Machu Picchu Guide - Links & Further Reading

        
LINKS
 
• UNESCO World Heritage: http://whc.unesco.org/ 
An up-to-date site on the status of World Heritage site monuments with useful background information about UNESCO’s World Heritage mission.
 
• PROM PERU: http://www.peru.info/perueng.asp
English language website for the Peruvian Tourist Office.

• Instituo Machu Picchu: http://www.imapi.org.pe/
A Peruvian NGO charged with the sustainable development and preservation of cultural and natural resources within the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Reserve.

• World Conservation Monitoring Centre: http://www.wcmc.org.uk/protected_areas/data/wh/macchu.html 
Detailed analyses on protected areas of the world including Machu Picchu with information on fauna, vegetation and conservation management.

• Andean Travel Web: www.andeantravelweb.com/peru
Practical online guide to parts of South America with a strong focus on Inca Trail operators and the region around Cusco.


FURTHER READING

• Lost City of the Incas by Hiram Bingham
First published in 1952, this remains the definitive account of the discovery of Machu Picchu accompanied by photographs of the original expedition.

• The Conquest of the Incas by John Hemming
A gripping version of the fall of the Inca empire following the Spanish invasion of Peru.

• The Inca Trail: Cuzco and Machu Picchu by Richard Danbury
One of Trailblazer’s very useful trekking guides with a good section on Machu Picchu.

• Machu Picchu, the Sacred Center by Johan Reinhard
Written by the well-known high altitude archaeologist, this is a scholarly look at religion and mountain worship in Inca times.

• Exploring Cusco by Peter Frost
A bible for visitors to Cusco and the Sacred Valley written by a long-time resident of the area.