Cloud Road. A Journey Through the Inca Heartland, Paperback/John Harrison

For five months John Harrison journeys through thissecret country, walking alone into remote villages wherehe is the first gringo the inhabitants have ever seen, andwhere life continues as if Columbus had never sailed. Helives at over 10,000 feet for most of the trip, following thegreat road of the Incas: the Camino Real, or Royal Road.