The Conquest of the Incas
The Conquest of the Incas, by John Hemming. The definitive history of Francisco Pizarro’s occupation of Peru, and the starting point for any serious examination of Inca history.
Mark Adams • Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time
What singled out the two great pre-Columbian empires was the very sophistication of their centralized political systems, pivoted upon an omnipotent, godlike emperor whose sudden capture disabled the whole imperial mechanism.
John Darwin • After Tamerlane: The Rise and Fall of Global Empires, 1400-2000
Tabatinga, a sweltering outpost where the borders of Brazil, Peru, and Colombia converged.