Bibliograph

Type

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Life and death in the Andes, on the trail of bandits, heroes, and revolutionaries, Kim MacQuarrie

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsplatesportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Life and death in the Andes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

968155864

Responsibility statement

Kim MacQuarrie

Sub title

on the trail of bandits, heroes, and revolutionaries

Summary

In life and death in the Andes, Kim MacQuarrie travels 4,500 miles throughout South America down the spine of the Andes, the longest mountain chain in the world. Throughout the stories of the characters connected to this region -- including explorers, revolutionaries, drug lords, and even a fourteen-year-old girl sacrificed by the Incas -- MacQuarrie reveals the rich and often turbulent history of the region. MacQuarrie interweaves these stories with vivid historical accounts, revealing the larger story of the struggle to control South America -- and of the sacrifices made in the process -- bring to life the history of an entire continent and its people

Table Of Contents

The hunt for Pablo Escobar and the search for El Dorado (Colombia) -- Evolution & denial in the Galápagos (Ecuador) -- Death in the Andes : The capture of Shining Path Leader, Abimael Guzmán (Peru) -- The rise & fall of Hiram Bingham, "discoverer" of Machu Picchu (Peru) -- Ice Maidens, volcanoes & Incas (Peru) -- The Kon-Tiki voyage, White Gods, and the Floating Islands of Titicaca Lake (Peru & Bolivia) -- The end of Che Guevara (Bolivia) -- The final days of Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid (Bolivia) -- Darwin, the Last Yámana, and the uttermost part of the Earth (Chile & Argentina)

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