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Book Review: The White Rock - An Exploration of the Inca Heartland By Hugh Thomson

Aug 20th, 2008 | By andrew | Category: Books

Hugh Thomson puts together a fascinating history of the Incas and the Spanish Conquest, starting from the initial expansion of the Inca empire as they conquered neighbouring tribes, to the arrival of the Spanish, the murder of Atahualpa and the final battles, forty years on, in and around Old Vilcabamba, the final hiding place deep in the jungle of the last Inca rulers.