Riddle Of Last Inca King's Tomb May Be Solved

[Judi Lynn]

Riddle Of Last Inca King's Tomb May Be Solved
4:16pm UK, Wednesday February 29, 2012

The last Incan emperor's tomb has remained a mystery for centuries but an expert now believes she may have pinpointed the historic site.

The Inca empire spanned more than 1,000 miles of South America in the 1400s and early 1500s, taking in parts of modern-day Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and Colombia.

Atahualpa was the last of the dynasty and was taken captive during the Spanish conquest in what is now Cajamarca, Peru.

He had just defeated his brother in a violent civil war when the conquistadors arrived in the Andes, quickly capturing him and holding him for ransom.

More:
http://news.sky.com/home/strange-news/article/16179474

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1. Thanks for posting!

Current events for my Native Americas course on Monday.

[Judi Lynn]

2. It's bound to be an outstanding course. Lucky students! Stunning subject. n/t

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4. It's going great so far...

I have an enthusiastic, curious bunch of college students. One of my students in another class actually asked me about this article yesterday.
I love my freakin' job.

[Judi Lynn]

3. Ecuador may have found last Inca emperor's tomb

Ecuador may have found last Inca emperor's tomb
Saturday, 03 March 2012 12:06

SIGCHOS: It has been sought for centuries but remained a mystery, still out of reach. Now an expert has pinpointed a site that could be Atahualpa's resting place: the last Inca emperor's tomb.

"This is an absolutely important find for the history of Ecuador's archaeology and for the (Andean) region," said Patrimony Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa, speaking of the ruins found by Ecuadoran historian Tamara Estupinan.

The Inca Empire in the 1400s and early 1500s, spanned much of South America's Andean region, over 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers), from modern-day Bolivia and Peru to Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and Colombia.

It included dozens of ethnic groups with different languages, cities, temples, farming terraces and fortresses.

More:
http://www.brecorder.com/world/south-america/48052-ecuador-may-have-found-last-inca-emperors-tomb.html