| Description |
xv, 522 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 491-495) and index. |
| Contents |
The discovery -- A few hundred well-armed entrepreneurs -- Supernova of the Andes -- When empires collide -- A roomful of gold -- Requiem for a king -- The puppet king -- Prelude to a rebellion -- The great rebellion -- Death in the Andes -- The return of the one-eyed conqueror -- In the realm of the Antis -- Vilcabamba: guerrilla capital of the world -- The last of the Pizarros -- The Incas' last stand -- The search for the "lost city" of the Incas -- Vilcabamba rediscovered -- Epilogue: Machu Picchu, Vilcabamba, and the search for the lost cities of the Andes. |
| Subject |
Peru -- History -- Conquest, 1522-1548.
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Vilcabamba Site (Peru)
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| ISBN |
9780743260497 |
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074326049X : $30.00 |
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