Along the Inca Road A Woman's Journey into an Ancient Empire

by MULLER, KARIN

• ISBN13: 9780792277279
• ISBN10: 0792277279
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: National Geographic

Summary

Muller shares her seven-month adventure along the treacherous, starkly beautiful expanse of this ancient route. Along the way, she tries her hand at bull-fighting, paddles a reed boat, and accompanies the Ecuadorian military on a de-mining patrol. Photos.

Table of Contents

The Thin Red Line	1	(8)
To the Northernmost Reaches of the Empire	9	(16)
The People's War	25	(10)
Mama Negra's Groom	35	(10)
A Life of Giving	45	(12)
The Crash	57	(16)
Into the Dragon's Lair	73	(22)
Land Mines in Paradise	95	(22)
A Journey into the Spirit World	117	(16)
The People of the Clouds	133	(20)
Twilight of an Empire	153	(6)
The Patriarch of Huanchaco Beach	159	(12)
The Walker	171	(16)
A Mango in the Surf	187	(8)
The Holy Hub	195	(4)
Taking the Bull by the Horns	199	(16)
Ancient Lives in Modern Times	215	(4)
The Golden Fleece of the Andes	219	(20)
A Sacred Place	239	(4)
Lost in the Jungle	243	(22)
The Traveler	265	(4)
Cocaine	269	(8)
The Devil's Dance	277	(10)
Wheels	287	(6)
The Chronicler	293	(3)
Acknowledgments	296