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900 1200 |
The Killke people occupied the region around Cuzco, Peru, from 900 to 1200 A.D., prior to the arrival of the Incas. In 2008 Archaeologists discovered the ruins of an ancient temple, roadway and irrigation systems at Sacsayhuaman, a famed fortress overlooking Cuzco, that shed light on the pre-Inca cultures of Peru. Links: Peru, Inca 
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1200 |
The Inca Empire conquered the area of Bolivia around this time and remained in control until arrival of Spaniards. Links: Bolivia, Inca
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1200 |
The Pacajes formed part of the Aymara kingdom and developed around this time after the decline of the Tiwanacu people in the Andean highlands. In 2018 archaeologists found tombs at a Bolivian quarry containing remains from more than 500 years ago at a cemetery carved into limestone, which appeared to have been built by the Pacajes people. Their cities were conquered by the Incas toward the end of the 15th century. Links: Bolivia, Inca
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1532 Nov 16 |
Pizarro first encountered Incan emperor Atahualpa at Cajamarca, who declined conversion to Christianity. Pizzaro and 167 fellow Spaniards, armored and on horseback, killed or wounded some 6,000 to 7,000 natives and captured emperor Atahualpa. In 2007 Kim MacQuarrie authored “The Last Days of the Incas. Links: Peru, Spain, Inca
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1911 Jul 24 |
Hiram Bingham, American explorer, was led by local guides to a Lost City of the Incas. He explored several Inca ruins and the mountaintop citadel of Machu Pichu. He was in search of the lost city of Vilcabamba, the Inca’s legendary last refuge from the invading Spaniards. Bingham was an archeologist from Yale and later served as a Connecticut governor and US senator. In 1948 Bingham authored “Lost City of the Incas.” Links: Peru, USA, Connecticut, Explorer, Inca
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1995 Sep |
The 500-year-old body of a young Inca girl was found frozen near the summit of Mt. Ampato, Peru, by American archeologist Johan Reinhard. In 2005 Reinhard authored “The Ice Maiden: Inca Mummies, Mountain Gods, and the Sacred Sites in the Andes.” Links: Peru, USA, Inca, Anthropology
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1997 Dec 12 |
In Peru archeologists announced the finding of a 2nd mummy of a young Inca sacrificed over 500 years ago near the summit of Mt. Ampato, not far from Peru’s 2nd city Arequipa. Links: Peru, Inca
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1998 Sep 15 |
In Peru archeologist found 6 frozen mummies sacrificed to Inca gods over 500 years ago near the crater of the 19,100 foot El Misti volcano, 465 miles southeast of Lima. Links: Peru, Inca
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1999 |
American explorer Gene Savoy discovered a pre-Incan metropolis in Peru, naming it Gran Saposoa, and concluded it was one of the cities of the Chachapoyas kingdom. Links: Peru, Explorer, Inca
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2002 Apr 17 |
A huge Inca cemetery, active from 1480-1533, with some 2,200 mummies was reported to have been found under Puruchuco-Huaquerones, a Lima shantytown. Links: Peru, Inca
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2005 Nov 23 |
In Peru officials said police will begin patrolling Peru's famed Inca Trail following the recent armed robbery of 13 tourists. Links: Peru, Inca, Robbery
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