Thomson, Hugh <br/><br/>
The white rock  : an exploration of the Inca heartland 
/ Hugh Thomson 
 - Woodstock, NY  : Overlook Press  , 2003. 
 - xviii, 316 p., [24] p. of plates  : ill., maps  ; 24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Originally published: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2001. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-300) and index. 
<br/><br/> The British documentary filmmaker relates his travels 20 years ago deep into the Inca empire, through the high Peruvian Andes and Bolivia, and a second trip 17 years later, to the last Inca stronghold in the Amazon basin. In his early 20s, he launched a successful expedition to find the lost Inca city of Llactapata. Believing that "what really was important was understanding what the ruin was about," Thomson began a decades-long study of Inca history and culture. The marriage of his intellectual and physical exploration is at the center of this compelling book. Thomson is a skilled storyteller, apparent in both his recreation of the violent destruction of the Incas by the Spanish and his description of the ruins he discovers, the people he meets along the way, and the hardships and pleasures of traveling the abandoned Inca highways. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781585673551 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002034606 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Thomson, Hugh
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Incas----History
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Cuzco region (Peru)---Description and travel<br/>Vilcabamba Mountains (Peru)----Discovery and exploration
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F3429  / .T28 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>LAS 985 THO