The Conquest of the Incas
chimera.
John Hemming • The Conquest of the Incas
alacrity.
John Hemming • The Conquest of the Incas
sedition.
John Hemming • The Conquest of the Incas
harangue.
John Hemming • The Conquest of the Incas
solicitude
John Hemming • The Conquest of the Incas
venerated
John Hemming • The Conquest of the Incas
beleaguered
John Hemming • The Conquest of the Incas
primogeniture.
John Hemming • The Conquest of the Incas
(The ruins of this huge city, now known as Huánuco Pampa, lie above La Unión, a remote town on the upper Marañón. They contain superb stonework, and are unique in being the only ruins of an important Inca provincial centre to remain untouched by later occupation. The Spaniards soon found its altitude of 12,170 feet (3,700 metres) too disagreeable f
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