Thomas Lopinski - Author

Coca tea
A skull at a burial site
The Art of Raising Hell is voted one of the best Literary Novels of 2015 by Kindle Book Awards!!!
Termites in the Amazon are rather tasty, like pepper
Center of Plaza de Armas in Cusco
Seals
Iglesias de Santo Domingo
Face of Humanity
Book Signing – We had a wonderful book signing event at the Georgetown Library in July 2014. Thank you all for coming.
Our Amazonian lodge
The last stop before we lost contact with the civilized world
Hiking up to the Sun Gate.
To your mother!
Sitting at the Gate of the Gods
Caiman eyes
"The Art of Raising Hell" is voted Best Young Adult Novel of 2015 from Best Indie Books.
A rabbit
The ladies that helped with everything.
Guinea Pig
Passageway to the underground tunnels?
Peruvian cuisine
Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers
Panoramic view of Cusco
Machu Picchu – The last Incan city? A royal retreat? A temple dedicated to the Virgins of the Sun.
Reed boat
The Sun Temple
Mummies at the Inka Museum
Our offering to The Gods
Slip sliding away
“The Gate of the Gods", or "Puerta de Hayu Marca". It is said that those who have passed through the gate find a glorious new life of immortality with their Gods.
Cusco Plaza De Armas – What better place for Jason to enjoy a cigarette and wash some clothes.
Cocoa bean
Anyone see Lonny Nack in this photo?
A monkey on her back
It was the Inti Raymi celebration in Cuzco.
Driving in Peru
The Runaways. The original rock n roll hell raisers.
The Torreon at Machu Picchu - You must stand in the shadow of your shadow when the eye of The Gods lifts… Then the shadow of your shadow will point the way. It will show you the direction from the heart of heaven to the heart of the earth.
Markawasi Valley. We camped there alone with just our guide and a stray dog who barked all night at strange things moving in the dark.
The Cake! Thank you, ladies...
Cover for my new novel "The Art of Raising Hell"
A wonderful book signing this May at Book World. We ran out of books way too early!
On the trail down from Markawasi
Offerings to the Gods.
Water bottle thief
The Inferno
Inside Iglesias de Santo Domingo
My Amazon made tattoo
On the train to Machu Picchu
I will forgive this reader for wearing a Cardinal hat to the signing.
Close up view of the mysterious indentation at the Gate of the Gods. Just big enough for a small disk or medallion?
Burbank Library Local Author Showcase 2015
The Old Man
Ugha Mongulala – Those six fingered chosen few destined for greatness.
The steep decline at Huaynu Picchu
Dinner served on steamed leaves
Bunsen Creek Dam
Sacsayhuaman silhouette
Lunch on a reed island in Puno, Peru
Coach Collins or Dr. Shelder?
Elongated heads
Welcoming party off the plane
Traffic jam on road to Markawasi
Skeeter
Markawasi at night
One of the many lovely people in attendance.
Ancient Inca burial tomb near Puno
"The Art of Raising Hell" is voted Best Young Adult Novel of 2015 from Best Indie Books.
A few local celebrities dropped by.
The view of Machu Picchu from atop Huaynu Picchu.
Sunset at Markawasi
San Pedro de Cala
Sacsayhuaman - The stones fit together so perfectly and without any mortar.
John deeply into the cascading rain forest, legendary unknown explorer, etc...relishing over the maddening mystery of Document 512.
A Sphinx
Book signing at Book World in May of 2015
Dinosaurs
Making friends in Peru
Anna and Thomas at the Burbank Local Author Showcase in October 2015

Document 512 Book

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Indiana Jones type dyslexic female teenager is chased through the ruins of South America and ends up finding a lost civilization deep in the Amazon Rainforest.

The Art Of Raising Hell

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Four small-town teenagers idolize an older boy, who has perfected the art of raising hell. When one of them ends up dead, they soon realize the difference between chasing life and being chased by it.

Thomas Lopinski - Author

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The Art Of Raising Hell

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