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Joaquin Moreno

Professor Arlene Wallace

Geography 1300

17 December 2020

Annotated Bibliography

I am researching Peru, specifically the ancient city: Machu Picchu. Finding information

on its history, the treasure, and structures inside the city, and what is going on today with the

sacred land.

A) Book Source:

Burger, Richard L., and Lucy C. Salazar. ​Machu Picchu: Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas​.

Yale University Press, 2008, 230 pp.

This book I believe will provide a lot of backstory for my project, the book really focuses

on the history of the sacred land and how it took part in the Incan empire. They dive into the

mystery of how it was built, the unanswered questions about its establishment and abandonment,

and all of the historical discoveries made there. Really interesting and informative stuff that

would provide a really great foundation of knowledge for myself. What is really nice is having

two different authors writing the book. One from America and one that’s directly from Peru, so I

would also be getting a Peruvian perspective to further strengthen my knowledge. It will also be

very helpful to use the visuals/photographs inside the book to further understand the structures

and treasures that were found in Machu Picchu. A really useful book for my project.

B) Electronic Academic Journal:

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Rice, Mark. “Good Neighbors and Lost Cities: Tourism, the Good Neighbor Policy, and the

Transformation of Machu Picchu.” ​Radical History Review​, vol. 2017, no. 129, Oct. 2017, pp.

51–73. ​EBSCOhost​, doi:10.1215/01636545-3920679.

This academic journal will be useful to me because it discusses the connection between

North America and Machu Picchu. The journal examines how tourism to Machu Picchu helped

popularize the location and make it a symbol for Peru, a trademark. The journal discusses how

Peru used the famous site to help with its political climate and cultural goals. This will really

help me to see how this site has affected relationships between countries. Perhaps by the power

of tourism and money. I will further be able to research how Tourism developed in Peru, and

why Machu Picchu helped so much.

C) Current News Article:

Martin, James Gabriel. “How Peru Plans to Make Machu Picchu Completely Carbon Neutral.”

Lonely Planet​, Lonely Planet Writer, 14 Dec. 2020,

www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/machu-picchu-carbon-neutral-project.

This article (which I think is most useful of the bunch) will really help with my research

because it shows me what is going on in Peru and more importantly Machu Picchu today. I will

further be able to learn how Peru is treating the sacred site and how much care is going towards

it. In the article the author discusses a new brand that Peru is working on that promotes

sustainable travel and the love for nature and wildlife. He talks about the goals Peru has with

Machu Picchu, how they plan on doing them, and why they are making taking these big steps

forward. Making Machu Picchu completely Carbon Neutral is an amazing thing that will really

help me discuss what is going on today for my project.

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D) Two other references of my choice:

Morillas, Héctor, et al. “Evaluation of the Role of Biocolonizations in the Conservation State of

Machu Picchu (Peru): The Sacred Rock.” ​Science of the Total Environment,​ vol. 654, Mar. 2019,

pp. 1379–1388. ​EBSCOhost,​ doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.299.

This journal I think will help with my research by giving me knowledge on what is going

on to preserve and care for the sacred site. The author goes on to discuss how many famous

rocks there such as “Sacred Rock” are flaking and eroding due to Biocolonization. Many of the

main attraction sites for tourists are facing exfoliation and deterioration so here the author talks

about what has been done to solve the problem. He discusses the studies done, the analysis of the

landscape in the area, and the science behind the erosion of the rocks. This would be super

helpful for my project because I will be able to dive deeper into why it is important for people to

take care of sacred places like these and why we must treat them with the best of care and

conservation.

Swanson, Stephanie. “Repatriating Cultural Property: The Dispute Between Yale and Peru Over

the Treasures of Machu Picchu.” ​San Diego International Law Journal​, vol. 10, no. 2, Spring

2009, pp. 469–494. ​EBSCOhost,​

search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=asn&AN=43278603&site=ehost-live.

This journal I think would aid in my project because it gives me even more information

on the connection other places have with Peru and Machu Picchu. The author talks about the

ownership of treasures from Machu Picchu and how Peru is dealing with allowing others to have

these sacred treasures. Yale University from Connecticut is the main location the author

discusses and how they are trying to gain access to sacred artifacts/treasure for schooling,
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analysis, experiments, etc. The only problem with their desire to use these artifacts is Peru has

complete ownership of any Incan artifacts. So it would be really interesting to use this

information to show the legal policies countries must follow and abide by to access ancient

artifacts from other countries. Really interesting stuff that I think would catch the attention of

any reader.