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The Mystery Of The Long Heads: The Return of the Long Heads

by Al Daniel

168 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); English & Spanish language; catalogue #07-0076; ISBN 1-4251-1675-2; US$19.00, C$21.85, EUR14.81, £9.82

Gigantic hieroglyphics at the Peruvian desert, ancients civilizations and marvels of the universe to admire, study, preserve, emulate and share the knowledge for future generation's to come.

About the Book

1. The pricipal story of the book is the Mystery of the Long Heads, the history around this ancient culture, how and why they begin the religious ritual of human skull stretching, technique's and tools used around 6,000 years ago, how we Found Out about them, how they appear and how they disappear, their descendants, achievement, the location, how to get to the Long Heads site Museum in Paracas-Pisco-Ica-Perú.
   
2. The history of the Nazca hieroglyphics were built around 2,500 years ago, can be better appreciated from an altitude of 1,500 feet, by flying over 400 square miles in a Cessna airplane, Guide how to get there from Lima-Perú and Paracas- Pisco-Ica-Perú.
   
3. Brief history of Perú, Callao main seaport and the Colonial Royal Philip Castle built in 1,747, Lima, maps and Recommendations how to get around Lima-Perú.
   
4. 16 poems from author English and Spanish.
   
5. Book Presented and 2 languages English-Spanish.
   

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Acerca del Autor

El Autor en Las Ruinas de Saccsayhuman Cuzco-Perú
The Author at the Saccsayhuman Ruins Cuzco-Peru

Biografia del autor en castellano:

Nací a sólo 300 metros de la playa conocida como "Mar Brava", en el Puerto del Callao, un 30 de Agosto de 1965. Terminé mi primaria en la escuela "Luisa de Sabogal", localizada a unas calles de la fortaleza Real Felipe. Mi secundaria transcurrió en la Institución Educativa "República de Venezuela", en la urbanización Santa Marina. Recuerdo que mis cursos favoritos eran Historia, Literatura, Geografía y Lógica. Por aquella época, desde los once años, empecé a escribir mis primeros poemas, simultáneamente como todo muchacho era gran aficionado al deporte y a juegos de barrio como el "lingo", "el trompo", "los siete pecados". También me gustaba pescar en las orillas de los rompeolas de la "Mar Brava". Desde allí divisaba inmensos barcos y aviones perderse por el horizonte gris y misterioso. Creo que el sentido de la aventura y el amor por los viajes empezaban entonces a surgir en mi imaginación.

Al terminar la secundaria me presenté como voluntario al Castillo del Real Felipe donde serví en el batallón de paracaidistas "Guardia Chalaca Nº 40", perteneciente a la Primera División Aerotransportada del Ejército. Luego de prestar servicio a la patria me enrolé en la escuela de Marinos Mercantes, en Chuchito Callao, ya graduado después de seis meses de estudios me embarqué en un petrolero y pude así navegar en las aguas de muchos países productores y receptores de este oro negro. Crucé el famoso Canal de Panamá en varias ocasiones. Lo maravilloso de mis travesías en alta mar es que gocé de los espectaculares delfines tanto del Mar Caribe como del Pacífico, tuve un gran día de pesca frente al puerto de Esmeraldas en Ecuador, visité el Monitor Huáscar (antiguo buque de guerra del siglo XIX) en Talcahuano Concepción Chile, vi desde el río Hudson la inmensa estatua de la Libertad en New York y la gran Isla de Manhattan, entre otros inolvidables lugares del mundo.

Producto de un permanente aprendizaje extraído de las canteras del conocimiento así como de la propia experiencia vital, conozco diversas materias pero el destino me ha impulsado, con gran beneplácito de mi parte, por la senda de la poesía. Merced a esta jornada lírica he sido reconocido por la Biblioteca Internacional de Poesía con sede en Washington DC, Estados Unidos de América. Varios poemas incluidos en el presente libro han sido publicados por esta organización sin fines de lucro, en un texto compilatorio que agrupó a "Los Mejores Poemas y Poetas del 2005". También recibí de esta sociedad internacional de poetas un "Galardón al Mérito" en el año 2006 y dos Editor Choice Awards 2000 y 2005 (premios elegidos por el editor). Actualmente, desde 1990, resido en la cálida ciudad de San José, ubicada a 50 millas al sur de San Francisco y a 30 millas al este del balneario marítimo de Santa Cruz, separado por una cadena de cerros que alcanzan hasta los 1500 pies de altura.

