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The Inca empire was founded on rapid expansion over a huge area. Radiating outwards from the capital at Cuzco in southern Peru, it spread as far as Ecuador and Argentina.
The Incas were great road-builders, using a 12,500 mile network to move rebellious populations round the empire, with... read more
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First Sentence edit
ONE — THE BIRTH OF CIVILISATION — A Land of Contrasts Peru is a land of sharp contrasts. From north to south a flat strip of desert borders the Pacific Ocean, so arid that it supports no visible form of plant life. However, this wasteland is intersected by many rivers whose green and fertile valleys present a marked contrast to the long stretches of desert sand. The Pacific Ocean itself, due to the Humboldt Current, is much colder on the coast of Peru than most waters of comparable latitudes in other parts of the world; as a result, though rainfall is a scant phenomenon, the sky is at times cloudy, particularly in the vicinity of the present day capital, Lime, where a strong sun beats on the cold sea and causes vapor to rise and form clouds.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Folio Society. (publisher edition list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Nigel Davies (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1995
ISBN: 0870813609
Page Count: 259
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1995
ISBN: 0870813609
Page Count: 259
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: F3429.3.P65 D38 1995
- Dewey: 984.01
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