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A review by rebeccalm
Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams
2.0
I was recommended this book because I took a trip to Peru this year. I enjoyed the book (which I listened to on audiobook), but I found that I would get lost in all of the details a little bit. It was a unique experience to read both before and after I had seen some of the places the author talks about - I was intrigued by the story before I went, and then found the history more fascinating and real once I had already been to the places being talked about.
The most interesting parts, in my opinion, were related to Bingham and his travel/excavation trips. Artifacts that made it back to the U.S., the fight over which country was the rightful owner, as well as Peruvian and American perceptions about the situation were all interesting anecdotes - I hadn't actually been aware of any of these situations before. The author gives the book a fact-filled journalistic flair while still managing to make it feel like a real-life adventure story. I would say it's an interesting book for someone who likes history and travel experiences, but it does get a bit difficult to sort through all of the tangents for the real story line.
The most interesting parts, in my opinion, were related to Bingham and his travel/excavation trips. Artifacts that made it back to the U.S., the fight over which country was the rightful owner, as well as Peruvian and American perceptions about the situation were all interesting anecdotes - I hadn't actually been aware of any of these situations before. The author gives the book a fact-filled journalistic flair while still managing to make it feel like a real-life adventure story. I would say it's an interesting book for someone who likes history and travel experiences, but it does get a bit difficult to sort through all of the tangents for the real story line.