Philip's Reviews > Lost City: The Discovery of Machu Picchu

Been reading a fair amount about Machu Picchu recently, initially as I was fascinated to learn about their unbelievably precise stonework:



…but also then got into the whole history of its discovery, as well as Incan history itself, (which again just highlighted the horrific abuses of the "more civilized culture" - in this case the Spanish - in their wanton desecration, slaughter and theft…not that the Incans themselves weren't right bastards in their own internicine warfare).

Anyway, I went through several interesting books on this from the library, but as a former art school guy, this one was my favorite thanks to Lewin's beautiful watercolor illustrations:





Short, informative, and just really beautiful.