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The epic story of the fall of the inca empire to spanish conquistador francisco pizarro in the aftermath of a bloody civil war, and the recent discovery of the lost guerrilla capital of the incas, vilcabamba, by three american explorers in 1532, the fiftyfouryearold spanish conquistador francisco pizarro led a force of 167 men, including his four brothers, to the. Oct 12, 2019 the buildings were of white granite, exquisitely carved blocks each higher than a man. Oct 28, 2003 first published in the 1950s, this is a classic account of the discovery in 1911 of the lost city of machu picchu. Although it can be a bit dry in places the lists of finds at. But the book is also full of detail on the finds he made at the site.
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