El Origen Perdido

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Summary: el origen perdido: no se moleste en buscarlo
Review: compre este libro por curiosidad, ya que el tema parecia interesante.. y tal vez lo sea, pero de alli no pasa.
la historia esta sencillamente mal contada, extendiendose sin necesidad en situaciones poco interesantes. aun ignorando las mal hechas citas 'tecnicas' (a la autora, por favor asesorese mejor o no escriba sobre cosas que no conoce!!), posiblemente lo que mas me molesto de este libro fue la forma como la historia es previsiblemente 'rematada' al final, dejandola descaradamente abierta con el fin de escribir mas libros sobre el mismo tema. por favor, no mas 'caballo de troya'!!!! si quisiera tener una coleccion de libros, me compro una enciclopedia!!

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Summary: a nice historical review
Review: I found this book to be a very interesting and a captivating one. Of the kind that is very difficult to put down. In a very nice way and with a beautiful use of the spanish language it describes accurately many historical facts hitherto unknown to me. I checked most of what appeared to be true historical references and was surprised to find that,in light of current knowledge related to the conquest of South America and to the systematic destruction of the native culture by the conquerors, both intentional and unitentional,they were based on factual modern data. The mentioning of the map of South America drawn by the Turkish pirate and explorer Piri Reis was completely new to me.
Such map was drawn before Pizzarro had set foot in the Southern American continent and it describes with amazing accuracy the geographical location of the major Andeans mountain chain and the major South American rivers, including their origen. How could Piri Reis have possible done it when the concept of geographical longitude was unknown then? There are numerous reference in the Internet, from very good sources, in relation to Piri Reis and his maps.
The fiction part of the book is clearly distinct from true historical references and it easy to tell them appart. .
In essence it is a well researched book and a very pleasant one to read.
Good for Ms Asensi. I look forward to read more of her works.