Valverde’s Derrotero | Guide to the Inca Treasure?

Is the copy of the Cedula Real found and translated by Richard Spruce authentic and accurate? The transcript of the document was added by Álfred Russel Wallace in ‘Notes of a botanist on the Amazon and the Andes… during the years 1849-1864. Only the first part of the first volume has been written by Spruce. [...]

Atahulpa’s Cuarto de Rescate | A Ransom fit for an Emperor

This small room, called the ‘Ransom Room’ or ‘El Cuarto del Rescate’ is believed to be the place where the Inca Empire’s demise began with the capture of the Emperor Atahualpa. When Atahualpa was captured in Cajamarca, he understood almost immediately that the main interest of the Spanish conquistadors was gold and silver. After the [...]