Contained in the official Machu Picchu Master Plan is an intriguing theory by Peruvian archaeologist Luis G. Lumbreras. He posits that the iconic Inca citadel is in fact Patallaqta, a “Royal Mausoleum” built — much like the Egyptian pyramids were for the ancient pharaohs — to venerate the Ninth Inca Pachacutec after his death.
The Ministry of Culture is inaugurating an exciting exhibition tonight, featuring mummies and artifacts pinpointing the historical transition from Inca imperial rule through the Spanish Conquest.
Much has been learned in the intervening years to correct many of the classic historical misnomers that appear in this 1942 book review of BROTHERS OF DOOM, a biography of the Pizarro brothers, by Hoffman Birney, an independent scholar and prolific pulp fiction writer.
Originally published in South American Explorer (Number 68, Autumn 2002)
She is called La Señorita, a woman born during the last generation of a once-mighty Inca Empire in decline who lived to see her world overtaken by Spanish conquistadors.
Originally published in South American Explorer Issue #85 Summer 2007.