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First published in 1927 and winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1928, "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" is the moving story of a tragic accident and its aftermath by American author Thornton Wilder. The novel tells the fictional story of the victims of a horrific collapse of an Incan rope bridge in Peru and how they came to be on the bridge on that fateful day. Set in the early 18th century, the novel begins with a description of the bridge's collapse, which...
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Greetings from somewhere volume 7
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[2015]
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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.
7) Excavation
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[2010]
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High in the Andes, Dr. Henry Conklin discovers a 500-year-old mummy that should not be there. While deep in the South American jungle, Conklin's nephew, Sam, stumbles upon a remarkable site nestled between two towering peaks, a place hidden from human eyes for thousands of years. Ingenious traps have been laid to ensnare the careless and unsuspecting, and wealth beyond imagining could be the reward for those with the courage to face the terrible unknown....
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Nancy Drew mystery stories volume 44
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2002.
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Nancy Drew travels to Peru to solve a mystery involving a long-lost treasure and a crossword clue carved into an ancient wooden plaque.
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Lily Moore mysteries volume 2
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2012.
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Travel writer Lily Moore embarks on a visit to Peru with photographer Jesse Robb, where the suspicious falling death of a tourist prompts Lily to question the victim's traveling companion.
11) Inca gold
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Choose your own adventure volume 20
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[2006]
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English
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An eccentric billionaire, a ruthless archeologist, and strange twin tricksters are the opponents to be faced in the race to find lost Incan treasures.
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Treasure hunters (James Patterson) volume 5
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Twins Bick and Beck Kidd and their family of professional treasure hunters race against mercenaries, rival treasure hunters, and a lumber baron through the jungles and mountains of Peru in search of Paititi, the legendary lost Inca city of gold, in hope of conserving the archaeological treasure and preventing deforestation of the rain forest.
13) Competence
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Custard protocol volume 3
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2018.
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"All alone in Singapore, proper Miss Primrose Tunstell must steal helium to save her airship, the Spotted Custard, in a scheme involving a lovesick werecat and a fake fish tail. When she uncovers rumors of a new kind of vampire, Prim and the Custard crew embark on a mission to Peru"--Amazon.com.
14) The Ugly One
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2013.
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"At the height of the Incan empire, a girl called the Ugly One because of a disfiguring scar on her face, seeks to have the scar removed and instead finds a life path as a shaman"
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Hispanic Heritage Month - Children
Indigineous Peoples
Native American Heritage Month - Children
Storytime @ Home: Spotlight on Mother Nature & Planet Earth
Indigineous Peoples
Native American Heritage Month - Children
Storytime @ Home: Spotlight on Mother Nature & Planet Earth
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Enjoying days spent with animal friends near her home in the Amazon, young Zonia wonders what to do on a day when the rainforest calls out to her for help, in an illustrated story that's complemented by back matter about the Asháninka community.
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Black Knights Inc volume 8
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"Dan 'The Man' Currington is back in fighting form with a mission that takes him four thousand miles south of BKI headquarters, high in the Andes Mountains of Peru. He's hot on the trail of a rogue CIA agent selling classified government secrets to the highest bidder, when Penni DePaul arrives on the scene. Suddenly the stakes are higher, and keeping Penni safe becomes Dan's number one priority"--
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Magic tree house. Original series volume 34
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"The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie away to South America, where they must climb Machu Picchu to save a baby llama."--
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Explora las maravillas de la Amazonía con Zonia, una niña asháninka, cuyas alegres aventuras en la selva se interrumpen un día por un misterioso y desconcertante descubrimiento. La selva es el hogar de Zonia. Es su jardín y su patio, su vecindario y su parque. Cada mañana, la selva llama a Zonia. Cada mañana, ella responde: le dice "hola" a la familia de perezosos, saluda al oso hormiguero, da una carrera con el veloz jaguar... Una mañana,...
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[2013]
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"Dos hombres puestos a prueba por la vida descubren el verdadero sentido del coraje y la lealtad. El héroe discreto narra la historia paralela de dos personajes: el ordenado y entrañable Felícito Yanaqué, un pequeño empresario de Piura, que es extorsionado; y de Ismael Carrera, un exitoso hombre de negocios, dueño de una aseguradora en Lima, quien urde una sorpresiva venganza contra sus dos hijos holgazanes que quisieron verlo muerto. Ambos...
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Boxcar children great adventure volume 5
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English
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In this all-new very special miniseries, the Aldens have been recruited by a secret society to return lost artifacts and treasures to their rightful locations--all around the world! The final leg of the Aldens' journey brings them to South America and to the Salt Flats in northern Argentina. But when they hit a dead end, they realize someone has tricked them in order to delay their plans! Returning to Buenos Aires, the Aldens connect with the Silvertons...
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