archaeology unlocks the secrets of the Inca's past
Gruber, Beth
2007
Discusses important archeological finds from the Andes region of South America and reveals how archaeologists use the latest technology to discover clues to the ancient civilization of the Incas.
After a plane crash in which Indiana Jones and the beautiful Francisca are the only survivors, the two adventurers are captured by a menacing group of Incan natives.
Indiana Jones lands in Buenos Aires with the lovely Francisca, hot on the trail of Francisca's brother who holds the key to the ancient Chimu Taya Arms of Gold.
A review of the discovery of the ruins of Machu Picchu, early in the twentieth century, and the subsequent piecing together of the history of the one-time capital of the Inca empire.
Highlights the parallels between the two great American societies of the Aztecs and the Incas, which both fell prey to the Spanish conquistadors of the sixteenth century. Includes animated re-creations of mysterious lost cities such as Tenochtitl?n and Machu Picchu.