One of the word´s leading experts on pre-Columbian archaeology, Johan Reinhard has spent the past twenty five years developing a comprehensive theory of sacred landscape in the context of both Inca civilization and the beliefs of modern-day Andean peoples (see author’s biography on opening page). He has discovered pre-Columbian sanctuaries on many of the highest summits of the Andes. This revised third edition is illustrated with color photographs, maps, and drawings with a Prologue and an Epilogue that place Reinhard´s original work in the context of subsequent research and discoveries. (400)