Eight Feet in the Andes

Dervla Murphy (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

1995
Flamingo (Verlag)
978-0-00-654797-6 (ISBN)

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This Andean frolic involves Dervla Murphy, her young daughter and a mule, who together clambered the entire length of Peru. Beginning on the Peruvian border with Ecuador, they walked and rode to Cuzco, the ancient Inca capital, over 1300 miles to the south.

This Andean frolic involves Dervla Murphy, her nine-year-old daughter Rachel and Juana, an elegant mule, who together clambered the entire length of Peru. Beginning on the Peruvian border with Ecuador, the eight feet of mule, child and Dervla Murphy walked and rode to Cuzco, the ancient Inca capital, over 1300 miles to the south. With only the most basic necessities to sustain them, the intrepid journey was marked by extreme discomfort, occasional danger and even the temporary loss of Juana over a precipice. Yet mother and daughter alike were unflagging in their sympathetic response to the perilous beauty and impoverished people of the Andes.

Dervla Murphy was born in Co. Waterford, Ireland, of Dublin parents and still lives there. Since 1964 she has been regularly publishing descriptions of her journeys – by bicycle or on foot – in the remoter areas of four continents. She has also written about the problems of Northern Ireland, the hazards of the nuclear power industry and race relations in Britain.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.1.1995
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	232 g
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Südamerika
ISBN-10	0-00-654797-4 / 0006547974
ISBN-13	978-0-00-654797-6 / 9780006547976
Zustand	Neuware