The White Rock: An Exploration of the Inca Heartland

About this book

With the backdrop of the ever-intriguing Andes mountains The White Rock Hugh Thomsons intoxicating history of the Inca people and their heartland is a thrilling mix of information and adventure. The author an acclaimed documentary filmmaker and explorer expertly weaves accounts of his own discoveries and brushes with danger with the history of those who preceded himincluding the explorer Hiram Bingham who discovered Machu Picchu; the twentieth century South American photographer Martn Chambi; the poet Pablo Neruda; and the Spanish conquistadores who destroyed the Inca civilizationand the eccentric characters he meets on his travels.