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When Pizarro arrived in Peru in 1532 he found a vast empire rich in gold and silver. Ruled by monarchs claiming descent from the sun, its people built roads, bridges and fields through the Andes. But within months the empire had been conquered and its subjects killed or enslaved.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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This is a gem of a book - it is packed with fascinating facts about the Inca civilisation. Every page contains wonderful full- colour photos and illustrations of the Incas, their famed gold, incredible buildings, fabrics and civilisation. The book also reproduces first hand accounts of the Spanish conquest and the discovery of Macchu Pichu.
Although the Spanish conquistadors were cruel to the population, the book argues that the Incas themselves could often be just as brutal to their subjects as they tried to control disparate ethnic populations that comprised the Inca empire.
This is a very easy read that gives a great overview of the Incas - if you're off to Peru to climb the Inca Trail, stick this in your backpack and read it on the flight over - you won't regret it!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I enjoyed the book and always find latin America history fascinating. however, i found that the book was focusing too much on the spanish conquest, their influence and life of the Inca under the following 200years of spanish rule.
I would have liked to read more on how the Inca came to power in south America and imposed their rule on the various cultures that existed before them.
otherwise, nice pictures.
I would have liked to read more on how the Inca came to power in south America and imposed their rule on the various cultures that existed before them.
otherwise, nice pictures.
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