Atahualpa, an Inca king, was captured at his palace in Cajamarca in modern-day Peru by Spanish commander Francisco Pizarro. Pizarro agreed to release Atahualpa in return for a roomful of gold. But before the last and largest part of the ransom had been delivered, he killed the Inca king. So, the gold was supposed to have been buried in a secret mountain cave and there it remained. Treasure-seeker Barth Blake claims that there were thousands of gold and silver pieces of Inca and pre-Inca handicraft, life-size human figurines, birds and animals, flowers and golden vases with emeralds; legends are yet to be proved.
Incan Golden Figurines
