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Machu Picchu: A Brief Bibliography
BOOKS ON MACHU PICCHU | BOOKS ON THE INCAS | JOURNAL ARTICLES | INTERNET RESORUCES
Books on Machu Picchu
Angles Vargas, Víctor. Machupijchu
y el camino inka. Cusco, Perú, V. Angles Vargas,
1980. 103 p.
F3429.1.M3A54
Angles Vargas, Víctor. Machupijchu
y sus enigmas. Cusco, Perú, V. Angles Vargas, 1984.
286 p.
F3429.1.M3A543 1984
Bingham, Alfred M. Portrait of an explorer:
Hiram Bingham, discoverer of Machu Picchu. Ames, Iowa
State University Press, 1989. 381 p. 1989 Bibliography: p. 362-368.
F3429.B633B55
Bingham, Hiram. Lost city of the Incas. New
York, Duell, Sloan, and Pearce, 1948. 263 p.
F3429.1.M3B617 and Microfilm 52189 F
Bingham, Hiram. Machu Picchu, a citadel of
the Incas; report of the explorations and excavations made in
1911, 1912 and 1915 under the auspices of Yale University and
the National Geographic Society. London, H. Milford, Oxford
University Press, 1930. 244 p. (Memoirs of the National Geographic
Society, no. 1)
G3.N25 no. 1
Frost, Peter. Machu Picchu historical sanctuary,
Cusco, Perú. Lima, Perú, Nuevas Imágenes,
c1995. 64 p.
F3429.1.M3F76 1995
Hemming, John. Machu Picchu. New York,
Newsweek, c1981. 172 p.
F3429.1.M3H45
Machupicchu: devenir histórico y cultural. [Editorial,
selección y notas] Efraín Chevarría Huarcaya. [Cusco,
Perú] E. Chevarría Huarcaya, 1992. 250 p. F3429.1.M3M35
1992 Bibliography: p. 245-246.
F3429.1.M3M35 1992
Mantorell Carreño, Alberto. Machu Picchu,
patrimonio cultural en peligro. Lima, Perú, Editorial
Malze, 2000. 149 p. Bibliography: p. 141-148.
F3429.1.M3M395 2000
Reinhard, Johan. Machu Picchu: the sacred
center. Lima, Perú, Nuevas Imágenes, c1991. 112
p. F3429.1.M3R44 1991 Bibliography: p. 95-108.
F3429.1.M3R44 1991
Valencia Zegarra, Alfredo, and Arminda Gibaja Oviedo. Machu
Picchu: la investigación y conservación del monumento arqueológico
después de Hiram Bingham. Qosqo [i.e. Cuzco] Perú,
Municipalidad del Qosqo, 1992. 354 p. Bibliography: p. 329-354.
F3429.1.M3V35 1992
Wright, Kenneth R., and Alfredo Valencia Zegarra. Machu
Picchu: a civil engineering marvel. With Ruth M. Wright
and Gordon McEwan. Reston, Va., American Society of Civil Engineers,
c2000. 136 p. Bibliography: p. 124-126.
TA52.W75 2000
Wright, Ruth M., and Alfredo Valencia Zegarra. The
Machu Picchu guidebook: a self-guided tour. Boulder, Colo.,
Johnson Books, c2001. 162 p.
F3429.1.M3W75 2001
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Books on the Incas
Poma de Ayala, Felipe Huamán. Letter to a
king: a Peruvian chief's account of life under the Incas and
under Spanish rule. New York, Dutton, c1978. 248 p. Translation
of Nueva corónica y buen gobierno. English.
F3429.P7813
Hemming, John. Monuments of the Incas. Boston,
Little, Brown, 1982. 228 p. Bibliography: p. 216-221.
F3429.H38 1982
Julien, Catherine J. Reading. Inca history. Iowa
City, University of Iowa Press, c2000. 338 p. Bibliography: p.
313-323.
F3429.J85 2000
Malpass, Michael Andrew. Daily life in the
Inca empire. Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press, 1996. 164
p.
Bibliography: p. 153-159.
F3429.M26 1996
Morris, Craig, and Adriana von Hagen. The
Inka Empire and its Andean origins. New York, Abbeville
Press, c1993. 251 p.
Bibliography: p. 236-242.
F3429.M843 1993
Moseley, Michael Edward. The Incas and their
ancestors: the archaeology of Peru. New York, Thames and
Hudson, 1992. 272 p.
Bibliography: p. 263-267.
F3429.M848 1992
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Journal Articles
Bingham, Hiram. Further explorations in the land
of the Incas: the Peruvian Expedition of 1915 of the National Geographic
Society and Yale University. National geographic,
v. 29, May 1916: 431-473.
G1.N2
Bingham, Hiram. In the wonderland of Peru. National
geographic, v. 24, Apr. 1913: 387-573.
G1.N2
Bingham, Hiram. The story of Machu Picchu: the Peruvian
expeditions of the National Geographic Society and Yale University. National
geographic, v. 27, Feb. 1915: 172-186, 203-217.
G1.N2
Brown, Jeff L. Rediscovering the Lost City. Civil
engineering, v. 71, Jan. 2001: 32-39, 74. Available at http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/0101feat.html.
TA1.C452
Wright, Kenneth, R., Alfredo Valencia Zegarra, and
William L. Lorah. Ancient Machu Picchu drainage engineering. Journal
of irrigation and drainage engineering, v. 125, Nov./Dec.
1999: 360-369.
TC801.A4
Wright, Kenneth R., Gary D. Witt, and Alfredo Valencia
Zegarra. Hydrogeology and paleohydrology of ancient Machu Picchu. Ground
water, v. 35, July/Aug.1997: 660-666.
GB1001.G75
Wright, Kenneth R., Jonathan, M. Kelly, and Alfredo
Valencia Zegarra. Machu Picchu: ancient hydraulic engineering. Journal
of hydraulic engineering, v. 123, Oct. 1997: 838-843.
TC1.A39
Wright, Kenneth R. The unseen Machu Picchu: a study
by modern engineers. South American explorer, no.
46, winter 1996: 4-16.
F2224.S68
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Internet Resources
ARTICLES
Brown, Jeff L. Rediscovering
the Lost City. An article from January 2001 issue of Civil
Engineering about the work of Ken Wright, who set out
to answer questions such as "how did the Incas get their water
when Machu Picchu is on a mountain range?
Thomson, Hugh. (2001, July 21). Peru:
Hiram Bingham's Lost Property. [Online] An
article commemorating the 90th anniversary (on July 24, 2001)
of Hiram Bingham's discovery of the ruins of Machu Picchu - one
of the greatest events in 20th century archaeology. Published
in London by Independent Digital
WEB SITES
The
Inca Trail and Machu Picchu - A virtual tour guide of the
Inca trail through ruins of Inca civilization in Peru, South
America. Includes a description of the Inca trail leading to
Machu Picchu, history and advice for travelers, interactive maps,
and photographs of noteworthy places.
The Machu Picchu
Library - An excellent source of information including a
large collection of links on the following topics: Latin America,
Peru, Andean culture, The Inca, maps, background and history,
written sources, education and research, The Inca Trail, general
narratives, imagery, videos, and art.
Machu
Picchu: the city of magic - An extensive guide to Machu Picchu,
illustrated with many photographs. Includes information on the
Inca Trail.
Compiled by John F. Buydos, Science, Technology, and Business
Division and Carlos J. Olave,
Hispanic Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540
September
5, 2001
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