Death in the Andes

Honestly at this point in time this is up there as my favorite book. Its strong, brings in cultural beliefs of Apu/Sacred Peak worship in Peru...an underlying mythology which somewhat controls the progression of the book...Along with a twist ending. It was an easy read, but haunting and over a year later, I'm still thinking about the effects of this book. If you know Peru and the culture, you...more

Honestly at this point in time this is up there as my favorite book. Its strong, brings in cultural beliefs of Apu/Sacred Peak worship in Peru...an underlying mythology which somewhat controls the progression of the book...Along with a twist ending. It was an easy read, but haunting and over a year later, I'm still thinking about the effects of this book. If you know Peru and the culture, you know this could be true.   hide

Phenomenal portrait of rural Peru in the high Andes, and the psychological terror of being at the possible mercy of the terrorists or campesinos. Excellent story.

Some strange customary pratices in the Andes - very scary.

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