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The Ship, The Lady and The Lake - The Extraordinary Life and Times of a Victorian Steamship in the Andes

by Meriel Larken and Prince Philip Hrh Duke Of Edinburgh

eBook, Published by Faber Factory (01 June 2012)

£14.99

Book description

Meriel Larken's successful mission to restore the Victorian British built steamship, the Yavari, that had fallen into disrepair by 1985 on Lake Titicaca, Peru.

"This account of her (Meriel Larken) passion makes stirring reading" Jane Shilling The Daily Mail 1st June 2012 Meriel Larken is Director and Founder of the YAVARI PROJECT and is holder of the Orden al Merito for services to numerous social projects through The Anglo-Peruvian Society (of which she was Chairman). She was formerly Administrator of the Cusichaca Archaeological Project near Machu Picchu, and founding Chairman of the Anglo-Latin American Foundation. With a family background of naval and maritime exploration, she also has a wide knowledge of South America. Meriel splits her time between the UK and S America.

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