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John Harrison - Cloud Road, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

Cloud Road

A Journey Through the Inca Heartland

Av John Harrison

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For five months John Harrison journeys through thissecret country, walking alone into remote villages wherehe is the first gringo the inhabitants have ever seen, andwhere life continues as if Columbus had never sailed. Helives at over 10,000 feet for most of the trip, following thegreat road of the Incas: the Camino Real, or Royal Road.Hand built over 500 years ago, it crosses the most difficultand dangerous mountains in all the Americas, diving intosweltering canyons and soaring up into the snows. 1500miles, half of it on foot, take him from the Equator toCuzco and the most magical city of all: Machu Picchu.He is attacked, gets lost and is trapped by floods, but onlywhen he goes home does he lose what he wants most.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2021-01-01
  • Mått: 140 x 216 x 39 mm
  • Vikt: 464 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 408
  • Förlag: Parthian Books
  • ISBN: 9781913640064
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John Harrison comes from a line of aviators and seafarers. He begantravel writing after a life-changing trip to Antarctica. Cloud Road wonthe Wales Book of the Year Award in 2011. He also won the inauguralAlexander Cordell Travel Writing Competition in 2004, and again in2006. John is a frequent reviewer for New Welsh Review and the Mail onSunday, and has written for Planet and the Daily Telegraph.

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Hand built over 500 years ago, it crosses the most difficult and dangerous mountains in all the Americas, diving into sweltering canyons and soaring up into the snows. 1500 miles, half of it on foot, take him from the Equator to Cuzco and the most magical city of all: Machu Picchu.He is attacked, gets lost and is trapped by floods, but only when he goes home does he lose what he wants most.‘His approach is thorough and his excitement contagious...’ – The Independent on Sunday‘This is a must read for those who want to get below the surface and find out about the real Peru... He brings to life the landscape he treks through...’ – Lonely Planet‘...a lyrical and sharply observed account...’ – JP O’ Malley

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