BOOKS

Travel Narratives

- The White Rock by Hugh Thomson

-Trail of Feathers: In Search of the Birdmen of Peru by Tahir Shah

- Cloud Forest by Peter Matthiessen

- At Play in the Fields of the Lord by Peter Matthiessen

-Inca Kola: A Traveller’s Tale of Peru by Matthew Parris

- Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft by Thor Heyerdahl

-Valverde’s Gold: In Search of the Last Great Inca Treasure by Mark Honigsbaum

-Cusco Tales by Richard Nesbit (*Find in Local Bookstores in Cuzco)

History/Archeology

-The Conquest of the Incasby John Hemming

-The Last Days of the Incas by Kim MacQuarrie

-Lima: A Cultural History (Cityscapes) by James Higgins

-The History Of The Conquest Of Peru by William H. Prescott

-Pyramids of Tucume: The Quest for Peru’s Forgotten City by Thor Heyerdahl, Daniel H. Sandweiss, Alfredo Narvaez, and Tucume Archeological

-An Inca Account of the Conquest of Peru by Titu Cusi Yupanqui, Ralph Bauer, and Diego de Cstro Yupanqui

-Between the Lines: The Mystery of the Giant Ground Drawings of Ancient Nasca, Peru by Anthony F. Aveni

-A Sacred Landscape The Search for Ancient Peru by Hugh Thompson

- Forgotten Vilcabamba: Final Stronghold of the Incas (None, 1) by Vincent R. Lee

Culture

-El Ojo Que Cuenta/Eyes That Tell (Only available in Peru)

Wildlife

- Travellers’ Wildlife Guides Peru by David L. Pearson and Les Beletsky

- Birds of Peru (Princeton Field Guides) by Thomas S. Schulenberg, Douglas F. Stotz, Daniel F. Lane, and John P. O’Neill

- Field Guide to the Birds of Peru by James F. Clements and Noam Shany

- Peruvian Wildlife: A Visitor’s Guide to the High Andes (Bradt Guides) by Gerard Cheshire

Photography

- Realm of the Incas by Max Milligan

- Peru’s Amazonian Eden: Manu National Park and Biosphere Reserve (Bilingual Edition) (English-Spanish) (Spanish Edition) by Kim Macquarrie, John Terborgh, Andre Bärtschi, and Jordi Blassi

- Andes by Mario Vargas Llosa and Pablo Corral Vega

-Lima Peru by Mario Testino

Peruvian Food

-The Art of Peruvian Cuisine by Tony Custer

- The Great Ceviche Book by Douglas Rodriguez and Laura Zimmerman

-Eat Smart in Peru : How to Decipher the Menu, Know the Market Foods & Embark on a Tasting Adventure by Joan Peterson

-The Exotic Kitchens of Peruby Copeland Marks

Peruvian Literature

- The War of the End of the World by Mario Vargas Llosa

- Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter: A Novel by Mario Vargas Llosa

-Death in the Andes: A Novel by Mario Vargas Llosa

- The Feast of the Goat: A Novel by Mario Vargas Llosa

-Lost City Radio: A Novel (P.S.) by Daniel Alarcon

-The Peru Reader: History, Culture, Politics (The Latin America Readers)by Orin Starn, various

Guidebooks

-The Machu Picchu Guidebook: A Self-Guided Tour
by Ruth M. Wright, Alfredo Valencia Zegarra, and Alfredo Valencia Zegarra

- Exploring Cuzco by Peter Frost (*Find in Local Bookstores in Lima and Cuzco)

- Peru Adventure Guide by Nicholas Gill

- Peru (Country Guide)

- Insight Guides Peru

- Peru Handbook, 7th: Tread Your Own Path (Footprint Peru Handbook) by Ben Box

- Frommer’s Peru (Frommer’s Complete) by Neil E. Schlecht

- Fodor’s Peru, 3rd Edition (Full-Color Gold Guides)

- The Rough Guide to Peru 6 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)

-Moon Peru (Moon Handbooks) by Ross Wehner

Trekking/Walking/Activity Guides

-Peru and Bolivia, 8th: The Bradt Trekking Guide by Hilary Bradt

-Peru: Surfing Travel Guide (Spanish Edition) by Matias Guzman, Steve Wagner

-Trekking in the Central Andes (Walking) by Rob Rachowiecki, Greg Caire, and Grant Dixon

-The Inca Trail, Cusco & Machu Picchu, 3rd: Includes the Vilcabamba Trek & Lima City Guide (Inca Trail, Cusco & Machu Picchu: Includes Santa Teresa Trek,) by Richard Danbury

Shamanism/Mysticism

- Ayahuasca: The Visionary and Healing Powers of the Vine of the Soul by Joan Parisi Wilcox

- Ayahuasca Visions by Pablo Amaringo

-Sacred Vine of Spirits: Ayahuasca by Ralph Metzner PH.D.

- Chamalú: The Shamanic Way of the Heart: Traditional Teachings from the Andes by Luis Espinoza

- Ayahuasca Reader : Encounters with the Amazon’s Sacred Vine by Luis Eduardo Luna

- Amazon Magic: The Life Story of Ayahuasquero & Shaman Don Agustin Rivas Vasquez by Jaya Bear

-The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield

MUSIC

-Ayahuasca Songs from the Peruvian Amazon

-Afro-Peruvian Classics: The Soul of Black Peru

- Latinoamericana by Chacabuca Grande

- Land of the Incas

- Peru: A Musical Journey

- Kimba Fa by Eva Ayallon

-Miki Gonzales, Various Albums (*Purchase in any record shop in Peru)

-Cholo Soy – Peruvian Waltz Chillout

-Sonido Amazonico!

-Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias From Peru

-Back to Peru: The Most Complete Compilation of Peruvian Underground 64-74

- Afro by Novalima

-Traditional Music of Peru, Vol. 5

MOVIES

 

-Fitzcarraldodirectd by Werner Herzog

-Aguirre, the Wrath of God directed by Werner Herzog

-Madeinusa directed by Claudia Llosa

- The Celestine Prophecy

- Peel: The Peru Project – A Surf Odyssey

- Un Dia Sin Sexo

TELEVISION

-Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 1 – Episode 13: Peru

-In Search of History – Lost City of the Incas (History Channel)

-Globe Trekker: Peru

-National Geographic: The Great Inca Rebellion

-Nature Wonders MANU Peru

-Black Marlin Boulevard – Cabo Blanco Peru, Circa 1954 – Marlin, Swordfish, Tuna Fishing DVD

**Did I miss anything? If so, let me know and I’ll add it to the list.