Atahualpa was an Inca king who, after warring with his half-brother, Huáscar, for control of the empire, was captured at his palace in Cajamarca in modern-day Peru ... an Inca gold mining site ...
This small gold model of a llama is a fitting offering ... There are several problems with that because Peru is one thing now. The Inca are not necessarily Peru. They use the same territory ...
Around 1500, the Inca Empire ran ... The Spanish had come to Peru, lured by tales of enormous quantities of gold. But ironically, they discovered instead the richest silver mines in the world ...
This small gold model of a llama is a fitting offering ... There are several problems with that because Peru is one thing now. The Inca are not necessarily Peru. They use the same territory ...