Kim MacQuarrie
| Kim MacQuarrie | |
|---|---|
| Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
San Francisco State University California State University, Fullerton |
| Occupation | Author, Documentary Filmmaker, Anthropologist, Conservationist |
| Known for | Books and documentary especially on Peru and South America, and as co-founder of the conservation org, Green Our Planet, |
| Partner(s) | Ciara Byrne |
| Website | www |
Kim MacQuarrie is an author, documentary filmmaker, anthropologist, and conservationist whose works include the best-selling The Last Days of the Incas (2007) and The Living Edens. His documentary film work has brought him 4 national Emmy awards.
MacQuarrie is known for his fine narrative treatments of the history of indigenous cultures, such as the fall of the Inca Empire, as well as his work in conservation. He has published five books and his work has appeared in worldwide publications such as The Guardian, The Christian Science Monitor and National Geographic Traveller. He has produced and or directed dozens of documentaries for television channels such as Discovery Channel, PBS, FX, Fox and others.
MacQuarrie was born in Los Angeles and attended Valley High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. As an undergraduate, he studied abroad in Paris for a year and a half. As a graduate student, he studied abroad in Lima, Peru for a year at the Universdad Católica and lived in that country for four years. His life partner is Ciara Byrne.
MacQuarrie's first book, Peru's Amazonian Eden: Manu National Park and Biosphere Reserve (1992), covers the flora, fauna, history and anthropology of Manú National Park, the largest and most species-rich protected area to be found anywhere on Earth.
His second book, Gold of the Andes (2 Vol. Set): The Llamas, Alpacas, Vicuñas and Guanacos of South America (1994), gives a thorough accounting of the importance llamas, alpacas, vicuñas and guanacos have had on South American cultures.
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