Centenari de la revolució russa (1917-2017)

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Entre los viajeros europeos que, en el siglo XIX, dejaron más variado y extenso testimonio sobre el Perú, figura Charles Wiener. Visitó el país entre 1875 y 1877, enviado por el Gobierno de Francia para efectuar estudios arqueológicos y etnográficos, misión que llevó a cabo desplegando una vitalidad y tenacidad a toda prueba, y poniendo en evidencia un gran afán investigador, aunque a veces también fantasía. Después de conocer Lima se dirigió hacia Paramonga, Virú y otros sitios, y efectuó observaciones en Chanchán. Siguió a Cajamarca, y examinó las ruinas de Viracochapampa...

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The riveting story of Ferdinand Magellan’s historic 60,000-mile ocean voyage—now updated with a new introduction commemorating the 500th anniversary of his journey. “Prodigious research, sure-footed prose and vivid descriptions make for a thoroughly satisfying account... it is all here in the wondrous detail, a first-rate historical page turner.”— New York Times Book Review Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, violence, and amazing adventure. Now in Over the Edge of the World, prize-winning...