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Bezig met laden... Where Is Machu Picchu?door Megan Stine
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Built in the fifteenth century and tucked away in the mountains of Peru, Machu Picchu was abandoned after the Spaniards conquered the Incan empire in the sixteenth century. It remained hidden until 1911 when Hiram Bingham uncovered the marvelous complex and shared his discovery with the world. Today, hundreds of thousands of people visit the site to climb the 3,000 stone steps, explore the towering monuments, and see the numerous species that call these famous ruins home. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)985.37History and Geography South America Peru Southern Peru CuzcoLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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On page 7 is written that Machu Picchu is pronounced 'MAT-choo Pee- choo'; this is incorrect. The pronunciation (as told to me by a Peruvian guide, also noted on pronunciation guides) is closer to 'Ma-choo PEEK-choo'. The order of paragraphs and sections in the book sometimes makes the information confusing or misleading. On the rear cover, the book indicates that a garden of literally golden corn was in Machu Picchu, but in the book that garden is attributed to Cuzco not Machu Picchu. I'm not sure if there are other inaccuracies, but the ones I found made me hesitant to trust other points of the book. The author is also kind of harsh on Hiram Bingham too and casts the explorer's actions based on today's standards and knowledge; I think this could have been done better - highlighting Bingham's work and theories that did advance knowledge and giving better context to theories and actions that were later found to be incorrect. The timeline of the World at the back gives some context for discoveries and inventions, particularly around when Machu Picchu was discovered, but it's also a little weird in what is included... "2012 Superstorm Sandy strikes the northeastern United States". ( )