Added to Reading/Viewing List: Turn Right at Machu Picchu

Having just finished the series on the Incas, I think now is a good time to add a book to the  Reading/Viewing List. This is one of the two books that I used for most of my research on the Incas. I only read a chapter of the other book. It was a very good chapter, but I don't feel confident that I can recommend it at this point. Maybe someday I'll finish it and get back to you.

Anyways, here's my thoughts on why you should read Turn Right at Machu Picchu. You can find this review and all other suggested Reading and Viewing here. 

Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time
Mark Adams
My parents gave me this book for Christmas in 2013 after I had returned from my first Peruvian adventure. I promptly lost it a few weeks later in JFK airport. I was so glad to see it on the bookshelf in the Mountain House. I've been to Machu Picchu twice already. Reading this book just made me want to go again.

Mark Adams worked for National Geographic Adventurer magazine as a writer and editor. But he wasn't an adventurer himself. Then he grew obsessed with Hiram Bingham, the man who is credited with the discovery of Machu Picchu. So he decided to follow in Bingham's footsteps. The result is this book. Adams deftly weaves three narratives - the fall of the Incas, Bingham's adventures, and Adams's own wild romp through the Peruvian highlands - into an illuminating and laugh out loud tapestry of Peru's history and culture. If you're toying with the dream of going to Machu Picchu someday, read this book. It will give you the push to buy those plane tickets. And if you you're planning on visiting your favorite gringo living in the Peruvian highlands next year and want to do some sightseeing along the way, read this book. It's easy, it's funny, and you'll be surprised how much you learn about Peruvian history and modern Peruvian culture.