Peter Frost is a British writer, photographer, and archaeologist. He spent much of his time exploring
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
and wrote several books about the country. While leading a ''
National Geographic
''National Geographic'' (formerly ''The National Geographic Magazine'', sometimes branded as ''Nat Geo'') is an American monthly magazine published by National Geographic Partners. The magazine was founded in 1888 as a scholarly journal, nine ...
'' expedition, Frost discovered the pre-
Inca
The Inca Empire, officially known as the Realm of the Four Parts (, ), was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The administrative, political, and military center of the empire was in the city of Cusco. The History of the Incas, Inca ...
site of
Qoriwayrachina.
Peter Frost
a ''National Geographic'' profile In 1977 Frost was one of the founding members of South American Explorers, a nonprofit travel, scientific and educational organization.
Books
*''The Pocket Guide to Ecuador''
*''The Pocket Guide to Peru''
*1995: ''Machu Picchu Historical Sanctuary''
*1979: ''Exploring Cusco''
References
Peruvian photographers
British archaeologists
British emigrants to Peru
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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