House of the Tiger King: The Quest for a Lost City
by Tahir Shah
Rating
LanguageEN
Total Pages240 pages
ISBN
9780719566127
Published
2004
Description
In 1572, the Spanish conquistadors stormed the inca stronghold of vilcabamba in peru, searching for great golden treasure, only to find the city deserted, burned, and already stripped of its wealth. A legend says that th...In 1572, the Spanish conquistadors stormed the inca stronghold of vilcabamba in peru, searching for great golden treasure, only to find the city deserted, burned, and already stripped of its wealth. A legend says that the incas had retreated deep into the jungle, where they built another magnificent city in an inaccessible quarter of the cloud-forest.