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Examines the life and career of Francisco Pizarro, discussing his early life in fifteenth-century Spain, his military career, and his violent encounters with the Incas in pursuit of riches.

Tells the life story of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Franciso Pizarro, describes the culture of the Incas, and chronicles the conquest of their empire, also providing a chronology, glossary, and further resource list.

A biography of the sixteenth-century Spanish explorer who led the 1532 expedition into the Inca empire.

Discusses the discovery of the 500-year-old frozen body of a young girl on a mountain top in the Andes and how this discovery has increased our knowledge of the ancient South American civilization of the Incas.

Tells the stories of Cortes' subjugation of the Aztecs in Mexico and Pizzaro's subjugation of the Incas in Peru.

An introduction to the life of Spanish explorer and soldier, Francisco Pizarro, and his conquest of the Inca Empire in Peru.

P.C. and his father go to Peru and end up on a boat going down the Amazon River with a killer on board.

Describes the history, geography, people, economy, and government of the country which lies along the Pacific coast of South America just south of the Equator.

Traces the history of Peru from ancient civilizations to the early twenty-first century, covering the Inca Empire, the Spanish conquest and colonization, independence, and the presidential election of 2001, and discussing the ethnic makeup, geography, and government of the country.