The Lost City of Z (50 page)

Two Kuikuro Indians dance in celebration of the “whirlwind” spirit.
Courtesy of Michael Heckenberger

Kuikuro Indians participate in one of their most sacred rituals, the Kuarup, which honors the dead.
Courtesy of Michael Heckenberger

The archaeologist Michael Heckenberger chats with Afukaká, the chief of the Kuikuro Indians.
Courtesy of Michael Heckenberger

An aerial shot of the Kuikuro settlement with its circular plaza and domed houses along the perimeter.
Courtesy of Michael Heckenberger

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Grann, David.

The lost city of Z : a tale of deadly obsession in the Amazon / by David Grann. — 1st ed.

  p. cm.

1. Amazon River Region—Description and travel. 2. El Dorado. Fawcett, Percy Harrison, 1867–1925?—Travel—Amazon River Region. Fawcett, Percy Harrison, 1867–1925?—Death and burial. 5. Grann, David—Travel—Amazon River Region. 6. Explorers—Amazon River Region. I. Title.

F2546.G747 2008

918.1′1046—dc22 2008017432

eISBN: 978-0-385-52922-8

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