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Trail of feathers in search of the birdmen of Peru

Intrigued by the recurring theme of flight in Peruvian folklore, the author embarks on a journey through Peru to discover whether the Incas really could fly over the jungle, encountering a wealth of colorful characters along the way.

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  • "En busca de los hombres pájaro del Perú"

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  • "Enthralled by the chronicle of a 16th-century Spanish monk, which said that the Incas flew like birds over the jungle, Tahir Shah sets out to discover whether the Incas really did fly or glide above the jungles of Peru."
  • "Intrigued by the recurring theme of flight in Peruvian folklore, the author embarks on a journey through Peru to discover whether the Incas really could fly over the jungle, encountering a wealth of colorful characters along the way."@en
  • "Enthralled by a line from the chronicle of a sixteenth-century monk, which said that the Incas 'flew like birds' over the jungle, and by the recurring theme of flying in Peruvian folklore, Tahir Shah set out to discover whether the Incas really did flyor glide above the jungles of Peru. Or was the Spanish cleric alluding to flight of a different kind - flight inspired by a powerful hallucinogen? After gathering equipment in London - and advice, not least from Wilfred Thesiger - the long quest begins. First, to the mountains of Peru and a trek to Machu Picchu, the Incas' most sacred city. Then on to the mountain city of Cusco and a mysterious island on the great glittering expanse of Lake Titicaca. Picking up clues as he goes, the author's trail takes him on to the coast and through the desert, to the immense animal-like etchings which form the Nazca Lines, and a remote burial ground for 30,000 mummified corpses. And finally to an epic river journey up the Amazon to discover the secrets of the Shuar, a tribe of infamous savagery living in the deep jungle of the Upper Amazon. In the course of this journey we learn much about the Spanish treatment of the Incas, about Peruvian folklore and magic, about the great but brief Amazon rubber boom of the nineteenth century, about head-shrinking, shamanic knowledge and plant-based hallucinogens. Even for a traveller so used to surreal adventures, there are many strange encounters and physical challenges - gruesome but often hilarious - among madmen and dreamsers, sorcerers, con-men and jungle experts, before Tahir Shah can at last discover the truth about the Birdmen of Peru."@en
  • "Shah travels to Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca, and the Nazca Lines in search of the truth behind the legendary birdmen."
  • "Shah travels to Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca, and the Nazca Lines in search of the truth behind the legendart birdmen."
  • "A shrunken head from Peru and a feather with traces of blood are the clues that launch Tahir Shah on his latest journey. Fascinated by the recurring theme of flight in Peruvian folklore, Shah sets out to discover whether the Incas really were able to "fly like birds" over the jungle, as a Spanish monk reported. Or were they drug-induced hallucinations? His journey, full of surreal experiences, takes him from the Andes Mountains to the desert and finally, in the company of a Vietnam vet, up the Amazon deep into the jungle to discover the secrets of the Shuar, a tribe of legendary sava."@en

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  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Folklore"
  • "Folklore"@en

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  • "Un rastro de plumas : en busca de los hombres pájaro del Perú"
  • "Un rastro de plumas : En busca de los hombres pajaro del Peru"@es
  • "Un Rastro de plumas: En busca de los hombres pájaro del Perú"
  • "Trail of feathers in search of the birdmen of Peru"@en
  • "Trail of feathers in search of the birdmen of Peru"
  • "Trail of feathers : in search of the birdmen of Peru"
  • "Trail of feathers : in search of the birdmen of Peru"@en
  • "Un rastro de plumas : en busca de los hombre pájaro del Perú"@es

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