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The Lost Tomb of Viracocha: Unlocking the Secrets of the Peruvian Pyramids (Paperback)

by Maurice M. Cotterell (Author)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Headline Book Publishing; New edition edition (7 Jan 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747264457
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747264453
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 847,416 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Beautifully produced with dazzling colour plates, this book is as enthralling as Cotterell's earlier works.' Dail Mail 'Beautifully produced with dazzling colour plates, this book is as enthralling as Cotterell's earlier works.' Dail Mail


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For centuries scholars have been baffled by Inca accounts that spoke of legendary white gods that walked the lands of South America performing miracles. Stranger still were the carvings left by the mysterious civilisations of Tiahuanaco, thought to be the most ancient site on earth. It was believed the codes could never be broken. But now, for the first time ever, Maurice Cotterell unlocks the secrets of the Inca and discovers the treasure-filled tombs of Viracocha Pachacamac and Viracocha. The story of the white gods was not a myth after all. These two great sun-kings, who side-stepped the annals of history, actually lived and walked the lands of Peru over 1,500 years ago.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting and thought provoking book, 5 Feb 2002
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This is an excellent book for anyone interested in ancient civilisations. Maurice Cotterell obviously "knows his stuff" and puts forth very
plausable arguements - but of course I don't want to give it all away. Read the book! Minor downside, it does get a bit irratating having to flip pages back and forth to look at illustrations/colour plates, but don't let that put you off. I now want to know about the "Amazing Lid of Palenque"
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1.0 out of 5 stars Bits of interesting history surrounded by unconvincing theories, 10 Jan 2007
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I was pointed to this book while looking for "Fingerprints of the Gods", wanting to read up on Inca culture and Machu Picchu before visiting the actual site. Unfortunately, since there's no Amazon.com in the Amazon, I got this instead.

I say "unfortunately" because even though it was recommended to me by a bookstore owner and I began by enjoying it, I very quickly got frustrated with the author. Throughout the book he uses terms like "super-science" to refer to ancient civilisations' knowledge of the sun. What's wrong with plain "science"? This isn't a marvel comic book.

That annoyance pales in comparison to the myriad theories he puts forth without any kind of solid reasoning. For example, he suggests that the Nazca lines in the desert in southern Peru bear a striking resemblance to drawings made on the computer using a mouse to connect points on a line. Therefore, the ancient culture which made the Nazca lines must have possessed computer technology.

I don't know where to begin, but the reasoning is so preposterous and leaves so many questions unanswered that poking holes in it would be like beating up on a child. That is the level of some of the theories and arguments put forth to support those theories on show in this book.

The final chapter of the book turns into a full on diatribe against modern western society's failure to accept the idea of reincarnation. Regardless of your beliefs, whether they be for or against reincarnation, I can't imagine why the author thought a book on South American archeological artefacts and mysteries is the proper place for such a rant. He finishes by picking random scientific theories, drawing vague correlations to religious beliefs, and thereby "proving" his own spiritual beliefs. This is the type of "scientific proof", similar to the above example theory and proof I mentioned, which bears no relation to any kind of real science or scientific process.

Overall, he spends a bit of time discussing genuinely interesting aspects of South American history. He also has some though-provoking theories, but the arguments he presents to backup his thories utterly fail to convince me that he's not grasping at straws.

Not recommended.
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