The Ransom Room (El Cuarto del Rescate) is a small building located in Cajamarca, Peru. It is considered to be the place where the Inca Empire came to an end with the capture and eventual execution of the Inca Emperor Atahualpa.
Read more about Ransom Room: Capture of Emperor Atahualpa (1532), Trial and Execution of Atahualpa (1533)
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