Talk:Trail of Feathers

Source of description

The description seems to be pretty much the same as that found in pages such as:

http://www2.loot.co.za/shop/product.jsp?lsn=0297645927

"Enthralled by the chronicle of a 16th-century Spanish monk, which said that the Incas "flew like birds" over the jungle, and by the recurring theme of flying in Peruvian folklore, Tahir Shah set out to discover whether the Incas really did fly or glide above the jungles of Peru. Or was it flight of a different kind inspired by powerful drugs?;After gathering equipment in London - and advice, not least from Wilfred Thesiger - the long quest begins. First, to the mountains of Peru and a trek to Machu Picchu, the Incas most sacred city. Then on to the mountain city of Cusco and a mysterious island on Lake Titicaca, before the trail leads him to the coast and through the desert, to the immense animal-like etchings which form the Nazca Lines and a remote burial ground for 30,000 mummified corpses. And finally to an epic river-journey up the Amazon to discover the secrets of the Shuar, a tribe of legendary savagery living in the deep jungle of the Upper Amazon.;In the course of this journey we learn much about the Spanish treatment of the Incas, about Peruvian folklore and magic, about the great but brief Amazon rubber boom of the 19th century, about head-shrinking, shamanic knowledge and plant-based hallucinogens.;Even for a traveller so used to surreal adventures, there are many strange encounters and physical challenges among madmen and dreamers, sorcerers, con-men and jungle experts, before Tahir Shah can at last discover the truth about the Birdmen of Peru." EricT (talk) 08:40, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

The "description" should have been deleted as soon as it was identified as plagiarism. It is taken (with very minor changes) practically word for word from the dust jacket of the original edition. Sweetpool50 (talk) 22:55, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

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