Globe Trekker - Around The World Conquistadors Aztecs and Incas

Part 1 - Conquistadors, Aztecs and Revolution Judith Jones travels through Mexico from northern Chihuahua to the central state of Zacatecas learning about the history of the Spanish conquistadors, visiting the pre-Incan Toltec site of Tula, and discovering civilizations which pre-dated the Mayans and Aztecs. In Michoacán she witnesses the butterfly fishermen of Lake Patzcuaro, while in Mexico City she visits the remains of the Aztec temple Huitzilopochtli and the National Palace before travelling to Cuernavaca and a 900 year old Aztec Pyramid in Tepoztlán. Part 2 - Conquistadors, Aztecs & Inquisition Brianna Barnes travels through Peru exploring the land of the Incas, from Cajamarca to Cuzco, the nearby Sacred Valley, and the ruins of the former Incan fortresses of Ollantaytambo. After taking a train to the abandoned mountain-top city of Machu Picchu, she takes a spectacular bike trek in Colca Canyon, then ventures to Arequipa where Inca buried their dead around the summits of spectacular volcanoes. She finishes with a trek to the summit of Nevado Pichu Pichu, sacred to the ancient Inca and Peruvians today.