La idea de escribir este libro surgió en 1997, cuando después de graduarme de la academia de Turismo y Viajes realicé un tour de familiarización a posibles lugares turísticos del Perú. Especialmente, cuando por primera vez en el museo de sitio de Paracas observé, entre deslumbrado y sorprendido, restos humanos de la cultura "Cabezas Largas". Empecé pues a investigar a fondo sobre el tema y creo sinceramente que el mundo debe enterarse de esta rica Cultura Paracas y así aprender a valorar y salvar las buenas costumbres y ejemplos de estos seres humanos antiguos, inteligentes, misteriosos y únicos en su género. He desarrollado esta obra con dedicación y veracidad en las fuentes. Espero pues que sirva al estudiante y al investigador acucioso para que continúen hurgando sobre el tema. Está dirigido también al deleite del lector cotidiano y siempre receptivo. Me resulta grato contribuir con esta información, del cual espero puedan surgir nuevas ideas e hipótesis. Finalmente he reunido un conjunto de poemas dedicados a la epopeya de los antiguos hombres del Perú, a las líneas de Nazca, a la fuerza desatada de la naturaleza y filosofía contemporánea en temas diversos libres. Cada una de estas composiciones dejan constancia de mi fiel respeto por la palabra poética que en buena cuenta es un testimonio lírico de mi adhesión a la vida, a la creación heroica de la esperanza y del amor.

About the Author

I was born only 300 meters from the beach known as "Mar Brava" or "Brave Beach", in the Port of Callao, On August 30, 1965. I finished my elementary school at "Luisa de Sabogal", located just few streets away from the "Royal Philip Castle" or "Castillo Real Felipe". My High School passed in the Educational Institution "Republic of Venezuela", in the urbanization of "Santa Marina". I remember that my favorite courses were History, Literature, Geography and Logic. In that epoch, when I was eleven years old, I started writing my first poems, simultaneously as every boy, It was a great fan to practice all sports and games of neighborhood tradition as the "lingo", "the spinning top toy", "the seven sins". Also at "Mar Brava beach" I liked to fish myself in the shores of the breakwaters. From there I observed immense ships and planes to get lost at the gray and mysterious horizon. I believe that the sense of the adventure and the love for the trips they were starting arising then from my imagination.

After having finished the high school, I appeared as volunteer to the "Castle of the Royal Philip" where I served in a paratrooper's battalion called "Guardia Chalaca No. 40", belonging to the First Airborne Division of the Army. After service at the mother land I register in the school of Merchant Sailors, in "Chucuito Callao", after six months of studies I graduated from the academy and soon after got embarked in an oil tanker, I begun then my journey sailing out through overseas waters of many producing countries and recipients of this black gold. I crossed the famous "Panamá Channel" in several occasions. The wonderful of my voyages in high seas is that I enjoyed the spectacular dolphins so much of the Caribbean Sea as well these in the Pacific Ocean, I had a great day of fishing few miles away from the port of "Esmeraldas" in Ecuador, visited the "Monitor Huáscar" (an old war vessels from the XIX century) in Talcahuano-Concepción-Chile, enjoyed seeing from the Hudson river the immense "Freedom Statue" in New York and the great Island of Manhattan, among other unforgettable places of the world.

Product of a permanent learning extracted from the quarries of the knowledge as well as of the own vital experience, I know diverse matters but the destiny has stimulated me, with great consent of my part, to the path of poetry. Mercy to this lyric work, I have been recognized by the International Library of Poetry with headquarters in Washington DC, The United States of America. Several poems included in the present book have been published by this organization without purposes of profit, in a compilation book that grouped " The Best Poems and Poets of 2005 ". Also I received from this international society of poets an "Award to the Merit" in year 2006 and 2 Publisher(Editor) Choice Awards 2000 and 2005 (prizes chosen by the publisher(editor).

Nowadays, from 1990, I reside in the warm city of San Jose, located 50 miles South of San Francisco and 30 miles to the east of the maritime resort of Santa Cruz, separated by a chain of hills that reach even 1500 feet of height. The idea of writing this book arose in 1997, when after graduating from the academy of Tourism and Trips I fulfilled a familiarization tour of possible tourist places of Perú. When for the first time I arrived to the "Paracas's" site museum, I observed, between dazzled and surprised, human remains belonging to the "Long Heads culture". I started investigating thoroughly on the topic and I believe sincerely that the world must be informed about this rich Cultural "Paracas civilization", and perhaps this way to learn to value and to save the good customs and examples of these ancient humans, intelligent, mysterious and only beings in its kind.

I have planned this work with dedication and veracity in the sources. I hope so that it will serve the student and to the urgent investigator in order that they continue poking on the topic. It is directed also to the delight and always receptively daily reader. I feel pleased to contribute with this information, of which I expect new ideas and hypothesis can arise. Finally I have assembled a set of poems dedicated to the epic of the former men of Perú, who built for us the Lines of Nazca, to the untied force of nature in addition to contemporary philosophy in diverse free topics. Each of these compositions leave witness of my faithful respect for the poetical word that in good bill is a lyric testimony of my adhesion to the life, to the heroic creation of hope and love.

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