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Cuzco - naval of the world

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August 27th 2006
Cuzco was the capital of the Inca Empire in the centuries before the Spanish conquest around 500 years ago. The city was said to be created in the shape of a Puma, and rivers where diverted to pass through the city. Once the Spanish captured the ruler Atahualpa, much of Cuzco’s Inca gold was paid in ransom to the Spanish. The city faded from its importance as the Spanish set up their capital in ... read more

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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