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Inca
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The "Garcilaso" mentioned by Markham is the chronicler Garcilaso Inca de la Vega, the son of a Spanish conquistador and an Inca princess, a heritage that gave him unique access to genuine Inca traditions, particularly since he was born and brought up in Cuzco and spoke Quechua, the language of the Incas, as his mother tongue. Had the megalithic elements of Sacsayhuaman been recent work, done in the century before Garcilaso's birth, there should have been fresh and clear memories, even eye-witnes
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― Magicians of the Gods: The Forgotten Wisdom of Earth's Lost Civilization
― Magicians of the Gods: The Forgotten Wisdom of Earth's Lost Civilization
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En el año 1980, durante su visita a Quito los reyes de España Juan Carlos y Sofía expresaron su interés en presentar una ofrenda floral al monumento de Atahualpa. Paradójicamente, la ciudad que se precia como la cuna de Atahualpa no contaba con NINGÚN monumento en memoria al Inca.
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― Quito fue España
― Quito fue España
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