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Before the Incas: Navigating Archaeological Sites of Coastal Peru
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About Before The Incas: Navigating Archaeological Sites
Product Description For visitors to Trujillo, Lima, and Pisco/Paracas/Nasca along Peru’s Pacific coast, this guide fills a gap among travel guides by providing detailed information for 12 archaeological sites of six pre-Inca cultures that are often overlooked by visitors. Organized geographically from north to south--except for the first section that focuses on Caral, the oldest urban civilization in the Americas--Dr. Montgomery discusses the history, culture, and achievements of the Moche, Chimú, Lima, Ischma, and Nasca cultures, in addition to providing detailed visitor information for each site. After the section on Caral, the Trujillo region is the first stop with a focus on the Moche sites of Huaca de la Luna and El Brujo along with the Chimú sites of Chan Chan and Huaca Arcoiris. In the greater Lima area, four sites belonging to the Lima culture (Pachacamac, Huaca Pucllana, Huallamarca, and Cajamarquilla) and two Ischma culture sites (Puruchuco and Mateo Salado) are discussed. There is also a section on the Larco museum, home to the greatest collection of Moche art in the world. The last stop is Nasca, with information for those wishing to arrange flights over the Nasca lines. The guide includes general tips for visitors to Peru with specific information for cruise ship passengers docking at Salaverry (Trujillo), Callao (Lima) and Puerto San Martín (Paracas). There is also a three-page list of useful Spanish phrases with pronunciation guide. About the Author Tommie Sue Montgomery has been traveling, doing research and occasionally living in Latin America since 1976. With an M.A. from Vanderbilt and a Ph.D. from New York University, she spent 25 years doing research in El Salvador and is the author of three books and numerous articles on the country. She has also lived in Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua, and Argentina. Dr. Montgomery is the recipient of three Fulbright awards and, in 2013, was honoured by her alma mater, Wesleyan College in Georgia, for “Distinguished Achievement in a Profession.” Since 2005 she has lectured on cruise ships from Vancouver to Cape Horn, up the Amazon, through the Caribbean, and across the Atlantic. Her lectures in PPS format are available via FB private message (payment via PayPal) and a number of her photo-essays on Latin America can be viewed on her Facebook page, fb.me/travelseen.latinamerica and on www.travelhighlighter .com (click on “South America”). The 3rd edition of Navigating Machu Picchu: A Short Guide to Planning and Getting the Most out of Your Trip (Amazon), first published in 2016 will be released in mid-November 2017. When not traveling, she lives in Oshawa, Ontario with husband David Abrahams.
