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With the backdrop of the ever-intriguing Andes mountains, The White Rock, Hugh Thomson's intoxicating history of the Inca people and their heartland, is a thrilling mix of information and adventure. The author, an acclaimed documentary filmmaker and explorer, expertly weaves accounts of his own discoveries and brushes with danger with the history of those who preceded him-including the explorer Hiram Bingham, who discovered Machu Picchu; the twentieth...
3) National Geographic investigates ancient Inca: archaeology unlocks the secrets of the Inca's past
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c2007
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English
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"Shows how ancient treasures help scientists today to piece together the puzzle of the Inca's past. Includes Inca pottery, textiles, and the mummy called the Ice Maiden."--Source other than the Library of Congress.
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[2020]
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English
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DeSTEMber - Tweens
Hispanic Heritage Month - Spanish & Bilingual Kids
Pura Belpré Award Winner & Honor Books - Present to 1996
Hispanic Heritage Month - Spanish & Bilingual Kids
Pura Belpré Award Winner & Honor Books - Present to 1996
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Una biografía ilustrada de Julio C. Tello, considerado el fundador de la arqueología peruana moderna y quien llegó a ser el científico social indígena más distinguido del siglo.
"A picture biography of Julio C. Tello, considered to be the founder of modern Peruvian archaeology, that traces his life from an early interest in Peru's ancient cultures to his rise as the most distinguished Indigenous social scientist of the twentieth century. A...
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Greetings from somewhere volume 7
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[2015]
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English
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While in Machu Picchu, Peru, with their parents, eight-year-old twins Ethan and Ella cross a secret bridge and discover a mysterious stone sculpture.
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Samantha Sutton mysteries volume 1
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English
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"There's nothing Samantha Sutton wants more than to become an adventure-seeking archaeologist like her brilliant Uncle Jay. Samantha's big dreams are finally coming true when Jay invites her along on a summer excavation of an ancient temple in the Peruvian Andes. But this adventure isn't exactly what she thought it would be with her nosy older brother, Evan, and Jay's colleagues monitoring her every move. And she has to deal with the local legend,...
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2010.
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Español
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A 2.400 metros de altitud, en el corazón de la cordillera andina, se alzan las ruinas de una misteriosa y antigua ciudad llamada Machu Picchu. Este importante enclave Inca permaneció oculto durante 400 añoñs, hasta que el explorador Hiram Bingham dio con él en 1911. La falta de registros escritos por sus orígenes y su historio rodeó la ciudad de un velo de misterio.
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