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19-APR-2005

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Francisco Pizarro's grave. It is amazing how he could succeed conquering the whole Inca empire with just a few men. There were several factors which worked for his favor:
- the Incas were conquerer themselves, so the suppressed tribes became allies to Pizarro.
- there was an ongoing civil war in the empire.
- and last, but not least, the europeans brought several diseases with them which were deadly for the unprotected nativ people.

Canon EOS 10D
1/15s f/4.5 at 21.0mm iso1600 full exif

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