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Pre-Columbian Peru

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Capture of Atahualpa: The Ambush at Cajamarca

Capture of Atahualpa: The Ambush at Cajamarca On November 16, 1532, a small force of Spanish conquistadors executed one of the most audacious ambushes in military history. In the town of ...

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Paracas Culture: Masters of Andean Textiles and Ancient Medicine

Paracas Culture: Masters of Andean Textiles and Ancient Medicine Existing between approximately 800 BCE and 100 BCE, the Paracas culture was a sophisticated Andean society located in the ...

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