Category Archives: History

Facts about Lima (ahead of the capital city’s 475th anniversary)

By admin | Published: January 14, 2010
… Lima was founded by Spanish Conquistador Francisco Pizarro on Jan. 18, 1535 at 10 o’clock in the morning … The abundance of firewood was one of the reasons Lima was chosen as the site of the capital. … Pizarro chose the current site of the government palace for his residence and seat of power [...]
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Mummies the Word

By Rick Vecchio | Published: October 8, 2009
Originally published in South American Explorer (Number 68, Autumn 2002) She is called La Señorita, a woman born during the last generation of a once-mighty Inca Empire in decline who lived to see her world overtaken by Spanish conquistadors. A testament to the destruction of a lost civilization, her tomb contained symbols of noble social [...]
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Exploring Cusco – A great introduction to Inca sites

By Rick Hind | Published: October 1, 2009
Machu Picchu has been named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, but visitors are often surprised by gaps in knowledge about the Lost City of the Inca.  Why was it abandoned at the time of the Spanish conquest? How did the Inca move the enormous stone blocks into place without using the [...]
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Discovery: The Inca Rebellion of 1536

By Rick Vecchio | Published: September 22, 2009
Originally published in South American Explorer Issue #85 Summer 2007 Why just read about this fascinating archaeological discovery? Experience it up close. Click Inca Rebellion Archaeological Tour to learn more. In August 1536, some 50,000 warriors marched on Lima under the command of Manco Inca’s most valiant general, Quizo Yupanqui, with orders to kill every [...]
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