Peruvian Wildlife: A Visitor's Guide to the High Andes

Peruvian Wildlife: A Visitor's Guide to the High Andes

Authors: Gerard Cheshire, Huw Lloyd & Barry Walker

1st edition • DECEMBER 2007
144 PAGES • 144 PAGES OF COLOUR PHOTOS • 1 MAP
ISBN: 978 1 84162 167 8

 

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This full-colour guide to the wildlife of the High Andes in Peru will appeal to the ardent wildlife enthusiast, curious tourist and armchair traveller alike. Some of the hotspots covered are Machu Picchu, Cusco and the Sacred Valley of the Incas, the Inca Trail, the Avenue of the Volcanoes in Ecuador, and Lake Titicaca in Bolivia. With additional sections on geography, geology and a chapter covering the best trekking areas, this book is the perfect companion for anyone wishing to enhance their trip by bettering their understanding of the high-altitude ecology of Peru and its neighbours.

 

This, the only such guidebook presently on the market, gives a detailed description of all animals (insects, fish, birds, mammals...) encountered in the Andes above 3,000 metres. The most commonly found plants are also covered.

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ISBN-10: 1841621676

ISBN-13: 9781841621678

 

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Table of Contents

1) Introduction
2) Plants
3) Mammals
4) Birds
5) Reptiles, Amphibians and Fishes
6) Invertebrates
7) Andean Hot-Spots
8) Watching wildlife
9) Further Reading
10) Index

About the Authors

Gerard Cheshire has worked as a freelance writer and editor on natural history and the sciences since 1994.

 

Barry Walker has lived in Cusco, Peru for 22 years and has visited every corner of the country as a bird tour leader and natural history guide.

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