Turn Right At Machu Picchu : Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time Paperback – Illustrated, 7 May 2012

This is a vrery interesting and amusing account of an expedition the author made into Peruvian jungles to visit Inca sites including the lost city and Machu Picchu. On the way a lot of history of the Inca civilisation and the Spanish conquest is given in a very readable way. On the wat the reader gains an understanding of the various sites and remains and the reason for their alignments. The author pokes fun at himself in an underastated way and the book is so enjoyable that I have reread it twice.

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone going to macchu picture and/or doing the inca trail. It tells you a lot About the history of the incas, about the discoveries by hiram Bingham and what to expect on the walk but in an amusing, alternative way of getting the information. I wished I'd started it earlier as I was only a third of the way through when we were there, but it really helped. I especially liked his self-deprecating way he tackled the treks and the image of john- ex encounter overland - is so true to people I've come across. Having now come back it is harder to finish it, but it still makes me want to do longer treks like he did. Just 4 days doesn't seem enough when reading all the routes they took. I hope more people read it and review it, it should be 'the book' for anyone travelling to cusco area.

I read this while I was on holiday in Peru visiting Cusco and Machu Picchu. The book has an easy, interesting and amusing style but it is also full of interesting information about the Incas, the conquest of Peru by the Spanish under Francisco Pizarro, the 're-discovery' of Machu Picchu by Hiram Bingham in 1911 and the author's experience of following the arduous route that Bingham took on his journey to Machu Picchu. The book gave me a much better understanding than the local guides about the meaning and context of the ruins. I would recommend it to anyone who is thinking about taking the trip.

Interesting book if you plan to travel to Peru and visit Machu Picchu. I read ot while trekking to Machu Picchu and it really gave me some interesting clues and information that I would otherwise missed out on. Think the author should have finished the book after the Machu Picchu visit though. Everything after that just feels a bit irrelevant and I really had to push myself to read until the end.. Dragging on unnecessarily.

I am soon travelling to Machu Picchu and this book was recommended by someone who had just returned. He was right that it is better to read this book before travelling. It has opened up the history, geography and social history of the area in such a readable and informative way. I can't wait to get there. I feel so much better prepared for what I hope to see and experience. I am glad that I have opted for an easier way of getting to Machu Picchu than the author though.

I read this book while on holiday in Peru, reaching the section where the author gets to Machu Picchu at about the same time I did. This was helpful as it is difficult to understand some of his descriptions of carved and aligned rocks if you haven't actually seen them.The book is very readable and taught me a lot. But do read it all the way to the end as the author later questions or disproves some of the ideas he sets out in earlier chapters.The interweaving of the 3 stories - the Incas, Bingham, and the author's trip, gets a little confusing in places but there is a helpful timeline and glossary at the end of the book.

Vital if you are visiting Machu PicchuFunny and informative with good photos

I recommend this to anyone who goes on the Inca Trail and anyone who has a sense of adventure