Something Lost Behind the Ranges

<p class=ql-align-justify>Peru was in a <em>state of siege</em> Halley's Comet was making its cyclical reappearance for the first time in seventy-two years and the throngs of tourists that would soon elevate Machu Picchu to a major world tourist destination had not yet descended upon the Sacred Valley. Before the luxury hotels high-speed trains and express helicopters an independent traveler armed with a poem encounters the obstacles and rewards of a puzzled trail in the quest to reach Machu Picchu the legendary <em>Lost City of the Incas. </em>With travels through the highlands of Peru; including Cusco Pisac Ollantaytambo Machu Picchu and Puno; with a circuitous route through La Paz Copacabana and Lake Titicaca Bolivia.  Past and present converge in a story that is true for all times.</p><p class=ql-align-justify>Finalist Foreword Reviews Magazine Book of the Year Award / Travel Essays. 2012. </p><p class=ql-align-justify>A Shelf Unbound Notable Book.</p><p><br></p>