Simone Waisbard (born 30 August 1909) was a French explorer who spent years in

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, studying remnants of the many ancient civilizations and tribes that have lived there. She is the author of several books: ''Tiahuanaco'', ''Les Pistes de Nazca'' and (with Roger Waisbard, translated by Patricia Russell), ''Masks, Mummies, and Magicians: A Voyage of Exploration in Pre-Inca Peru''.William H. Isbell (1968). Review: ''Masks, Mummies, and Magicians: A Voyage of Exploration in Pre-Inca Peru'' by Simone Waisbard, Roger Waisbard, Patricia Russell. ''Archaeology'' 21 (3): 225

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