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.
Temas:
Human geography.
Physical geography.
Culture-Study and teaching.
Anthropology.
Human Geography.
Physical Geography.
Cultural Studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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