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“Madre de piedra, espuma de los cóndores. Alto arrecife de la aurora humana. Pala perdida en la primera arena.”

History South America Archeology Incas Macchu Picchu

Book:The Heights of Macchu Picchu

Source: The Heights of Macchu Picchu

“America may not realize it yet, but Latin prototypes are being created right now, and not just by me. They are these mambo kings and salsa queens, Aztec lords and Inca princesses, every Hernandez and Fernandez, whom this country will one day come to understand and respect.”

May Country America Realizing Lord Kings Right Now One Day Queens Latin Princess Prototype Salsa Aztec Incas

Author:John Leguizamo

“I felt sure we could gain the upper hand by putting ourselves in the mindset of the Incas.”

Hands Felt Gains Mindset Upper Hand Incas

Book:House of the Tiger King Paperback

Source: House of the Tiger King Paperback

“Cecilia was made in a living room on a Sony. It was like a little piece of magical fluff, bur it works. El Condor Pasa a Los Incas record that I love. Bridge is a very strong melodic song.”

Littles Made Song Strong Rooms Records Pieces Bridges Very Strong Living Room Sony Fluff Incas

Author:Paul Simon

“America did not need to be discovered because quite simply America had the American-Indians. There were whole groups of people that already lived there including very developed societies such as the Incas, the Aztecs, and the Mayans. But then came the European vision that saw the conquest as a source of advanced growth away from medieval Europe. The new revolutionary bourgeois trend formed a new perspective on what was democracy that they saw as an improvement to the democracy of ancient Greece.”

“The Mexicans descend from the Aztecs; the Peruvians descend from the Incas; the Argentineans descend from the boats.”

Boat Sarcastic Peruvians Incas

Author:Carlos Fuentes