zfeig 's review for:

Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams

4.5

adventurous emotional informative medium-paced

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This book was great prep for my trek to Machu Picchu. While it centers on the author's travels throughout the sacred valley region and the history of Hiram Bingham's "discovery" (discovery is used very ironically here) of ruins in the region, it gave me a really strong background ahead of visiting the city. 

This book strikes a balance between adventure tale, informative historical account, government intrigue, and topics of race class and oppression that are important background for Americans wherever they travel.