How bird poo fuelled the rise of Peru’s powerful Chincha Kingdom
- Written by Jo Osborn, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Texas A&M University
Islands off the coast of Peru are home to millions of seabirds. Their droppings were an important fertiliser for Indigenous people in the Andes.Jo OsbornIn 1532, in the city of Cajamarca, Peru, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro and a group of Europeans took the Inca ruler Atahualpa hostage, setting the stage for the fall of the Inca Empire.
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