■ MACHU PICCHU, PERU: When the Spanish Conquistadores, with the backing of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V's imperial ambitions, ventured deep into the Andes mountains of modern day Peru, they ran into another imperial power; the Incas.
From a little tribe on the brink of extinction in their home territory Cusco just 90 years earlier, they'd struck back and carved out a massive territory for themselves and in the process subdued all opposing tribes in what is today Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile and even parts of Argentina.
Exactly how less than 200 Spaniards managed to subjugate the powerful Incas, that's a topic I cover in a separate video. I'm having some technical issues with a corrupted file though, so exactly when I'll be able to upload it is anyone's guess at the moment. So to not keep you all waiting I'm uploading this one first.
So who were the Incas? What was their society like? How did they fare under Spanish rule? I cover these and many other questions as I wander around what is to date the most unique world heritage site I've ever visited in person: Machu Picchu.
8 ноя 2019
