Explorers Unearth Lost Inca Stronghold in Peru

Reuters ^ | Mon Mar 18, 6:12 PM ET | Missy Ryan

[Travis McGee]

Cool.

[brat]

Wonderful! I'll look forward to the telecast.

[d4now]

bump

[d4now]

Also at nationalgeography.com

City Occupied by Inca Found on Andean Peak in Peru

It gives proper credit to National Geo.

[blam]

Good article. Thanks for the post and bump.

[d4now]

Please see post #5.

[kitchen]

But Frost said the scientists were still in the early stages of puzzling out ... why they chose to live in such an inhospitable place.

Probably for the reasons people make the same decision today: to partially escape the tender mercies of an obtrusive overbearing central government.

[scouse]

I just heard this on the radio. Fascinating!

[d4now]

to partially escape the tender mercies of an obtrusive overbearing central government.

Good deduction and very well said.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Should this go on the 3g list?

[scouse]

http://www.cosmiverse.com/paranormal03180203.html

This page has an interesting fish from Florida

[The Magical Mischief Tour]

Explorers Unearth Lost Inca Stronghold in Peru!!!

And 53 more votes for Al Gore...

[farmfriend]

bttt

[d4now]

Thank you.

It really was a very interesting FISH FROM FLORIDA

[d4now]

what's a 3g list?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Seems like it should be on the list!

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[ikka]

The Incas once ruled a vast swath of South America stretching from Colombia to Chile, but Spain's Francisco Pizarro and his band of 160 treasure-hunters, using cannons and horses, brought that empire to a bloody end in 1533.

Is this accurate? That less than 200 armed Westerners destroyed the Incas?

[Light Speed]

I once read an exstensive record of the wars between the "Conquistadores" and the Inca.
It was written by several Spanish friars who accompanied the soldiers..the detail is astounding.
The Inca soldiers were in disarray from the outset..after their leader was betrayed and murdered.
The Inca had several battlefield successes..mostly when the "Spanish" were not on horseback.
In one instance they trapped a large garrison and set the dwelling on fire..most were killed.
The Spanish recognized the "Supersticious" patterns of the Inca..and exploited it...as leaders fell..the remnants scattered..and wound up in mountain "Redoubts"..like "Vilicabamba".
The last stand was designed to keep the Spanish from ever finding "Machu Picchu"...the Spanish failed at several attempts..but eventually broke inside the main temple area..killing the leader...the Inca nation fell in resistance..as the scattered could not obtain leadership to continue.
The Inca were learning as they went..they eventually learned to not fear the horses..pikes..like something from Englands civil war period were used..and were successful...but in hand to hand fighting..the sword and minor armor prevailed...the Inca were not able to co-ordinate well..in battles..they outnumbered the Spanish 20-40 to 1..yet lost.

There is a reference that the Inca allready forsaw their fall..this came via "Astronomy" and Preist leadership...the Inca fought..but not in a unified mindset..too many believed the Prophecies..by the time of the "Vilicabamba" redoubt..too few remained..to turn the tide.

[d4now]

Wow...thank you for posting.