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The Inca, led by Manco Capac, migrate to the Cuzco Valley and establish their capital at Cuzco.
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Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui founds Machu Picchu in the High Andes.
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The Reign of Inca Tupac Yupanqui who doubled the size of the Inca Empire, and the sacred site of Pachacamac is taken over by the Incas.
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The Inca empire reaches its greatest extent, with Atahualpa as their leader.
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The Inca leader Atahualpa is captured and held for ransom by Spanish forces led by Pizarro.
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26 Jul 1533 CE
The Inca leader Atahualpa is executed.
Nov 1533 CE
Pizarro takes the Inca capital of Cuzco.
1535 CE
Pizarro founds Lima as the capital of Spanish Peru
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