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Machu Picchu and the Incas    by Brian Lawrenson
Price: $3.99 USD. 12070 words. Published on August 5, 2010. .

This is the story of a couples search to explore and understand the culture of the Incas and the meaning behind the legendary lost city of the Incas, Machu Picchu. They meet the people behind the legends and visit Lake Titicaca the legendary birthplace of the Incas. Illustrated with color photographs.
In pursuit of women and money    by Gordon Fischer
Price: $0.99 USD. 12950 words. Published on April 8, 2011. .

In pursuit of women and money is one of a series of Fleeting Moments stories. These take the reader on a journey through the remarkable life and times of Walter Gordon Fischer. These autobiographical stories are told in Gordon's inimitable wry style as he journeys through the world in the search of adventure under the guise of making a living
My Father's America - Volume One - The New World    by Walter Lorenz
Price: $4.99 USD. 171800 words. Published on July 12, 2011. .

The first of an eight book series by the late Walter Lorenz about the history of America. The first volume begins by focusing on the formation of the continent, the migration of the Cro-Magnon, and the vast array of Native Americans. Also a look at the world outside the continent. It continues with the voyage of Columbus and those that followed, with special focus on the Conquistadors.
Down a Narrow Alley    by Alfred J. Garrotto
Price: $2.99 USD. 64440 words. Published on July 17, 2011. .

International model Natalia Edgerly and her husband Arlo have relocated from the U.S. to Lima, Peru. She now works at the same orphanage from which she was adopted as an infant. Although childless, Natalia experiences a maternal awakening when ten-year-old Marisol Lagos, is abandoned at the orphanage gate.
Peru: South America’s economic tiger    by China Trader
Price: Free! 18350 words. Published on August 26, 2011. .

Many people associate Peru with historic sites like Machu Picchu and the Nazca Lines, but few realise that the 30 million-strong country is among South America’s fastest growing economies. Growing confidently with trade liberalisation and retail modernisation over recent years, Peru is worth more attention from those who are looking for emerging markets.
La Gesta del Marrano    by Marcos Aguinis
Price: $6.99 USD. 175790 words. Published by Crabapps Publishing on September 9, 2011. .

La gesta del marrano es una de las grandes novelas del siglo. Reúne suspenso narrativo, belleza poética y admirable sabiduría. A partir de un histórico auto de fe cometido en Lima en el siglo XVII, el autor despliega un conmovedor himno a la libertad y una de las denuncias más rotundas contra la discriminación étnica e ideológica.
Pain Below the Equator    by Scott Skipper
Price: Free! 13250 words. Published on September 21, 2011. .

This is the frank journal of a six week tour of South America from Buenos Aires, around the horn to Valparaíso, Easter Island and Peru, chronicling the good the bad and the insane of the southern continent.
My Father's America - Volume Two - The Colonies    by Walter Lorenz
Price: $4.99 USD. 175370 words. Published on November 7, 2011. .

England was ready. Of all the nations in Europe, 17th-century England was most peculiarly suited to succeed in peopling the North American continent. This was a strange turn of events. England had been the very last of the Western powers to show any kind of interest in the world beyond Europe. Yet once they got started, the English were destined to succeed in the most spectacular way.