Amazon rainforest was transformed over 2,000 years ago by mysterious earthworks

Re:Amazon rainforest was transformed over 2,000 years ago by... by tunap on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @01:53PM (#13646035)

I was having a minor fit trying to recall this narrative from the book I read, until I realized 1421 != 1491.

Already reserved it at the library, cannot wait to dive in. Hopefully better researched than the other author, but I like plausible fiction, too!

1421:The Year China Discovered The World

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_Menzies

Edit: It seemed familliar b/c I read about it in other book. Conquistador by Levy touches on the underreported civ's and tech in the Americas before the Euros arrived.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2774104-conquistador

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Re:Amazon rainforest was transformed over 2,000 years ago by... by mirimir on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @03:53PM (#13647052)

He does idolize Cortés. Not that the Aztecs were any better.

Just FYI, the Spanish Requerimiento: http://ciudadseva.com/texto/requerimiento/

Google translation: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&pr...

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