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Every time we have these "What's going on around the world at this time?" episodes, I get overly and overly excited as Jamie proceeds going East and reaching the Americas. But yet again, only the lands north of Mexico are covered! So my heart was broken once again as the Andean cultures were not mentioned. :'-(

I know, I know, this is not my podcast. And maybe South America is not that relevant to British history. But still, I would invite you to read about it. And yes, I cannot help myself, so without any invitation to do so, I will tell you a bit, without being a historian or anything close to it. I am sorry.

In South America the Caral-Supe civilization, contemporary with the Egyptians, is considered as one of the "cradles of civilization". Big important cultures after these were the Chavin, Paracas, Nazca (I know you've seen those lines), and Mochica. And, the real reason of my heartbreak, is that by the year 1100 the Wari Empire, which lasted longer than the Incas and had conquered about half all of current Peru, had declined. The Waris developed what most people know as the Inca Trails, which were not trails but a vast network of roads.

Anyway. Sorry once again for the rant, but I needed to get this off my chest. Hope this was interesting for you!

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