andes region

Discusses the ancient Inca civilization--history, daily life, religion, customs, agriculture and scientific accomplishments.

Tells the story of the 1972 plane crash that stranded several members of a Uruguayan rugby team in the Andes Mountains for two months, struggling to survive.

Provides an overview of ancient Andean cultural development, discussing the role of the Andean environment and maritime resources in the growth of civilization.

Presents a comprehensive view of the Andean cocaine industry, revealing the configuration of the drug industry, from the original cultivation of coca in the fields of South America to the sale of cocaine on the streets of the United States. Analyzes the economic and political impact of such problems as violence and the undermining of legitimate business.

Discusses the ordeal of the survivors of an airplane crash in 1972 in the Andes wilderness.

Explores the history and culture of the ancient Inca civilization of Peru; and examines such sites as the fortress of Sacsahuaman, Machu Picchu, and a Moche tomb.

Nando Parrado chronicles his and his rugby teammates' ten-week struggle to survive in the Andes Mountains after their plane crashed on October 13, 1972.

Children from many areas of southern Peru use different forms of transportation to travel to the Inti Raymi festival in the city of Cusco.

In this folktale from the Andes, a clever guinea pig repeatedly outsmarts the fox that wants to eat him for dinner.

Text, colorful photographs, and illustrations present the history of the Incan empire in the Andes mountains on the west coast of South America.