Eight feet in the Andes : travels with a mule from Cajamarca to Cuzco

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 on 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 of the Andes. A fascinating 1300-mile adventure in Peru.An account of the author's travels in Peru with her nine-year-old daughter and a mule, from the border with Ecuador in the north to Cuzco, the ancient Inca capital, over 1300 miles to the south. TRV000000, TRV024050, TRV010000 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. A fascinating 1300-mile adventure in Peru. An account of the author’s travels in Peru with her nine-year-old daughter and a mule, from the border with Ecuador in the north to Cuzco, the ancient Inca capital, over 1300 miles to the south. More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA