the famous red line that Atahualpa indicated with his hand

Mini-Cusco

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May 31st 2010
The city of Cajamarca looks like a mini-version of Cusco. It was this place that Francisco Pizarro came to in order to start the conquista of the empire of the Incas. Atahualpa, the last Inca emperor who was in town on this way to Cusco offered him two loads of silver and one load of gold that would cover his whole body up to until where his hand would reach. Pizarro took the treasures and still b ... read more

South America » Peru » Cajamarca » Cajamarca

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more