 145 x 210 mm
Gewicht 208 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport
Reiseführer Südamerika Peru
ISBN-10 1-898481-25-3 / 1898481253
ISBN-13 978-1-898481-25-6 / 9781898481256
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