This volume presents an interdisciplinary anthology of work from and about Peru, including nonfiction, poetry, journalism, history, and cultural analysis. It includes many primary resources never before published in English, and is a thorough introduction to the country's astonishing past.

Includes maps of: [Peru].

A note of styleIntroduction pt. 1 The ancient civilizations Chavín cult / Brian Fagan -- Nazca pottery / Javier Sologuren -- Huarochirí manuscript / Anonymous -- Moon, sun, witches / Irene Silverblatt -- Origins of the Incas / Garcilaso de la Vega -- Cloth, textile, and the Inca empire / John Murra -- Taxation and the Incas / Pedro de Cieza de León -- Officials and messengers / Guamán Poma de Ayala -- Search for Machu Picchu / Hiram Bingham --