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Machu Picchu: A Brief BibliographyBOOKS ON MACHU PICCHU | BOOKS ON THE INCAS | JOURNAL ARTICLES | INTERNET RESORUCES Books on Machu PicchuAngles Vargas, Víctor. Machupijchu
y el camino inka. Cusco, Perú, V. Angles Vargas,
1980. 103 p. Angles Vargas, Víctor. Machupijchu
y sus enigmas. Cusco, Perú, V. Angles Vargas, 1984.
286 p. Bingham, Alfred M. Portrait of an explorer:
Hiram Bingham, discoverer of Machu Picchu. Ames, Iowa
State University Press, 1989. 381 p. 1989 Bibliography: p. 362-368. Bingham, Hiram. Lost city of the Incas. New
York, Duell, Sloan, and Pearce, 1948. 263 p. Bingham, Hiram. Machu Picchu, a citadel of
the Incas; report of the explorations and excavations made in
1911, 1912 and 1915 under the auspices of Yale University and
the National Geographic Society. London, H. Milford, Oxford
University Press, 1930. 244 p. (Memoirs of the National Geographic
Society, no. 1) Frost, Peter. Machu Picchu historical sanctuary,
Cusco, Perú. Lima, Perú, Nuevas Imágenes,
c1995. 64 p. Hemming, John. Machu Picchu. New York,
Newsweek, c1981. 172 p. Machupicchu: devenir histórico y cultural. [Editorial,
selección y notas] Efraín Chevarría Huarcaya. [Cusco,
Perú] E. Chevarría Huarcaya, 1992. 250 p. F3429.1.M3M35
1992 Bibliography: p. 245-246. Mantorell Carreño, Alberto. Machu Picchu,
patrimonio cultural en peligro. Lima, Perú, Editorial
Malze, 2000. 149 p. Bibliography: p. 141-148. Reinhard, Johan. Machu Picchu: the sacred
center. Lima, Perú, Nuevas Imágenes, c1991. 112
p. F3429.1.M3R44 1991 Bibliography: p. 95-108. Valencia Zegarra, Alfredo, and Arminda Gibaja Oviedo. Machu
Picchu: la investigación y conservación del monumento arqueológico
después de Hiram Bingham. Qosqo [i.e. Cuzco] Perú,
Municipalidad del Qosqo, 1992. 354 p. Bibliography: p. 329-354. Wright, Kenneth R., and Alfredo Valencia Zegarra. Machu
Picchu: a civil engineering marvel. With Ruth M. Wright
and Gordon McEwan. Reston, Va., American Society of Civil Engineers,
c2000. 136 p. Bibliography: p. 124-126. Wright, Ruth M., and Alfredo Valencia Zegarra. The
Machu Picchu guidebook: a self-guided tour. Boulder, Colo.,
Johnson Books, c2001. 162 p. Books on the IncasPoma de Ayala, Felipe Huamán. Letter to a
king: a Peruvian chief's account of life under the Incas and
under Spanish rule. New York, Dutton, c1978. 248 p. Translation
of Nueva corónica y buen gobierno. English. Hemming, John. Monuments of the Incas. Boston,
Little, Brown, 1982. 228 p. Bibliography: p. 216-221. Julien, Catherine J. Reading. Inca history. Iowa
City, University of Iowa Press, c2000. 338 p. Bibliography: p.
313-323. Malpass, Michael Andrew. Daily life in the
Inca empire. Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press, 1996. 164
p. Morris, Craig, and Adriana von Hagen. The
Inka Empire and its Andean origins. New York, Abbeville
Press, c1993. 251 p. Moseley, Michael Edward. The Incas and their
ancestors: the archaeology of Peru. New York, Thames and
Hudson, 1992. 272 p. Journal ArticlesBingham, Hiram. Further explorations in the land
of the Incas: the Peruvian Expedition of 1915 of the National Geographic
Society and Yale University. National geographic,
v. 29, May 1916: 431-473. Bingham, Hiram. In the wonderland of Peru. National
geographic, v. 24, Apr. 1913: 387-573. Bingham, Hiram. The story of Machu Picchu: the Peruvian
expeditions of the National Geographic Society and Yale University. National
geographic, v. 27, Feb. 1915: 172-186, 203-217. Brown, Jeff L. Rediscovering the Lost City. Civil
engineering, v. 71, Jan. 2001: 32-39, 74. Available at http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/0101feat.html. Wright, Kenneth, R., Alfredo Valencia Zegarra, and
William L. Lorah. Ancient Machu Picchu drainage engineering. Journal
of irrigation and drainage engineering, v. 125, Nov./Dec.
1999: 360-369. Wright, Kenneth R., Gary D. Witt, and Alfredo Valencia
Zegarra. Hydrogeology and paleohydrology of ancient Machu Picchu. Ground
water, v. 35, July/Aug.1997: 660-666. Wright, Kenneth R., Jonathan, M. Kelly, and Alfredo
Valencia Zegarra. Machu Picchu: ancient hydraulic engineering. Journal
of hydraulic engineering, v. 123, Oct. 1997: 838-843. Wright, Kenneth R. The unseen Machu Picchu: a study
by modern engineers. South American explorer, no.
46, winter 1996: 4-16. Internet ResourcesARTICLESBrown, Jeff L. Rediscovering the Lost City. An article from January 2001 issue of Civil Engineering about the work of Ken Wright, who set out to answer questions such as "how did the Incas get their water when Machu Picchu is on a mountain range? Thomson, Hugh. (2001, July 21). Peru: Hiram Bingham's Lost Property. [Online] An article commemorating the 90th anniversary (on July 24, 2001) of Hiram Bingham's discovery of the ruins of Machu Picchu - one of the greatest events in 20th century archaeology. Published in London by Independent Digital WEB SITESThe Inca Trail and Machu Picchu - A virtual tour guide of the Inca trail through ruins of Inca civilization in Peru, South America. Includes a description of the Inca trail leading to Machu Picchu, history and advice for travelers, interactive maps, and photographs of noteworthy places. The Machu Picchu Library - An excellent source of information including a large collection of links on the following topics: Latin America, Peru, Andean culture, The Inca, maps, background and history, written sources, education and research, The Inca Trail, general narratives, imagery, videos, and art. Machu Picchu: the city of magic - An extensive guide to Machu Picchu, illustrated with many photographs. Includes information on the Inca Trail. Compiled by John F. Buydos, Science, Technology, and Business
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