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Spell of the Urubamba Anthropogeographical Essays on an Andean Valley in Space and Time /

This new book focuses on the Urubamba Valley of Peru, which spans 4000 meters of altitude mostly in the Department of Cusco. More than one million visitors a year come to the Urubamba, especially to experience Machu Picchu, which overlooks the valley floor. The book, based on over 50 years of resear...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gade, Daniel W. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo

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505 0 |a Preface -- The Urubamba Valley in Panoptic Perspective -- Urubamba Travelers as Generators of Knowledge -- Urubamba Verticality: Reflections on Crops and Diseases -- The Sacred Valley as a Zone of Productivity, Privilege and Power -- Vilca in Andean Culture History: Psychotropic Associations in Urubamba and Beyond -- Mysterious Ucumari: The Andean Bear in Nature and Culture -- Urubamba Ramble: Hiram Bingham's Artful Encounter with Machu Picchu -- Vilcabamba: Fabled Redoubt of the Urubamba Region -- Highland and Lowland Peoples in Contact in the Tropical Urubamba -- Conclusion: The Spell is Cast -- Notes -- Glossary -- Index. 
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