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EIGHT FEET IN THE ANDES
Dervla Murphy
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Description for EIGHT FEET IN THE ANDES
Paperback. A fascinating tale of extreme travelling on foot and by mule in the high Andes. Num Pages: 320 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 212. 302pp
The eight feet belong to Dervla Murphy, her nine-year-old daughter Rachel and Juana, an elegant mule, who together clambered the length of Peru, from Cajamarca near the border with Ecuador, to Cuzco, the ancient Inca capital, over 1300 miles to the south.
With only the most basic necessities to sustain them and spending most of their time above 10,000 feet, their journey was marked by extreme discomfort, occasional danger and even the temporary loss of Juana over a precipice. Yet mother and daughter, a formidable duo, were unflagging in their sympathetic response to the perilous beauty and impoverished people ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Murray Dublin
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719565168
SKU
9780719565168
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About Dervla Murphy
Dervla Murphy is one of the very best loved of travel writers. She was born in County Waterford and since 1964 has been regularly publishing accounts of her journeys - by bicycle and on foot - in the remoter areas of four continents. She has also written about the problems of Northern Ireland, the hazards of nuclear power, ... Read more
Reviews for EIGHT FEET IN THE ANDES
One of the most joyous, positive and poetic voyages - physical, spiritual and environmental
Irish Independent
This adventure is one of Dervla Murphy's best. She remains her humorous, modest, self-mocking self.
Daily Telegraph
A tone of exuberance and generosity dominates the book ... The reader's admiration is boundless
Caroline Moorehead, The Spectator
This is ... Read more
Irish Independent
This adventure is one of Dervla Murphy's best. She remains her humorous, modest, self-mocking self.
Daily Telegraph
A tone of exuberance and generosity dominates the book ... The reader's admiration is boundless
Caroline Moorehead, The Spectator
This is ... Read more