Discovered the last Inca emperor

Scientists have discovered the tomb of the last emperor of the Incas in Ecuador.

Since 2010, a group of researchers led by Tamara Estupinan historian surveyed the area of ​​Sigchos, located 80km from Quito, the capital of Ecuador. They announced that they had found a recognizable place as the tomb of Atahualpa - the last emperor of the Incas who were imprisoned and killed by Spanish invaders in 1533.

Page km.ru reported that, in 2010, archaeologists discovered a cluster of archaeological sites of the Incas in the Andes, then found canals, walls, as well as many construction works. stone construction in an area called Machai (in the Kechoa language meaning 'Graveyard').

According to the researchers, these works formed during the last phase of the Kingdom, which could lead to some rooms, made of polished, polished stones, the burial place of Atahualpa. The historian Tamara Estupinan said that his body was brought here by his relatives as a base against European invaders.