In 1965 Juan Moricz discovered what the natives call Cueva de los Tayos, and claimed to find within it a Metal Library. Not metal like the music, mind you, but rather tablets made of shining metal, deep within the cavern. In 1976 an expedition was lead by Stanley Hall and included Neil Armstrong (yes, that…
Category: Ecuador
Quito, Ecuador – the Pucaras lead to Atahualpa.
In 1532 Atahualpa became the last King of the Incan Empire. He would meet with an untimely end when he was murdered by Francisco Pizarro in a wild double-cross following a kidnapping. After being stabbed, Atahualpa was mummified by his people, and it was said at the time he was buried where he died. But…