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Spell of the Urubamba: Anthropogeographical Essays on an Andean Valley in Space and Time

By Daniel W. Gade (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Year
2016
ISBN
978-3-319-20848-0, 978-3-319-20849-7
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-20849-7
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
17 MB (18329906 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
XV, 354\363
Time added
2015-11-25 16:51:03
Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning; Environment

Description

This work examines the valley of the Urubamba River in terms of vertical zonation, Incan impact on the environment, plant use, the history of exploration and the notion of discovery, the idea of land reform, and cultural contact with the European world. Winding its path northward from the Andean Highlands to the Amazon, the valley has served as the stage of pre-Columbian civilizations and focal point of Spanish conquest in Peru.

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