When Tupac Amaru, the last Sapa Inca, was killed by Spanish soldiers at the town square in Cuzco in 1572 (whether he was murdered or executed depends upon your perspective), the great culture of the Inca was transformed from reality into legend.
John E. Riutta
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Posts by John E. Riutta, MA, MBA, FLS, MemRES:
Remarkable Creatures
The search for the solution to what Sir John Herschel famously called the “mystery of mysteries” – how new species come to exist – has brought a myriad of remarkable creatures to the attention of science.
Peruvian Friday: What Kind of Pig?
The American philosopher Henry David Thoreau famously said “beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.” I have somewhat modified this bit of advice to better suit (sorry…) my own life: “beware of all enterprises that do not require new books.”
New Collins Bird Guide Now Available
At long last the much anticipated second edition of the Collins Bird Guide: The Most Complete Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe by Lars Svensson, Killian Mullarney, Dan Zetterstrom, and Peter J. Grant is now available…