12. The Inca - Cities in the Cloud
Fall of Civilizations Podcast
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Atawalpa and the Incas
Atawalpa agreed to meet t the spanish and sent an envoy of guides with instructions to lead them to a small town known as cahamarka. When pizarro met with any resistance, he made a point of burning local chiefs alive. Over the course of this journey, he burned dozens and maybe hundreds of men alive at the stake. Francisco gerez notes the fine roads leading up through the mountains. The road to chincha passed through many villages and led from the river of san miguel. Was paved and bounded on each side by a wall. Two carts could be driven abreast upon it. From chincha, it led to cuz
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