by Peter Lourie (Author)

Do 750 tons of Inca gold lie hidden in the misty mountains of Ecuador? Enter the mysterious realm of the Inca as Peter Lourie ventures to what seems like the top of the world, where he discovers there is more than gold hidden in the mountains. There is adventure--and history.

Author Biography

Peter Lourie's travels in Brazil led to his book AMAZON: A Young Reader's Look at the Last Frontier. He has canoed many rivers and written books about those journeys. He has written about whales, manatees and polar pears and is now working on books about Jack London in the Klondike gold rush and the ancient roads of the Inca empire.